X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:07:22 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ia0-f182.google.com ([209.85.210.182] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTPS id 6005191 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:53:24 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.210.182; envelope-from=donkarich@gmail.com Received: by mail-ia0-f182.google.com with SMTP id x2so813708iad.27 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:52:49 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.157.130 with SMTP id wm2mr6689866igb.0.1357843969515; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:52:49 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.71.74 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:52:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:52:49 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] parachutes, gear speeds From: Don Karich X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f64772976a07204d2f3af17 --e89a8f64772976a07204d2f3af17 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In response to your post regarding exiting the plane with a parachute, i have thought about how i would do it and i guarantee you that trying to do it from inverted would be impossible as you would have total loss of control upon releasing your seat belt and the door would still never open. One possibility though would be to pull vertical and when the airspeed reach 0 simply open the door and jump out very quickly. I recommend as i do to everone to get some acrobatic time first and practice a few hammerheads and tail slides. we used to put a stand of yarn on the I strut and watch for it to change direction to establish when plane act;ually begins to go in reverse. That way you develop a feel for 0 mph. For me that would be a last resort. On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:20 AM, Ed Gray wrote: > On recent trip in my new (50 hr.) 360, a misadjustment prevented my left > inner gear door closing. I elected to continue and gradually increased > speed, seemed the faster I went the smoother it got. Finished trip (900 > mi.) at 200 mph. No apparent damage to the door. Query=97at what speeds= do > gear doors depart? I have used 135 mph as max gear down speed=97Now thin= king > 160 might be ok if needed to get down quick. Anyone know the answer?**** > > ** ** > > Getting out of front hinge canopy with a parachute? I haven=92t tried it= , > but my guess is you would need to get inverted and slow way down to push = it > open. If rides about 2 inches open if opened in flight. Don=92t try to > close it in flight unless you have a good pull strap and on autopilot.***= * > > ** ** > > Finally, has anyone gotten a Dynon Skyview autopilot tuned for vertical > hold without hunting? If so please send me your settings. Ed Gray > Dallas**** > --e89a8f64772976a07204d2f3af17 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In response to your post regarding exiting the plane with a parachute, i ha= ve thought about how i would do it and i guarantee you that trying to do it= from inverted would be impossible as you would have total loss of control = upon releasing your seat belt and the door would still never open.=A0 One p= ossibility though would be to pull vertical and when the airspeed reach 0 s= imply open the door and jump out very quickly. I recommend as i do to evero= ne to get some acrobatic time first and practice a few hammerheads and tail= slides. we used to put a stand of yarn on the I strut and watch for it to = change direction to establish when plane act;ually begins to go in reverse.= That way you develop a feel for 0 mph. For me that would be a last resort.=

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:20 AM, Ed Gray <egra= ylaw@swbell.net> wrote:

On recent trip in my = new (50 hr.) 360, a misadjustment prevented my left inner gear door closing= .=A0 I elected to continue and gradually increased speed, seemed the faster= I went the smoother it got.=A0 Finished trip (900 mi.) at 200 mph.=A0 No a= pparent damage to the door.=A0 Query=97at what speeds do gear doors depart?= =A0 I have used 135 mph as max gear down speed=97Now thinking 160 might be = ok if needed to get down quick.=A0 Anyone know the answer?

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Getting out of front = hinge canopy with a parachute?=A0 I haven=92t tried it, but my guess is you= would need to get inverted and slow way down to push it open.=A0 If rides = about 2 inches open if opened in flight.=A0 Don=92t try to close it in flig= ht unless you have a good pull strap and on autopilot.=

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Finally, has anyone g= otten a Dynon Skyview autopilot tuned for vertical hold without hunting?=A0= If so please send me your settings.=A0 Ed Gray=A0=A0=A0 Dallas


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