RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Sport Cruiser became entangled in trolley wire over San Diego on Wednesday

Yep…one good reason to stick with forward hinges.

 

Friend of mine lost his canopy on his Yak 3……tore a big hole in his wing on the way down…he was on downwind.

 

From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Huckle
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:27 PM
To: Sport Aircraft
Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Sport Cruiser became entangled in trolley wire over San Diego on Wednesday

 

 

> From: Helen_Woods@verizon.net
> Agreed. Depending upon the design of the canopy though, this sort of
> thing can be REALLY distracting. Our Sky Arrows have side hinged
> canopies and we've had them come unlatched 3 times in flight and every
> time they have flown open violently while the plane was on final
> approach. In all cases, the pilot's hat and headset were blown off.
> In all cases the pilot flew the plane and safely landed but it
> certainly got his attention!
> Helen

Wow.... what are the odds?....
Three times they come unlatched, and always while on final.
Amazing!

Certainly seems like a dangerous distraction to me.

Mike

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