X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:51:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net ([63.240.77.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1355815 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 02:26:20 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.240.77.84; envelope-from=bjburr@mwheli.com Received: from mountain0676a7 (c-24-10-172-111.hsd1.ut.comcast.net[24.10.172.111]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with SMTP id <2006083006253201400kk5kbe>; Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:25:38 +0000 From: "Bryan Burr" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:25:39 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000a01c6cbfd$204d9e80$0400a8c0@mountain0676a7> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C6CBCA.D5B32E80" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C6CBCA.D5B32E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit That was my point exactly. Given an emergency landing where one may expect the door to be jammed if locked wouldn't it be part of the emergency checklist to deflate the door air seal and unlatch the door before touchdown. This should eliminate the possibility of not being able to open it and get out because of it being jammed, tweaked, etc. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Skip Slater Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 11:00 PM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting Bryan, I had my door come unlatched after takeoff a couple of times during the first year I was flying (operator error due to not going fully over center with the handle). The hooks on the latches catch on the rollers and the door will not open. I tried as hard as I could to pull the door back in enough to re-latch it and I couldn't do it, which really makes me wonder if it's even possible to open the door inflight. In each case, I had to land to get the door closed again. See you at the fly-in. Kris Storkersen and I are flying up together Saturday morning in either his Legacy or my ES. Skip Slater ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C6CBCA.D5B32E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

That was my point exactly.  Given an emergency landing where = one may expect the door to be jammed if locked wouldn’t it be part of the emergency checklist to deflate the door air seal and unlatch the door = before touchdown.  This should = eliminate the possibility of not being able to open it and get out because of it being jammed, = tweaked, etc.

 

Bryan

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing = List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On = Behalf Of Skip Slater
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, = 2006 11:00 PM
To: Lancair Mailing = List
Subject: [LML] Re: = Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting

 

Bryan,

   I had my door = come unlatched after takeoff a couple of times during the first year I was = flying (operator error due to not going fully over center with the = handle).  The hooks on the latches catch on the rollers and the door will not = open.  I tried as hard as I could to pull the door back in enough to re-latch it = and I couldn't do it, which really makes me wonder if it's even possible to = open the door inflight.  In each case, I had to land to get the door = closed again.

   See you at the fly-in.  Kris Storkersen and I are flying up together Saturday = morning in either his Legacy or my ES.

   Skip = Slater

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