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 elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1355129 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:48:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.70; envelope-from=skipslater@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=EgatRlY70dCM11jV8ch6pf/1hkGsV9sZ6WzdgAyUwC4CCD/8BCcaTv99vS9rbMqV; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [71.116.166.189] (helo=wbs) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1GIAUk-00026X-4h for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:47:38 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <003101c6cbac$5cb691c0$6601a8c0@wbs> From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-PT Crash & Exiting X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:46:41 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C6CB71.8F10BE60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-ELNK-Trace: cbee950bdf563876c8ad50643b1069f8239a348a220c26093bb24066de5745dea11972b15ad29b2b350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.116.166.189 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C6CB71.8F10BE60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bryan, I had my door come unlatched after takeoff a couple of times during = the first year I was flying (operator error due to not going fully over = center with the handle). The hooks on the latches catch on the rollers = and the door will not open. I tried as hard as I could to pull the door = back in enough to re-latch it and I couldn't do it, which really makes = me wonder if it's even possible to open the door inflight. In each = case, I had to land to get the door closed again. See you at the fly-in. Kris Storkersen and I are flying up together = Saturday morning in either his Legacy or my ES. Skip Slater ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C6CB71.8F10BE60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bryan,

I had my door come = unlatched after=20 takeoff a couple of times during the first year I was flying (operator = error due=20 to not going fully over center with the handle). The hooks on the = latches=20 catch on the rollers and the door will not open. I tried as hard = as I=20 could to pull the door back in enough to re-latch it and I couldn't do = it, which=20 really makes me wonder if it's even possible to open the door = inflight. In=20 each case, I had to land to get the door closed again.

See you at the = fly-in. Kris=20 Storkersen and I are flying up together Saturday morning in either his = Legacy or=20 my ES.

Skip = Slater

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