Stay in, or get out?

On Sep 14, 1:28 am, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
peld wrote:
I was actually surprised how easy it was to get out of the
cockpit. Having undone the harness it seemed like no trouble at all to
just roll over the canopy rail and out into the wild blue yonder. I
have a below knee artificial right leg so I had considered this
scenario for some time, expecting to have a lot of trouble just
getting my leg past the instrument panel, but no, it was really a
piece of cake.


I have the same right leg modification as you, so I'm very happy to hear
that getting out wasn't a problem. I'd wondered if it might be a problem.

Did the leg cause any problems when you landed?

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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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Martin,

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. 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. What the hell, I was down OK. Thats
what they say about emergency chutes: its only gonna save your life,
it won't be a soft landing. You come down pretty fast.

Phil

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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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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