Jim Sellars wrote: > Steve:\ > Practically speaking if the thing won't work you don't need it. > If you have ever sat in a KR2 you would know that getting out with > the wind forces and all that would make it almost impossible to > egress unless you made the canopy an emergency release. On the other > hand simply doing a forced landing in a field or what ever you can > find is the next best option, if you are concerned ware a helmet, and > stay in glide distance of the field until you're sure the plane can > fly where you want to go. From experience
If I'm getting out of the airplane it's not going to be in a stable glide. It'll likely have a major structural failure and once it starts moving any direction other than forward popping the canopy latches will probably result in the canopy being ripped off it's mounts and then I'm out of there. Epoxy cures faster than bones heal ;) I need to find a helmet, too. I have 4 sitting around, but they're not suitable (full face motorcycle helments). One of these days I'll find a deal on a military helmet. If I stick that turbo I was eyeing in there I could use the matching O2 mask, too :) -- Steve N205FT mystic...@swbell.net He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in.
