X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <marv@lancaironline.net> Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:02:40 -0400 Message-ID: <redirect-1353893@logan.com> X-Original-Return-Path: <JJHALLE@stoel.com> Received: from gateway1.stoel.com ([198.36.178.141] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1352593 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:27:10 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=198.36.178.141; envelope-from=JJHALLE@stoel.com Received: from PDX-SMTP.stoel.com (unknown [172.16.103.137]) by gateway1.stoel.com (Firewall Mailer Daemon) with ESMTP id 9E633AF171 for <lml@lancaironline.net>; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:25:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from PDX-MX6.stoel.com ([172.16.103.64]) by PDX-SMTP.stoel.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:26:25 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Exiting a Legacy post crash X-Original-Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:26:37 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <17E9FE5945A57A41B4D8C07737DB60720372574B@PDX-MX6.stoel.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Exiting a Legacy post crash Thread-Index: AcbKiNCadMEGYEN4T2m7snIAQOyHQAAM63CQ From: "Halle, John" <JJHALLE@stoel.com> X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Aug 2006 16:26:25.0385 (UTC) FILETIME=[B4E08D90:01C6CABE] Kevin wrote:=20 "My question is, on the Legacy one of my fears is a hard landing and =20 not being able to open the canopy; What are the thoughts on the =20 custom openable windows made for the Legacy? It seams to me that =20 structurally it is not a good idea, given the fact that the window is =20 no longer part of the structure." It's a worry of mine too and, after four years of flying, I still don't have an answer for it. I think if you stay upright there should not be a problem, and history, at least so far, seems to bear that out. It's hard to imagine anything that would jam either the hinges or the latch mechanism. The thing I worry about is if you flip and end up upside down. In that case, I suspect you are stuck inside until someone cuts you out. Having gone in and out of the back window a few times during construction, I can attest to the fact that those of us who have put on a pound or two will find it a tight fit. Trying to get past the openable windows would, I fear, require a physique different from mine -- and that's assuming full functionality. I've thought of carrying one of those hammer thingys, a knife, a saw, pretty much everying. I think the best solution might be a battery powered dremmel but I have to say I don't carry one. Having spent last weekend getting my ICAS clearance to do rolls at airshows, I have another thing to think about: Is it possible to put "pullable" pins in the canopy hinge attachment so you could bail out in an emergency? We were talking about the rule that you have to have a parachute if you are dual and doing acrobatics and I pointed out that the highest and best use of a parachute in a conventionally built Legacy is as a seat back cushion. A set of hinge pins would fix that in the event of, say, a fire. It would also give you two ways to get out after a crash, asumming you were upright.