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Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy Crash Watsonville?
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I've intentionally jumped out of thousands of airplanes, literally.   
I've even exited a few with doors on them trying to squeeze out of a  
right hand door Cessna when the airplane's nose was pointing to the  
right to reduce air flow around the right hand door...and with the  
airplane slowed down.  It ain't easy.

Planning a nose up or zero G manuever and coordinating that with an  
emergency exit out of a Lancair would be really tough.  I can't say I  
wouldn't try if the airplane was on fire and I happened to have a  
parachute on, but I can tell you that it will take longer and it will  
be harder than you think (if it's even doable).  And I don't think  
you're gonna' standup and step out on the wing for a nice graceful  
exit.  You'll be clawing and struggling to get out of the cockpit, and  
then hoping you don't hit the tail if you do get out.

I'd have to remove the back cushions to even have a parachute on in my 360.

Matt McManus
LNC2 360

Quoting Steve Colwell <mcmess1919@yahoo.com>:

> I watched Dave Morss do a dry run by working his feet into the seat so he
> could use his legs to force the canopy open.  This was just prior to a first
> flight in a Legacy.  BUT, Dave's a pro and I imagine he would have had to do
> a pull up to slow down enough to get out.  That's why they designed the aft
> tilting canopy for the racers.
>
> Steve Colwell
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> Is it possible to bail out of a Legacy (or 360) with a forward hinged
> canopy?
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