Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:23:40 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 531065 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:34:15 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.56; envelope-from=edechazal@comcast.net Received: from cc1860069a (pcp09040864pcs.rocsth01.mi.comcast.net[69.244.182.42]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2004111322334801200d9npoe>; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:33:53 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <004601c4c9d0$82f9b540$6401a8c0@rocsth01.mi.comcast.net> From: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Exiting Legacy Inflight X-Original-Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:31:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0043_01C4C9A6.93F3D080" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C4C9A6.93F3D080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jabe had a good answer for this favorite perennial, "wouldn't it be = smart to have a jettisonable canopy...". Closely related to "I want a = parachute so I can get out of my 360...." These pop up regularly. =20 Simple answer: Fuggedaboudit. Let the test pilots worry about = parachutes, etc on first flight. My test pilot wore no such thing, I = recall. =20 Guys, if you don't have the technical background to know what Jabe said = about departure paths, before he said it, YOU should not play with such = modifications. Stick to the plans and spend your time thinking about = the quality of your bonding work, the electrical installations, and = firewall forward. You will have plenty to pull your hair out about just = getting a beautiful stock airplane into the air. If you do that well, = and fly smartly, you can put away the parachutes. More than one guy on = this list has learned this the hard way (and is still around to talk = about it). Ed de Chazal N361DC (sadly, it is sold.) ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C4C9A6.93F3D080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Jabe had a good answer = for this=20 favorite perennial, "wouldn't it be smart to have a jettisonable=20 canopy...". Closely related to "I want a parachute so I can get = out of my=20 360...." These pop up regularly.

Simple answer: =20 Fuggedaboudit. Let the test pilots worry about parachutes, etc on = first=20 flight. My test pilot wore no such thing, I recall. =

Guys, if you don't have = the technical=20 background to know what Jabe said about departure paths, before he said = it, YOU=20 should not play with such modifications. Stick to the plans and = spend your=20 time thinking about the quality of your bonding work, the electrical=20 installations, and firewall forward. You will have plenty to pull = your=20 hair out about just getting a beautiful stock airplane into the = air. If=20 you do that well, and fly smartly, you can put away the = parachutes. More=20 than one guy on this list has learned this the hard way (and is still = around to=20 talk about it).

Ed de = Chazal

N361DC (sadly, it is=20 sold.)

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