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Old November 8th 18, 04:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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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.




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Old November 8th 18, 06:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7:39:59 PM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
Dreaming about next summer...

Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go soaring? Experimental airworthiness.


What type of glider?
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Old November 8th 18, 06:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Steve Leonard[_2_]
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One of my favorites.

https://b2streamlines.com/FFADiamant...Diamant_19.pdf

Scroll down to page 3.

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Old November 9th 18, 12:00 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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JS wrote on 11/7/2018 9:31 PM:
On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 4:39:59 PM UTC-8, son_of_flubber wrote:
Dreaming about next summer...

Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go soaring? Experimental airworthiness.


Why wait until next Summer?
The open cockpit regatta is held every New Year's Day in Tehachapi.


I'm told you haven't really flown in an "open cockpit" until you do it from a
winch tow off a frozen lake. The closest I've come to an open cockpit was racing
open wheel Formula Vee cars, and I learned you really want to have that small wind
screen deflector in front of you, otherwise the force of the wind on your head can
make your neck very tired, very quickly.

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Old November 9th 18, 12:54 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
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On Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:00:54 -0800, Eric Greenwell wrote:

JS wrote on 11/7/2018 9:31 PM:
On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 4:39:59 PM UTC-8, son_of_flubber
wrote:
Dreaming about next summer...

Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go
soaring? Experimental airworthiness.


Why wait until next Summer?
The open cockpit regatta is held every New Year's Day in Tehachapi.


I'm told you haven't really flown in an "open cockpit" until you do it
from a winch tow off a frozen lake. The closest I've come to an open
cockpit was racing open wheel Formula Vee cars, and I learned you really
want to have that small wind screen deflector in front of you, otherwise
the force of the wind on your head can make your neck very tired, very
quickly.


I don't know about the frozen lake, but I've enjoyed winch launching in
my club's Slingsby T.21 - not only open cockpit but side-by-side seating
as well. Very pleasant flying on a summer day. During the longest day the
T.21 is first to be launched and last to fly because its not bothered by
canopy misting.

The T.21's airbrakes are about as ineffective as those on a 2.33 and its
performance is similar, but its cockpit ergonomics are better and the
instructor's vis and comfort are better because he's sat alongside the
student. But the design is 20 years older and all in wood and canvas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNSfkKK3O8k

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_T.21

I've not done the following, but clubmates who have tell me that its slow
enough to fly a circuit without turning at all on a windy day - winch
launch as normal, slow down to min sink so you're blown backward just
past the runway threshold, then put the nose down, speed up and fly
finals as normal.


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Old November 9th 18, 02:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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My first training flights were in a Slingsby T21B many decades ago. It still seems weird being in an open cockpit with a full panel of gyro instruments!

Mike
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Old November 9th 18, 02:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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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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Old November 10th 18, 08:02 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 4:39:59 PM UTC-8, son_of_flubber wrote:
Dreaming about next summer...

Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go soaring? Experimental airworthiness.


EXP airworthiness does not mean you get to change things that influence flight handling or W&B without "recertifying" the machine in the new configuration.

Yanking the lid off will certainly change the aerodynamics, unless it is one of the SGS series that allows pilot choice with various factory equipment.

But that only matters if you want to be able to have your estate collect the hull value from insurance after you become a test pilot.

I'm figuring you just wanted to yank chains, since daylight ends earlier all of a sudden this week.

Cindy
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Old November 10th 18, 07:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 4:39:59 PM UTC-8, son_of_flubber wrote:
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Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go soaring? Experimental airworthiness.



On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 2:02:55 AM UTC-5, CindyB wrote:
EXP airworthiness does not mean you get to change things that influence flight handling or W&B without "recertifying" the machine in the new configuration....


For a glider that is certificated in EASA (EXP airworthiness in the USA), a glider that has a canopy designed to jettison with the intentional or unintentional release of two levers, and where there is a history of glider canopies inadvertently jettisoning in flight... I'd expect that 'lose of canopy' would have been anticipated by the designers and regulators, and maybe even tested in flight prior to certification. Maybe not.

Does JAR-22/CS-22 require a glider to fly 'just fine' without a canopy? (Even if it does, I understand that there may be regulations that prohibit flying that without a canopy with prior intent. Any guesses at what regulations might apply?) I've heard stories about passengers jettisoning canopies in flight, pilots that have accidentally jettisoned canopies in flight, and I've been told that a glider will fly 'just fine' with an unlatched canopy that is flapping in the breeze, and that might progress to total 'self-detachment'.

you just wanted to yank chains


I thought it might be fun to discuss the possibilities of flying without a canopy. So far, so good. Let's keep it light and enjoyable.

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Old November 11th 18, 01:18 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On 11/7/18 5:39 PM, son_of_flubber wrote:
Dreaming about next summer...

Other than drag, is there any reason to not remove my canopy and go soaring? Experimental airworthiness.


Can be done. Here's a guy who flew a supersonic fighter, with throttles
accidentally locked in afterburner, no jet time, and no canopy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4d7VKvG1z0
 




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