X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:00:47 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm17-vm2.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([98.138.91.93] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6579502 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:13:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.138.91.93; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [98.138.100.103] by nm17.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 06 Nov 2013 23:13:07 -0000 Received: from [98.138.226.30] by tm102.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 06 Nov 2013 23:13:07 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp201.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 06 Nov 2013 23:13:07 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 497714.86530.bm@smtp201.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: FiDXsR4VM1ne9ah7wJ92WCO8uErVcC4YPcXYhOQ9jKIKcj. V8jteTpORQzpUcNJh7lbkaazK__wFkSlI0J4zBMWpFtqgeQT.lsxFkMDegS2 vJbcF.H6IfIkgzjt9UMY0SYOL0RyHNNEqSQesH7imI05I90hmRM2.tWmVi6N LHBnrxrVAQoELj84AqpRKHeWxnC23Sw5WVL30vaz0OBq5n1INQn.Ev5k0dAq 29eGaz9v5CFS5NGb6.l4vszoGM9gN2GEH1zjvVWSOHtaiPwXBFaSxgEMri0R J2i2KkSZlwZ6Wi_20HP2EQa.6qPEUbzB36Ae1ToklEVe8pCNNzkmkHiM7IYB 9VMYCUOOufnamOpbN2FcAzgUcHZBsFrkUTgeO6k08_jFtB9Im1xS2l_xRrqX EdqBU.R11v.e6j0xeZli60Jw.T_ELZ6FUKsxT60DYbDC3S7lQhGATLG7.rVU wsD1HDwEPMsWHflNlxiiek20iIpn80Z30V99uIbqpDU4KXEsLRmBMiEbmAyH WnggSvmsmSMFFCmDFDWLbQA.YHs_8w.5fALWF1l4LtfKW3.etAPZPMQcG X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- X-Rocket-Received: from StevePC (mcmess1919@24.28.82.105 with ) by smtp201.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 06 Nov 2013 15:13:07 -0800 PST From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" X-Original-Cc: "Scott & Lynette Alair" Subject: My Legacy open canopy story X-Original-Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 17:13:10 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <03e801cedb45$c3f96190$4bec24b0$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03E9_01CEDB13.795EF190" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac7bRcK3DPIvFDacQQSxg3Y3czUSNg== Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03E9_01CEDB13.795EF190 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Posted for Scott Alair My Legacy open canopy story On a hot summer day in 2006 at Sierra Sky Park airport in Fresno California I taxied to runway 30 (2473ft. X 50ft) with my canopy open resting on my arm. When I taxied on to the runway I did not push up on the canopy to check that it is latched (I do now). When I rotated at about 80kts I was startled by the sudden noise and wind of the canopy coming open about 3 inches at the rear edge. I knew could not stop on the remaining runway so I continued with a normal takeoff. I left the flaps at 10 deg. climbed at 120kts to 1,000 ft agl and trimmed the plane for level flight (I do not have an autopilot). I than put my hands on the trailing edge of the canopy frame and tried to move it(it had been in a stable open position so far). I could close it about 1 inch and open it about 1inch further but that was as far as I could move it. At this point I decided to return to land, I flew a normal pattern, as I flared for landing the canopy opened another 2 inches. Throughout the flight the canopy never oscillated or affected the control of the aircraft. Scott Alair L2K-167 First flight April 2004 700+ Hours Legacy time ------=_NextPart_000_03E9_01CEDB13.795EF190 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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My Legacy open = canopy story

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On a hot summer = day in 2006 at Sierra Sky Park airport in Fresno California I taxied to = runway 30 (2473ft. X 50ft) with my canopy open resting on my = arm. When I taxied on to the runway I did not push up on the canopy = to check that it is latched (I do now). When I rotated at about 80kts I = was startled by the sudden noise and wind of the canopy coming open = about 3 inches at the rear edge. I knew could not stop on the = remaining runway so I continued with a normal takeoff. I left the flaps = at 10 deg. climbed at 120kts to 1,000 ft agl and trimmed the = plane for level flight (I do not have an autopilot). I than put my hands = on the trailing edge of the canopy frame and tried to move it(it = had been in a stable open position so far). I could close it about 1 = inch and open it about 1inch further but that was as far as I could move = it. At this point I decided to return to land, I flew a normal = pattern, as I flared for landing the canopy opened another 2 = inches. Throughout the flight the canopy never oscillated or = affected the control of the = aircraft. 

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 Scott A= lair

L2K-167=

First flight = April 2004 

700+ Hours Legacy = time 

 

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