X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:09:57 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from omr-m07.mx.aol.com ([64.12.143.81] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6580098 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:36:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.143.81; envelope-from=vtailjeff@aol.com Received: from mtaout-db06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-db06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.198]) by omr-m07.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id 383F27003544F for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2013 08:35:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from [10.129.58.28] (mobile-166-147-081-233.mycingular.net [166.147.81.233]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-db06.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id C3204E0000FA; Thu, 7 Nov 2013 08:35:37 -0500 (EST) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-9F612183-449E-4C61-BF90-F9B6E74D4192 X-Original-Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPad Mail (9B206) From: vtailjeff@aol.com Subject: Re: [LML] My Legacy open canopy story X-Original-Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 05:35:33 -0800 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33c6527b97285c29 X-AOL-IP: 166.147.81.233 --Apple-Mail-9F612183-449E-4C61-BF90-F9B6E74D4192 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thank you Scott! A great data point. Jeff Sent from my iPad On Nov 7, 2013, at 5:00 AM, "Steve Colwell" wrote: > Posted for Scott Alair > =20 > My Legacy open canopy story > =20 > On a hot summer day in 2006 at Sierra Sky Park airport in Fresno Californi= a I taxied to runway 30 (2473ft. X 50ft) with my canopy open resting on my a= rm. When I taxied on to the runway I did not push up on the canopy to check t= hat it is latched (I do now). When I rotated at about 80kts I was startled b= y the sudden noise and wind of the canopy coming open about 3 inches at the r= ear 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 a= gl and trimmed the plane for level flight (I do not have an autopilot). I th= an put my hands on the trailing edge of the canopy frame and tried to move i= t(it had been in a stable open position so far). I could close it about 1 in= ch and open it about 1inch further but that was as far as I could move it. A= t this point I decided to return to land, I flew a normal pattern, as I flar= ed for landing the canopy opened another 2 inches. Throughout the flight the= canopy never oscillated or affected the control of the aircraft.=20 > =20 > Scott Alair > L2K-167 > First flight April 2004=20 > 700+ Hours Legacy time=20 > =20 --Apple-Mail-9F612183-449E-4C61-BF90-F9B6E74D4192 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

Thank you Scott! A great d= ata point.

Jeff

Sent from my iPad

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On Nov 7, 2013, at 5:00 AM, "Steve Colwell" <mcmess1919@yahoo.com> wrote:

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Posted= for Scott Alair

My Legacy open canopy story

On a hot summer day in 2006 at Sierra Sky Park airpor= t 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 u= p on the canopy to check that it is latched (I do now). When I rotated at ab= out 80kts I was startled by the sudden noise and wind of the canopy com= ing open about 3 inches at the rear edge. I knew could not stop on the r= emaining 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 l= evel flight (I do not have an autopilot). I than put my hands on the trailin= g 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 1inc= h further but that was as far as I could move it. At this point I decid= ed to return to land, I flew a normal pattern, as I flared for landing t= he canopy opened another 2 inches. Throughout the flight the canopy nev= er oscillated or affected the control of the aircraft. <= /o:p>

Scott = ;Alair
L2K-167
Fir= st flight April 2004
700+ Hours Legacy ti= me

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