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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 <egraylaw@swbell.net> 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—at what speeds do gear doors depart? I have used 135 mph as max gear down speed—Now thinking 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’t 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’t 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