X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:05:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 866478 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:49:16 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.259.3014dc1 (3850) for ; Wed, 7 Dec 2005 01:48:26 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <259.3014dc1.30c7dfba@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 01:48:26 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy crashed canopy open X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1133938106" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1133938106 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/6/2005 11:15:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, VTAILJEFF@aol.com writes: The Bonanza/ Baron crowd loses one to two aircraft a year due to the passenger door opening on takeoff. It is startling and is noisy but results in no aerodynamic problem for the aircraft. Unfortunately, some pilots do not know that, freak out and lose control of the airplane trying to close the door. Remember, fly the airplane. Jeff, Flying solo I once had the Skymaster copilot-side clam-shell upper door pop open on me during takeoff, locking the over center link that required at least two hands to crack the link and close the door - Any way, the event certainly woke me up! Every chart that was on the copilot seat left the airplane, the wind noise was so great that even the Bose headset could not overcome it. Not having my head about me, I failed to turn up the volume to at least try and hear the tower - So.. after reaching almost pattern altitude and starting the crosswind turn, I said I had an emergency, the door was open and I couldn't hear, I was transmitting in the blind (tower freq) and I was returning to land NOW. I slowed the plane to avoid putting too much stress on the door (may have been a mistake since the AOA of the door was increased), landed uneventfully, thanked the tower, closed and LATCHED the door in the run-up area and departed more alert than ever. Just one more of the many times the good angel overpowered the stunt the bad angel initiated. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Merry Christmas to all! -------------------------------1133938106 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 12/6/2005 11:15:30 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 VTAILJEFF@aol.com writes:

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The Bonanza/ Baron crowd loses one to two aircraft a year due to the=20 passenger door opening on takeoff. It is startling and is noisy but result= s in=20 no aerodynamic problem for the aircraft. Unfortunately, some pilots do not= =20 know that, freak out and lose control of the airplane trying to close the=20 door. Remember, fly the airplane.

Jeff,

Flying solo I once had the Skymaster copilot-side clam-shell upper door= pop=20 open on me during takeoff, locking the over center link that required at=20 least two hands to crack the link and close the door - Any way, th= e=20 event certainly woke me up! Every chart that was on the copi= lot=20 seat left the airplane, the wind noise was so great that even the Bose=20 headset could not overcome it. Not having my head about me, I failed t= o=20 turn up the volume to at least try and hear the tower - So.. after reaching=20 almost pattern altitude and starting the crosswind turn, I said I had an=20 emergency, the door was open and I couldn't hear, I was transmitting i= n=20 the blind (tower freq) and I was returning to land NOW. I=20 slowed the plane to avoid putting too much stress on the door (may have= =20 been a mistake since the AOA of the door was increased), landed uneventfully= ,=20 thanked the tower, closed and LATCHED the door in the run-up area=20= and=20 departed more alert than ever.

Just one more of the many times the good angel overpowered th= e=20 stunt the bad angel initiated.=20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL (KARR)

Mer= ry=20 Christmas to all!

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