On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:40:22 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Oct 23, 8:17*pm, "Veeber" wrote:
How could he do this?

I just read the NTSB's preliminary report. Witnesses saw stuff coming
out of or off the a/c prior to the turn and personal effects were
found in that general area. I don't know how the canopy was designed,
so could he have been fighting an open or failed canopy and simply
been out of the known flight envelope and reached a point of not being
able to control the a/c?

According to Lancair and the report of at least one other Legacy owner, an open
canopy does not significantly affect the handling of the aircraft. You can see
opinions expressed either way at:

http://www.highrf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=296

This discussion stemmed from the Lancair accident at SnF that also involved an
open canopy.

From Phillips' web page, it appears the aircraft had a stock canopy (e.g.,
hinges in front, opening in back).

http://www.geocities.com/bwbpilot/


Ron Wanttaja