X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:00:19 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1355307 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:09:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.391.9afd705 (57365) for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:09:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <391.9afd705.32262311@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:09:05 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1156892945" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1156892945 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/29/2006 2:23:54 P.M. Central Standard Time, sportform@cox.net writes: I assume the Legacy canopy is 3/8"....big assumption. However, this is the way you get out of many WWII warbirds, particularly those with a jump seat in the back. Grab a bag of adrenaline and give it a good whack... I've never personally done it (thank goodness!), but it's been sworn up and down to me that it will work....and it's bound to have a better chance than the phillips head on your fuel strainer... 'Fraid not. Our canapes, oops - canopies (durn french), are made out of xxxxxxxx and they will not shatter like safety glass in autos. Scoring it with a Cutco serrated Bowie knife may assist in kicking the @#%#@*&*^@ out, but a panel mounted rechargeable Dremel equipped with a cutoff wheel or 12/28 VDC "bone" saw may be your best bet. Otherwise, keep the greasy side down. Grayhawk -------------------------------1156892945 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 8/29/2006 2:23:54 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 sportform@cox.net writes:

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'Fraid not. Our canapes, oops - canopies (durn french), are=20= made=20 out of xxxxxxxx and they will not shatter like safety glass in autos.

Scoring it with a Cutco serrated Bowie knife may assist in kicking the=20 @#%#@*&*^@ out, but a panel mounted rechargeable Dremel equipped w= ith=20 a cutoff wheel or 12/28 VDC "bone" saw may be your best bet. Otherwise= ,=20 keep the greasy side down.

Grayhawk

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