X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:40:27 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta21.charter.net ([216.33.127.81] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6481727 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:57:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.81; envelope-from=farnsworth@charter.net Received: from imp10 ([10.20.200.15]) by mta21.charter.net (InterMail vM.8.01.05.09 201-2260-151-124-20120717) with ESMTP id <20130919125654.RXBD10448.mta21.charter.net@imp10> for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:56:54 -0400 Received: from OWNERPC ([24.240.22.2]) by imp10 with smtp.charter.net id T0wu1m00E02iJEo050wuXb; Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:56:54 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=brYUnzmi c=1 sm=1 a=mHRM3OX74vzkVKuopJY6mQ==:17 a=TJBMIWPKmokA:10 a=yUnIBFQkZM0A:10 a=hOpmn2quAAAA:8 a=BJHIr-j0wAwA:10 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=pK3n28LPk9cbfOEAsmUA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=4Ivxq27pHDsvPtEO:21 a=4rIcqT6JKIv9yd2g:21 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=3o_yiqo6vq6lWwTFrHoA:9 a=gKO2Hq4RSVkA:10 a=UiCQ7L4-1S4A:10 a=hTZeC7Yk6K0A:10 a=frz4AuCg-hUA:10 a=xSFx0UUnc10kWm1t:21 a=eXaz8CTV1Op50Ed3:21 a=_ydHs1R7V_BvtYC2:21 a=mHRM3OX74vzkVKuopJY6mQ==:117 From: "Lynn Farnsworth" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Legacy down in Geraldton, Western Australia X-Original-Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:56:49 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <01e901ceb537$b46bb770$1d432650$@charter.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01EA_01CEB516.2D5ED260" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQJC1vc9wi6NLckrWomt+RiAOKcFppjkvNmw Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01EA_01CEB516.2D5ED260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Fred, Your comment, "Two mistakes in a row. It beggars belief". Would you care to explain why the aft hinged canopy is a "mistake"? Have you ever examined one of these canopy installations? First, there are four locking fingers on the front of the canopy and they WILL NOT accidently release. Secondly, a 100 knot wind WILL remove the canopy for egress. There is one Super Legacy in Australia. It is owned by Terry Travers. Regards, Lynn Farnsworth Owner of an aft hinged canopy on a Lancair Super Legacy From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Frederick Moreno Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:33 PM To: Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net) Subject: [LML] Legacy down in Geraldton, Western Australia A friend sent me the news report and just called after phoning contacts he knows at the Geraldton Airport which is about 200 miles north of Perth on the Coast. An imported US-built Legacy crashed shortly after take off, rolled on impact and burned. It was a training mission, first report is crew badly injured. Airport personnel were very quickly at the crash site. My friend learned in subsequent phone calls that while Legacy aircraft have the canopy hinged at the front, this one had the canopy hinged at the BACK (mistake number one). At about 200 feet it popped open, but did not break off and so created huge drag and probably blanked the vertical stabilizer and rudder. Pilot attempted to turn back to the runway (mistake number two). Sink rate soared during the turn and the plane went down. Two huge mistakes in a row. It beggars belief. Fred Moreno ------=_NextPart_000_01EA_01CEB516.2D5ED260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Fred,

Your = comment, “Two mistakes in a row. It beggars belief”. Would = you care to explain why the aft hinged canopy is a = “mistake”? Have you ever examined one of these canopy = installations?

First, there = are four locking fingers on the front of the canopy and they WILL NOT = accidently release. Secondly, a 100 knot wind WILL remove the canopy for = egress.

There is one = Super Legacy in Australia. It is owned by Terry = Travers.

Regards,=

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Owner of an = aft hinged canopy on a Lancair Super Legacy

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Frederick Moreno
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:33 = PM
To: Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net)
Subject: = [LML] Legacy down in Geraldton, Western = Australia

A friend sent me the news = report and just called after phoning contacts he knows at the Geraldton = Airport which is about 200 miles north of Perth on the Coast. An = imported US-built Legacy crashed shortly after take off, rolled on = impact and burned. It was a training mission, first report is = crew badly injured. Airport personnel were very quickly at the = crash site.

My = friend learned in subsequent phone calls that while Legacy aircraft have = the canopy hinged at the front, this one had the canopy hinged at the = BACK (mistake number one). At about 200 feet it popped open, but = did not break off and so created huge drag and probably blanked the = vertical stabilizer and rudder. Pilot attempted to turn back to = the runway (mistake number two). Sink rate soared during the turn = and the plane went down.

Two = huge mistakes in a row. It beggars belief. =

Fred = Moreno

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