I'm ashamed to admit that my first thought wasn't for the aircraft or pilot safety, it was more along the lines of "I wonder how much drag that created, and I wonder how much that costs me" >.<
2008/7/8 Ben Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Has any one thought about what flying with the door off/open is doing to > the " Fabric attachment " due to the possible elevitated pressures that are > occuring inside the rear fuselarge whilst flying ?? > > Howmany years since your last recover ?? > > Food for thought > > > Regards > > Ben > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Nigel > Andrews > Sent: Tue 7/8/2008 7:44 AM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pawnee window open during towing is not a > goodidea!! > > > > I hope the message is passed on as it is still practiced at a lot of clubs, > maybe in ignorance > > > > Nig > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Mc Phee > Sent: Monday, 7 July 2008 8:09 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Pawnee window open during towing is not a good > idea!! > > > > For 20 years now I always feel uncomfortable towing behind a Pawnee with > the window open (usually comps with pilot unknown to me) so I go into high > tow just incase. Ian Williams in NZ sent me an email recently and I was > reminded many years earlier a young Jim Neald was flying Pawnee ZK-CIN in > Durry area and was killed by the window coming through and hitting him on > side of head. I seem to remember it says somewhere in Pawnee Flight manual > you are not to fly with window open and an old ag pilot said to me to > "unclip and remove window if you want window open". I gather many NZ tugs > added an extra stop and a 3rd hinge to help prevent such a fatal accident > again. > > Thus this is just a reminder to all to really look at the hinges each DI > and consider fitting the 3rd hinge on the window and not to tow with the > window in the down position but remove it instead if you really want the > extra air > > Ian McPhee > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > -- <timmo> you know what i hate <timmo> errors that wont go away <Guilty> So you dislike children too
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