larry(at)macsmachine.com
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 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject: [Probable Spam] Re: Re:facts from the horses mouth: |
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Afterfxllc(at)aol.com wrote:
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One quick and dirty way to make sure the canopy doesn't pop open in
flight is to go to Lowe's or home depot and buy those chain latches
they used to put on doors so they would only open a few inches so you
could peek thru the crack. Close the canopy and slide the chain into
the holder that is mounted up and down instead of sideways like it
would be on a door and if it pops open it can only go a few inches.
Jeff,
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The turtle deck provides no measurable strength to support the engine or
be counterbalance. Zenith knows what's going on
and is responsible for the updates. My forward top skin is totally
removable for maintenance, annuals etc and it isn't needed for the strength
in supporting the engine. I've done run ups before the forward top skin
was even fitted.. Not a safety issue.
Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
| Quote: | On another note
I was visiting AMD and looked at the new canopy design and latch
system and asked how many they had flown like that and they said non
and were worried about the turtle deck being cut away not being strong
enough to support the O 200 and then I asked if it was sold yet and he
replied yes. My jaw dropped at that point and it makes me wonder if
Chris really knows of these changes or if they are being approved by
someone else. How in the world do you sell a person an aircraft if you
are unsure of it's safety. Only time will tell. Am I missing something
here? Has this new improved design been tested and flown somewhere
else? I am doing the split canopy but I am not changing the turtle
deck. They said the only reason for the turtle deck to have been cut
away was for the BRS and that might be a good thing. I am also
changing to the new style latch system but my own design based on the
Van's RV's and when you latch one of those they don't come open.
Jeff
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