Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 19:32:34 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailnw.centurytel.net ([209.206.160.237] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0) with ESMTP id 1850693 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Nov 2002 17:43:11 -0500 Received: from c656256a (pppoe-64-91-101-156.rb.gh.centurytel.net [64.91.101.156]) by mailnw.centurytel.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with SMTP id gA1Mh9mQ021043 for ; Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:43:10 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Message-ID: <004101c281f0$453c2960$0100a8c0@mshome.net> From: "Robert Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 fly with the canopy open X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:47:26 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Yes, After over 300 hours of flying. It happened to me. I was told before that event that the canopy will rise about 3 -4 inches and stay there. Yup, it sure did. I leveled the plane, departed the pattern. put on the Autopilot and it took one hand to pull it down and the other to close the lever between the seats and the dogs caught the latch points. There is a tremendous lift force on that canopy and it would be impossible to close with those locker latches. There were no particular odd behaviors experienced in flying the plane but then all I did was climbout, level off and then closed the canopy. I have the large tail. Bob Smiley N94RJ