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mtherr(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject: Left canopy latch was not

Keep us posted on what you do Larry. (on Zenith list)



This happened to me a couple of times.  Once, I left

it like that, did one circuit and landed.  Another

time, I trimmed the plane, used both hands and was

able to close the canopy in flight.



Michel

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--- LarryMcFarland <larry(at)macsmachine.com> wrote:



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 <larry(at)macsmachine.com>

 

 Hi guys,

 Last Saturday afternoon I was giving a friend a

 "first flight"

 in my 601HDS and just before takeoff, I lowered the

 canopy

 and heard the latches click.  I lifted the right

 side because

 it had once before not been secure.  On that

 occasion I closed

 and latched it easily using my right hand and the

 flight continued.

 On this occasion, the left latch had come down just

 outside the

 latch-bar and I failed to check it just before

 takeoff. 

 Well, about 300 feet up, the left side had an inch

 of gap at my elbow

 and it couldn't be forced down well enough to secure

 it, so I called

 tower and requested an immediate turn-about.  I told

 my passenger

 that it might be awkward to hold the canopy with my

 left hand and fly

 stick and throttle with my right but we'd fly the

 plane, fly the plane, etc.

 It was a little jerky switching between throttle and

 stick, but we landed

 and I revisited the process and allowed my passenger

 to calm down

 and then we took off for a good hour of flight

 without further problems. 

 Beautiful day.

 No damage was done, but I'm going to revisit the

 latch and see if

 better security is possible for the forward hinged

 canopy latch system.

 

 Anyone done that already?

 

 Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

 

 

 

 



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