Stay in, or get out?

peld wrote:

Like you I thought I would have problems. I used to think that the leg
would catch on the panel and come off, but that wasn't a problem at
all.

I have a "naked" limb (no cosmetic wrappings, just an anodized shaft)
and, as a result, often have to disengage the heel of my shoe while
getting out after a flight. It catches on the lip on the cross-beam that
supports the stick and front of the seat pan in my Libelle. I've always
wondered if that would be a problem during emergency egress.

I imagined that the shoe would depart before my leg came off: the liner
seems to have a pretty good grip on my remaining bits.

As for landing, I came down on my backside, don't ask me how, and
the leg was no problem at all then. However, I badly bruised my coccyx
and jarred my back pretty bad.

My sympathies: damaged backs are no joke, but as you say getting down in
one piece is all that matters. Thanks for the explanation of why your
leg wasn't affected.


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