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chrisoz(at)bmail.com.au
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 Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:12 am Post subject: Bailing out of 601 |
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Hi Listers,
I have been following this thread and am fascinated that nobody has
mentioned that for a long time the 601 family had the problem of LOOSING
their canopys in flight. The old CH side hinging mechanism is prone to
accidental elbow action, leading to loss of canopy. Happened quite often,
and suddenly you found yourself sitting in 100 mph winds in a convertible.
Generally the canopys did not hit the empenage, and as far as I know
everybody was able to land. Helps to have goggles on board I suppose...
Anyway, if you are concerned about inflight egress from the plane, get the
old style canopy mechanism (also so much easier to built than the new one,
though seriously un-sexy), flip the lock and duck, and after the canopy is
gone pull the stick back and then push forward, unload the plane and float
out of the cockpit under negative G.
Personally I would go for the BRS, and have actually fitted BRS systems to
the three Zodiacs I have finished and flown. The guys who lost their wing
the other day might still be around if they had had one...
Happy Easter everybody!!
Chris from Perth (Southern Hemisphere)
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taffy0687(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: Bailing out of 601 |
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I believe there was a person decapitaed in Canada several years ago. His canopy came off, and he didn't see the power lines---------
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chrisoz(at)bmail.com.au wrote:
[quote]--> Zenith-List message posted by: chrisoz(at)bmail.com.au
Hi Listers,
I have been following this thread and am fascinated that nobody has
mentioned that for a long time the 601 family had the problem of LOOSING
their canopys in flight. The old CH side hinging mechanism is prone to
accidental elbow action, leading to loss of canopy. Happened quite often,
and suddenly you found yourself sitting in 100 mph winds in a convertible.
Generally the canopys did not hit the empenage, and as far as I know
everybody was able to land. Helps to have goggles on board I suppose...
Anyway, if you are concerned about inflight We won't tell. Get more on [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=49980/*http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 ]shows you hate to love[/url]
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bryanmmartin
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject: Bailing out of 601 |
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Oh no! Now you've done! Now we'll get a whole bunch of posts about
mounting cable cutters on Zodiacs. 
On Apr 5, 2007, at 12:35 PM, Big Gee wrote:
| Quote: | I believe there was a person decapitated in Canada several years
ago. His canopy came off, and he didn't see the power lines---------
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Bryan Martin
N61BM, CH 601 XL,
RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.
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