X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:30:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.8) with ESMTP id 6750326 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:24:23 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.69; envelope-from=leighton@teleport.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=teleport.com; b=AHHvAO8I/WJMuwwHgbsVB6lIIJIERtMZF1XDtylsOzqYsPUK0CzbwDFURnHOZy4K; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [67.169.219.70] (helo=leighton495c8e) by elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1WIgKg-0002Zl-QA for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:23:39 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <5E00AE97ABD948CBBD0A8E230FE39731@leighton495c8e> From: "Leighton Mangels" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail list" Subject: Legacy canopy latch setup X-Original-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 07:23:26 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01CF32C3.A3BC1E60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-ELNK-Trace: ea0fe3d44b30ba0fc355332e9c4b49d59e0a5ee0d2424516aae8e2d9842aff82c4591b79e74d5626350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 67.169.219.70 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01CF32C3.A3BC1E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Done right the latching mechanism on the Legacy works very well. That = said, it's important to adjust the latches so that both sides are = working equally. When setting them up I do one side at a time by = disconnecting the linkage at the crossover tube on one side and = adjusting the other side. Then reverse the process for the other one. = To check it out I put a piece of masking tape on the latch fingers on = both sides and close and latch the canopy. If both side are working = equally there will be evidence on the tape. It's possible to have it = appear that all's well when you latch the canopy but only one latch is = doing all the work. It's worth the effort to assure both sides are = contributing equally to the latching. With the canopy up and the latch = lever lowered the fingers should move down and then slightly back up = when fully latched. This assures the overcenter function is correct. = By the way, Josh Brungardt told me once that a Legacy will fly fine with = the canopy open but the problem is that distracted pilots forget the = most important rule: fly the plane, fly the plane, fly the plane! Leighton Mangels ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01CF32C3.A3BC1E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Done right the latching mechanism on = the Legacy=20 works very well.  That said, it's important to adjust the latches = so that=20 both sides are working equally.  When setting them up I do one = side at=20 a time by disconnecting the linkage at the crossover tube on one side = and=20 adjusting the other side.  Then reverse the process for the other=20 one.  To check it out I put a piece of masking tape on the latch = fingers on=20 both sides and close and latch the canopy.  If both side are = working=20 equally there will be evidence on the tape.  It's possible to have = it=20 appear that all's well when you latch the canopy but only one latch is = doing all=20 the work.  It's worth the effort to assure both sides are = contributing=20 equally to the latching.  With the canopy up and the latch lever = lowered=20 the fingers should move down and then slightly back up when fully = latched. =20 This assures the overcenter function is correct.  By the way, Josh=20 Brungardt told me once that a Legacy will fly fine with the canopy = open but=20 the problem is that distracted pilots forget the most important = rule:  fly=20 the plane, fly the plane, fly the plane!
 
Leighton = Mangels
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