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, Superdoof wrote: Hi, In the video at www.fulldeflection.com , Kirby Chambliss has his canopy fly open during flight. He was very cool about it. I think he made all the right choices. I've had a door open a few times during flight too, on a Cessna 152. My instructor showed me how to close it in-flight. You slow down to nearly stall speed, which means you can open the door just wide enough to slam it well enough to close. Although it would be safe to leave open. Imagine if Svetlana Kapanina, or Patty Wagstaff had their canopies open. There'd be hair everywhere. Superdoof. It depends on the airplane. Bonanzas,Comanche, Cherokees, etc. can fly safely, at reduced speed, until landing. The big mistake a lot of Bonanza pilots have made is exactly the procedure outlined above. They stalled, the airplane snapped and they went in. Best procedure is to slow down to best glide speed, either leave the door alone or have a passenger (if available) hold the back side of the door to keep it from fluttering, and land at the nearest airport. The plane will fly quite nicely (and safely) under these conditions. Some experimentals may experience disruption of the airflow over the tail and may be in a heap o' hurt if the canopy opens in flight; others have no problem. -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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