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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:03:26 -0400
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From: Kevin Kossi <kevin@airforcemechanical.com>
Subject: Fwd: [LML] Exiting a Legacy post crash
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> John,
>
> That is exactly what I am planning. I am going to install a cam in- 
> between the two front Canopy hinges, that will pull pins out of the  
> two forward modified separable hinges. As for the Canopy sliding  
> back and decapitating me, or just taking out my teeth, I plan to  
> install a hinge on the rear of the canopy for it to pivot up and  
> back on. Some kind of hook that you engage, or a hinge made of  
> chain link with a pin you can put in before takeoff. I am working  
> with a Parachute company to develop a parachute that you don't sit  
> on, (I want comfort, and no excuses not to wear it) You will have  
> the usual harness straps, but the Chute Pack will slide into a  
> pocket behind the seat and down at a 45 deg angle. They said they  
> made something similar for another plane.
>
>
> Kevin
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2006, at 1:02 AM, Halle, John wrote:
>
>> Kevin wrote:
>>
>> "My question is, on the Legacy one of my fears is a hard landing and
>> not being able to open the canopy; What are the thoughts on the
>> custom openable windows made for the Legacy? It seams to me that
>> structurally it is not a good idea, given the fact that the window is
>> no longer part of the structure."
>>
>> It's a worry of mine too and, after four years of flying, I still  
>> don't
>> have an answer for it.  I think if you stay upright there should  
>> not be
>> a problem, and history, at least so far, seems to bear that out.   
>> It's
>> hard to imagine anything that would jam either the hinges or the  
>> latch
>> mechanism.  The thing I worry about is if you flip and end up upside
>> down.  In that case, I suspect you are stuck inside until someone  
>> cuts
>> you out.  Having gone in and out of the back window a few times  
>> during
>> construction, I can attest to the fact that those of us who have  
>> put on
>> a pound or two will find it a tight fit.  Trying to get past the
>> openable windows would, I fear, require a physique different from  
>> mine
>> -- and that's assuming full functionality.  I've thought of  
>> carrying one
>> of those hammer thingys, a knife, a saw, pretty much everying.  I  
>> think
>> the best solution might be a battery powered dremmel but I have to  
>> say I
>> don't carry one.
>>
>> Having spent last weekend getting my ICAS clearance to do rolls at
>> airshows, I have another thing to think about:  Is it possible to put
>> "pullable" pins in the canopy hinge attachment so you could bail  
>> out in
>> an emergency?  We were talking about the rule that you have to have a
>> parachute if you are dual and doing acrobatics and I pointed out that
>> the highest and best use of a parachute in a conventionally built  
>> Legacy
>> is as a seat back cushion.  A set of hinge pins would fix that in the
>> event of, say, a fire.  It would also give you two ways to get out  
>> after
>> a crash, asumming you were upright.
>>
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