Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:48:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailout1.accesscomm.ca ([204.83.142.27] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 533074 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:02:16 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.83.142.27; envelope-from=jjjohnson@accesscomm.ca Received: from Drafting1 (static24-72-101-251.weyburn.accesscomm.ca [24.72.101.251]) by mailout1.accesscomm.ca (Access Communications) with ESMTP id iAFF1xGP022353 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:01:59 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <014801c4cb24$185aedd0$8200a8c0@Drafting1> From: "Jarrett Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] exiting a legacy in flight X-Original-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:02:15 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0145_01C4CAF1.CDA18420" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0145_01C4CAF1.CDA18420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If the a/c was that controllable.. wouldn't it be worth trying to put it = down in a field [gear up] or road? I'm thinking that the parachute is = for some sort of structural failure [ wing skin comes off] or bird = strike damages skin enough to peel off, or.. Or an un-recoverable = attitude [spin] I've come w/in an inch of jumping when the a/c I was = flying had a tail strike from a skydiver.. but I ended up landing it = once I confirmed that it was fly-able enough to land [although I refused = to fly it again until after it got fixed :-) ]. =20 2 cents. Jarrett Johnson ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Don Karich=20 To: Lancair Mailing List=20 Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: [LML] exiting a legacy in flight If I were to exit my beautiful legacy in fllight, I would pull to = vertical as if to do a tail slide or hammerhead and at airspeed of 10-20 = knts I would remove headset, disengage seat belts, open canapy, and = stand up and push off as airspeed approached 0 knts. Be sure to jump = clear of fuselage and hold heels together as you pull the ripcord. Happy Landings, Don Karich N42DK ------=_NextPart_000_0145_01C4CAF1.CDA18420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If the a/c was that controllable.. = wouldn't it be=20 worth trying to put it down in a field [gear up] or road?  I'm = thinking=20 that the parachute is for some sort of structural failure [ wing skin = comes off]=20 or bird strike damages skin enough to peel off, or..  Or an=20 un-recoverable attitude [spin]  I've come w/in an inch of jumping = when the=20 a/c I was flying had a tail strike from a skydiver.. but I ended up = landing it=20 once I confirmed that it was fly-able enough to land [although I refused = to fly=20 it again until after it got fixed :-) ]. 
 
2 cents.
 
Jarrett Johnson
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From:=20 Don = Karich=20
Sent: Saturday, November 13, = 2004 8:06=20 PM
Subject: [LML] exiting a legacy = in=20 flight

If I were to exit my beautiful legacy = in fllight,=20 I would pull to vertical as if to do a tail slide or hammerhead and at = airspeed of 10-20 knts I would remove headset, disengage seat belts, = open=20 canapy, and stand up and push off as airspeed approached 0 knts. Be = sure to=20 jump clear of fuselage and hold heels together as you pull the=20 ripcord.
Happy Landings,  Don = Karich =20 N42DK
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