X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:12:24 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pd0-f176.google.com ([209.85.192.176] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6577608 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:31:47 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.192.176; envelope-from=legacyl2k@gmail.com Received: by mail-pd0-f176.google.com with SMTP id g10so8807318pdj.35 for ; Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:31:11 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.66.158.202 with SMTP id ww10mr8767194pab.57.1383672671200; Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:31:11 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [10.234.136.229] (mobile-166-137-182-248.mycingular.net. [166.137.182.248]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id kd1sm41764660pab.20.2013.11.05.09.31.09 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:31:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy Canopy Problem References: From: Mike's Gmail Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-B8A85C3C-1B74-4167-8177-955825B2678F X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 10:31:06 -0700 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-B8A85C3C-1B74-4167-8177-955825B2678F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Jay, So people do rolling takeoffs and add power slowly which delays the problem.= Others just don't notice until its too late. Mike Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2013, at 10:25 AM, "Jay Phillips" wrote: > I don=E2=80=99t understand how it is possible to take off with the canopy u= nlatched. I don=E2=80=99t mean to express criticism, rather bewilderment. > =20 > I have twice failed to latch the canopy on my Legacy prior to applying ful= l power for takeoff. Both times, as soon as full power was applied the canop= y lifted 3-4 inches. I pulled the power to idle, stopped the aircraft and se= cured the canopy. Then kicked myself and continued on my way. > =20 > I know every aircraft is different. Is it that on some aircraft the canopy= fit is so tight that an unlatched canopy doesn=E2=80=99t open until the air= speed passes some threshold? In my cases the prop wash at full power was suf= ficient to lift the canopy. > =20 > Jay Phillips --Apple-Mail-B8A85C3C-1B74-4167-8177-955825B2678F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

Jay,

<= div>So people do rolling takeoffs and add power slowly which delays the prob= lem. Others just don't notice until its too late.

Mike

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 5, 2013, at 10:25 A= M, "Jay Phillips" <jayph@fastai= rplane.net> wrote:

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I don=E2=80=99t understand how it is poss= ible to take off with the canopy unlatched. I don=E2=80=99t mean to express c= riticism, rather bewilderment.
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= I have twice failed to latch the canopy on my Lega= cy prior to applying full power for takeoff. Both times, as soon as full pow= er was applied the canopy lifted 3-4 inches. I pulled the power to idle, sto= pped the aircraft and secured the canopy. Then kicked myself and continued o= n my way.

I know every aircraft is different. Is it that on some aircraft the can= opy fit is so tight that an unlatched canopy doesn=E2=80=99t open until the a= irspeed passes some threshold? In my cases the prop wash at full power was s= ufficient to lift the canopy.

<= span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-se= rif";color:#1F497D">Jay Phillips
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