X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:25:46 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.85.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with SMTP id 3481862 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:56:26 -0500 Received: (qmail 6794 invoked by uid 60001); 7 Feb 2009 20:56:24 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=IZIEwKfeMrdOKbnA3DFOzMpvqRamVeU6bZ+1JWf2UyZ4nKa19QV3Bc3eIHsc2tCWI+dhLMr9wTNMsggUNlCtxPqIa+Usa7f0kjO3d4uipcFLAYJgf7kNh88qSBicDLa1p9uqd3x88xKUmAGwOMyuJONeNoCsj9TCZcBONU37hH0=; X-YMail-OSG: p_V_MQcVM1mZJY7ILp9FiYXn.cReYNnqLXvb5LWSdazSQRPuJxTa4Z0K_xPaMEU0aI9tb9rCCP2UenT3XBkVVFDsaHfnxrv1RhSpIElmL16zZV57KTqsKz.3k.c1ndYLfDj20E98QkA_Kp8wKI.WyA09tCjoirWfBtj.tid2g4ukZII- Received: from [99.137.193.197] by web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:56:24 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/1155.45 YahooMailWebService/0.7.260.1 References: X-Original-Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:56:24 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Zavatson Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy damaged X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-560951558-1234040184=:98856" X-Original-Message-ID: <544043.98856.qm@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-560951558-1234040184=:98856 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "This is the second incident that I know of with the Legacy canopy open in = flight where the plane was pretty much uncontrollable in such a condition."= =0A=0AWere the two planes uncontrollable or uncontrolled.=A0 The 360 is ful= ly controllable with=A0the=A0canopy unlatched (forward hinging variety).=A0= =A0It is a non-event if, and this=A0is a big if, you fly the plane first.= =A0 The canopy=A0hovers cracked open about an inch and a half - much like t= he position in that takeoff photo of the Legacy that circulated after the F= lorida crash.=A0 When the canopy pops open, it is very loud and very distra= cting.=A0 Distractions have caused many accidents in aviation.=A0=A0Lancair= s are not unique in this regard.=A0 Right before the Legacy crashed in Flor= ida it slowed to the point that it was being over-taken by RVs=A0that took = off behind it.=A0=A0A=A0quote from this recent=A0news article is interestin= g: =A0"...doing the best I could to get it landed in a hurry,..."=A0 Why ru= sh the landing.=A0 Fly a normal pattern.=A0 Another quote indicates the gea= r was not extended until=A0very late.=A0=A0I=A0don't see any evidence point= ing to=A0the Legacy=A0being uncontrollable give these two particular incidents, only that the outcome = of the event wasn't good.=A0=0ALet's all be careful out there=0AChris=0A=0A= =0A --0-560951558-1234040184=:98856 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

"This is the second incident that I know of with the Legacy canopy open in flight where the plane was pretty much uncontrollable in such a condition."

Were the two planes uncontrollable or uncontrolled. The 360 is fully controllable with the canopy unlatched (forward hinging variety). It is a non-event if, and this is a big if, you fly the plane first. The canopy hovers cracked open about an inch and a half - much like the position in that takeoff photo of the Legacy that circulated after the Florida crash. When the canopy pops open, it is very loud and very distracting. Distractions have caused many accidents in aviation. Lancairs are not unique in this regard. Right before the Legacy crashed in Florida it slowed to the point that it was being over-taken by RVs that took off behind it. A quote from this recent news article is interesting: "...doing the best I could to get it landed in a hurry,..." Why rush the landing. Fly a normal pattern. Another quote indicates the gear was not extended until very late. I don't see any evidence pointing to the Legacy being uncontrollable give these two particular incidents, only that the outcome of the event wasn't good.
Let's all be careful out there

Chris

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