mike.smith wrote:This is what I've used successfully for 9 years:
http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_l ... 6165&row=7
How to remove the pin and open the canopy is part of my passenger briefing.
Bryan Cotton wrote:cliffrunkle wrote:The plans also call for a spring to be installed as to keep the latch creeping back In the event the key is accidentally omitted. This spring is integral to the design for max safety.
Agreed! I thought the earlier plans did not include it. Should be a mandatory addition.
Area 51% wrote:That pin and it's location, along with the spring, is there to keep the LATCH from creeping aft on the canopy frame. It does nothing to guarantee the latch will stay engaged with the longeron.
Without the -17 alignment pin in place, the whole works can slide back far enough to alternately and inadvertently disengage the latch.
Area 51% wrote:mike.smith wrote:This is what I've used successfully for 9 years:
http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_l ... 6165&row=7
How to remove the pin and open the canopy is part of my passenger briefing.
That pin and it's location, along with the spring, is there to keep the LATCH from creeping aft on the canopy frame. It does nothing to guarantee the latch will stay engaged with the longeron.
Without the -17 alignment pin in place, the whole works can slide back far enough to alternately and inadvertently disengage the latch.
daleandee wrote:Could the aligning/latching/locking system be improved? I have no doubt that there may be better ways to do this. The point of my post is to say that what Sonex gives in the original plans does work as proved by so many planes flying that have not had a problem.
daleandee wrote:I'm reminded of the U-Toob video of the guy that wanted to slam Sonex for, what he claimed, was a poor design of the OneX rudder system when if fact he had bought, not built, the plane. The orignal builder had not followed the plans and almost caused another plane to crash. This kinda stuff gives Sonex and us builders and pilots of Sonex aircraft a bad reputation. I don't like it when that happens.
Dale
3.0 Corvair/Tailwheel
daleandee wrote:
Could the aligning/latching/locking system be improved? I have no doubt that there may be better ways to do this. The point of my post is to say that what Sonex gives in the original plans does work as proved by so many planes flying that have not had a problem.
Dale
3.0 Corvair/Tailwheel
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