"John Galban" wrote in message m...
I was able to get out by using a screwdriver blade to push the
baggage door latch (on the door) out of the slot (on the airframe).
It was visible from the inside of the baggage compartment. On my
bird, the baggage door latch is simply turned into the slot by the
key. Is your Archer different?


You've not had real fun until you snap the canopy cable on a Navion
and get it stuck in the flight open position (about 8 " open) where it
won't go either way. Fortunately, I could get the pin up with a pair
of needle noses that I carry onboard. There is a cute little "unauthorized"
modification to provide a backup to pull the pin out there.