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#1
November 8th 18, 03:55 AM
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Canopy free soaring
Flub I say go for it Don't let those naysayers bum your high Its just another case of the man trying to keep the brother down. Get some goggles and pictures. Plenty of pilots have lost there canopy inflight and reported the plane flew just fine without it. 
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#2
November 8th 18, 01:56 PM
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On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 10:55:52 PM UTC-5, Nick Kennedy wrote:
Flub I say go for it .... Plenty of pilots have lost there canopy inflight and reported the plane flew just fine without it. I'm motivated to test that bit of woodsy lore. Checklist items: boxer briefs, sunscreen, full face shield motorcycle helmet, and a parachute.
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#3
November 8th 18, 03:37 PM
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Awww...Â* I thought you were gonna do it in the lee of Mt. Washington on
New Year's Day. :-D On 11/8/2018 6:56 AM, son_of_flubber wrote: On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 10:55:52 PM UTC-5, Nick Kennedy wrote: Flub I say go for it ... Plenty of pilots have lost there canopy inflight and reported the plane flew just fine without it. I'm motivated to test that bit of woodsy lore. Checklist items: boxer briefs, sunscreen, full face shield motorcycle helmet, and a parachute. -- Dan, 5J
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#4
November 8th 18, 05:18 PM
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One of my favorites.
https://b2streamlines.com/FFADiamant...Diamant_19.pdf Scroll down to page 3. Steve Leonard
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#5
November 9th 18, 01:59 PM
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On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 9:18:28 AM UTC-8, Steve Leonard wrote:
One of my favorites. https://b2streamlines.com/FFADiamant...Diamant_19.pdf Scroll down to page 3. Steve Leonard When Dan flew the Diamant open cockpit, believe he came up with the idea to give turn signals before rolling into a thermal, as you'd do on a bike. Jim
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