Had the latch open on climb out once. I have a strap to limit canopy travel when open so I just pulled the strap and fastened the latch. As mentioned below, increased noise but no adverse effect on flight.

 

In a message dated 8/21/2009 3:24:49 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, matt.hapgood@alumni.duke.edu writes:

Nothing.  A little louder.  A little more air through the cabin.  Done it too many times to admit, probably because I don’t consider a serious item.  I often taxi with the canopy open until the last minute.  Sometimes forget to latch it.  I wait until the Autopilot is on before messing with it.  Sometimes it can be difficult to close in-flight.

 

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Henry Arjad
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 4:29 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] LNC2 Unlatched canopy

 

What would happen if one takes off without latching the canopy in a Lancair 360.  Any personal experiences out there? 

 

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