On 27 Jul 2006 20:58:17 -0700, "John Galban"
wrote:


Roger wrote:

Yah ever take a look at the gap under a Cherokee 180's door without
the rubber seal?:-))

It can happen with a door seal too. The door hardware gets old and

Many years ago I was on a cross country in a Cherokee 180 about 100
miles from home. I had just checked the ATIS frequency on the chart,
laid the chart on the passenger seat and was setting in the frequency.
I saw movement, I grabbed, heard a loud snap and found I was still
holding the corner (bout a 6" piece) of what had been a new chart.
That whole opened chart shot out under that door like a flash.

It's almost impossible to get lost in Lower Michigan due to the
geography unless you are flying really low, but there are gunnery and
bombing ranges it'd be a good idea to avoid.:-)) Living here, I know
where they are.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
bent and the gaps can be there even with a seal. I'm planning on
redoing my hardware and rehanging the door because I found a gap at the
bottom of the door that I didn't know was there.

I was on the first test flight with my new engine and my IA handed me
the break-in instructions just before takeoff for a 45 min. orbit over
the field. Once I got to altitude, I grabbed the sheet and laid it on
the passenger seat for reference. 2 seconds later, right before my
eyes, the sheet vanished without a sound. Apparently, I had a gap on
the bottom side of the door. Fortunately, I'd already memorized the
instructions.

I was just hoping that the sheet didn't float down and land in front
of my IA. He might have taken it personally :-))

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)
Flying site : http://www.johngalban.com/
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com