Mine was always in the way during flight. When retracted, it is right at
chest
height in front of your arm. You also need a spot of velcro on it and on
the
window to keep it from swinging out in front of you during the flight. It
doesn't fit well on framed windows, and frankly, you get a bunch more
comfort
by popping the door open, at least in a Six. I took mine off after
putting up
with it for more than a year.

Hmm. When mine is retracted, it is behind and at approximately shoulder
height. It was in FRONT of you when retracted?

Mine can't swing open without my input, since I have lean to the right a bit
to swing it into position. The hinge is pretty stiff anyway, (and it is
tension-adjustable with a phillips screw driver) so that shouldn't be a
problem.

I wonder if the storm window on your Six is in a different position
(relative to the pilot) than in my Warrior or my Pathfinder?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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