Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #67800
From: Mike's Gmail <legacyl2k@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy Canopy Problem
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:26:37 -0500
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Paul,

First off, the canopy didn't open.  It was not closed prior to takeoff.  Had a checklist been used (like a good pilot would do, of which I am not.  I'm just lucky and have learned from my stupid mistakes of the past and those made by others.) the accident would not have happened.  So for those of us who have Darwin moments; 'die, get hurt, shit themselfs, or get lucky.'  Flying is very unforgiving if you don't follow some form of procedure.  At which point you experience Darwinism; survival of the fittest!  

Mike Larkin

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On Nov 5, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Paul Miller <pjdmiller@gmail.com> wrote:

Do you mean that the people who have had a canopy open are somehow inferior and wlll be naturally removed because they aren't cut out to be pilots?  Is that the meaning of your message?  Or is that a canopy that can be opened is a way of selecting better pilots in this world.   Please explain your Darwin comment to us.  I really want to know how that works into the problem here.

Paul
Legacy

PS: for the dolts who can't figure it out, there's another mode of canopy opening that won't be solved with a checklist on the ground.   Think outside the cabin should be the first rule on this subject.


On 2013-11-05, at 10:52 AM, Mike Larkin <legacyl2k@gmail.com> wrote:

Well said Kevin....

Mike

Remember, not everyone was meant to fly....  Darwin


On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Kevin Stallard <kevin@arilabs.net> wrote:
Pre-takeoff checklist

Trim, fuel selector, mixture, prop, push up (hard) on the canopy.  (five plus one)

This isn't a big deal to me.   I don't think drama surrounding the canopy is needed or deserved.

It has been shown that while tricky, the airplane is controllable if you happen to leave the canopy open.  Just don't stop flying the airplane.  Better yet, don't leave it unlocked.

Kevin
N969RJ (flying !!)



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