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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject: OT - Cirrus crash - perhaps having an open door fly off is n

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=589_1297368527

(warning, obviously this dated video depicts a pilot's death, but not 

graphically)

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AirMike

Joined: 27 Feb 2007
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Location: Nevada

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:39 pm Post subject: having an open door fly off

Awful and tragic situation, but a good warning to all RV10 pilots. Check and double check those door pins carefully as they are surely the weakest and poorest designed component of the RV10. A careful visual double check by the pilot must be a basic part of the preflight procedure.

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Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 7:13 pm Post subject: OT - Cirrus crash - perhaps having an open door fly off is n

I never look for the pins; I do feel each end twice before committing 

aviation. Fortunately the door departs the aircraft in the RV10, usually at 

rotation. This allows the door to sail over the tail. Having had a door in 

an Arrow open after takeoff, control was not a problem. The right seat 

passenger had a more difficult time cleaning himself.



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coop85(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:37 pm Post subject: OT - Cirrus crash - perhaps having an open door fly off is n

A very tragic situation to say the least.  However, I think the point was

not that the doors are a poor design (although I agree they are having been

a victim of the door latch mechanism), but rather to focus on what your

priorities are if the door departs.  Simply said fly the airplane first,

worry about the door later.  I don't know the details of the Cirrus accident

but have not heard that the crash was due to structural damage making the

airplane unflyable.  Distraction is a constant enemy but especially when

something that odd happens.  The RV-10 flies just fine with the door missing

so don't let it become something worse than it needs to be.



Marcus



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