WOW, what an excellent bunch of suggestions…guess we have all been considering this factor.

 

The automotive aftermarket window hammer that Rob placed a link to has a serious drawback in my book.  It was designed for automotive glass, hence has no cutting edge on the tool with which we could cut our way through the Plexiglas.  Automotive windows are much easier to work your way through after a hammer type blow than Plexiglas.  My baggage compartment window was broken, and I tested the ability to “remove” the rest of the glass….very hard job without some sort of helping tool. Same thoughts apply to shooting through the Plexiglas initially.

 

I see two factors that we must consider….1) some type of striking tool to create the initial breaking force, and 2) a sawing tool to complete the opening.  I like the opening Legacy window, and will definitely install one, but I still want to be prepared.

 

I will be in Bend next week, and will visit with the Lancair Columbia folks, specifically their parts supply, and look over the axe and see if they would entertain a “group” order, then report back after I return in a week or so.

 

Ron