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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