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n616tb(at)btsapps.com
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: Canopy part way open latch

Hi all,



I don't have any locks on my canopy but would like to put a latch of some

kind where it would stay open just about 4 inches.  The problem is when I am

taxing I like to leave it ajar so I can get the breeze in.  It doesn't

really stay there by itself as it tries to slide on back.  It will stay if I

push it almost closed but then it is too easy to forget to latch it.



Does anybody have an idea or something they have done to put a small latch

inside for keeping it just a few inches open?

I am wondering about the stock locks that go in the canopy.  They provide

for a means to lock in partly open as well but wasn't sure if that was

operable from inside without the key in the lock.  Someday I may install the

stock lock system but it seemed so un-secure that I didn't really see the

point.  I keep my plane in a hangar but when I travel it obviously is out on

the ramp.



Any ideas would be appreciated.

RV-6

Tim

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dale1rv6(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:59 am Post subject: Canopy part way open latch

I cut cereal box cardboard in an L shape. The long part is .25" by 1.5". the

other part is the handle. One or 2 layers is enough thickness to keep my

slider from sliding when put under the roller and rolling it back. You can

cut and fold in such a way to get 2 or 3 layers, and one layer can be

shorter to keep the roller from going back. Like a mini wheel chock.

Dale



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ollie6a(at)embarqmail.com
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:01 am Post subject: Canopy part way open latch

Tim,

  

    I have a simple lock that has worked for years and is really simple,which I need.

  

   I took a piece of piano wire and put a small loop in one end for a screw to fit through,then about 4-6 inchs from that I bent it 90* . I fastened this to the front of canopy near the roller and drilled a hole through the rail at the distance I wanted the canopy open. The 90* bend goes in this hole and the canopy stays  open.Simpler to do than try and explain.

  

 Ollie   6A    Central Fl.



 

 On 9/20/07, Tim Bryan <n616tb(at)btsapps.com (n616tb(at)btsapps.com)> wrote: [quote]--> RV-List message posted by: "Tim Bryan" <n616tb(at)btsapps.com  (n616tb(at)btsapps.com)>



Hi all,



I don't have any locks on my canopy but would like to put a latch of some

kind where it would stay open just about 4 inches.  The problem is when I am

taxing I like to leave it ajar so I can get the breeze in.  It doesn't 

really stay there by itself as it tries to slide on back.  It will stay if I

push it almost closed but then it is too easy to forget to latch it.



Does anybody have an idea or something they have done to put a small latch 

inside for keeping it just a few inches open?

I am wondering about the stock locks that go in the canopy.  They provide

for a means to lock in partly open as well but wasn't sure if that was

operable from inside without the key in the lock.  Someday I may install the 

stock lock system but it seemed so un-secure that I didn't really see the

point.  I keep my plane in a hangar but when I travel it obviously is out on

the ramp.



Any ideas would be appreciated.

RV-6  [quote][b]

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recapen(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:22 am Post subject: Canopy part way open latch

Check with the RV8 guys....when they're flying solo they wouldn't want that thing sliding all the way back.



I've got a note in to my local -8 driver - I know he did his that way.



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