X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:23:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp1v2.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTP id 6796032 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:05:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.32; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B5A7400328 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:05:22 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at av-mx.com Received: from smtp1v2.av-mx.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1v2.av-mx.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id gATQkDKFqE5h for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:05:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from DennisPC (107-182-35-127.volcanocom.com [107.182.35.127]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp1v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:05:19 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy canopy issues X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:05:30 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_8B49_01CF4811.C0A8DE10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_8B49_01CF4811.C0A8DE10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bill, Do you measure the force of the canopy gas struts before replacing them? = Lancair can tell you the minimum rated force and pressing one down on a = bathroom scale will tell you if it needs replacing. What is your = Legacy's serial number? Mine is #257 and has the "heavy canopy" design, = which is normal, due to Lancair changing the geometry to reduce firewall = deflection with a closed canopy. I haven't changed my canopy gas struts = in the seven years I've been flying because they are still as charged as = when new. Dennis=20 Legacy, 700 hours =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Bradburry=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 12:13 PM Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy canopy issues I have had a couple of instances where the wind blew the canopy down = while I had my arm outside the cockpit. The last time is the closest I = have ever come to having a broken arm! Damn that hurt! Took weeks for = the knot to go away on my forearm. We could use a better gas strut for this application. I have already = replaced them twice and have another pair ready to do it again. They = are especially bad in cold weather. Bill B ------=_NextPart_000_8B49_01CF4811.C0A8DE10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
Hi Bill,
 
Do you measure the force of the canopy gas struts before replacing=20 them?  Lancair can tell you the minimum rated force and pressing = one down=20 on a bathroom scale will tell you if it needs replacing.  What = is your=20 Legacy's serial number?  Mine is #257 and has the "heavy canopy" = design,=20 which is normal, due to Lancair changing the geometry to reduce = firewall=20 deflection with a closed canopy.  I haven't changed my canopy gas = struts in=20 the seven years I've been flying because they are still as charged as = when=20 new.
 
Dennis
Legacy, 700 hours 
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From:=20 Bill=20 Bradburry
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 = 12:13=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy = canopy=20 issues

I have had a couple of instances where the wind blew = the canopy=20 down while I had my arm outside the cockpit.  The last time is = the=20 closest I have ever come to having a broken arm!  Damn that = hurt! =20 Took weeks for the knot to go away on my forearm.

We could use = a better=20 gas strut for this application.  I have already replaced them = twice and=20 have another pair ready to do it again.  They are especially bad = in cold=20 weather.

Bill B


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