Re: Europa-List: Re: DOOR detached during flight

[Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com>]

As in previous posts=2C  my doors close easily and are stock.

I trust my doors=2C not myself or my pax or if flying with anyone else or h
aving someone help me by latching the pax door for me.

Reach over and push the door firmly while looking at it.  When you close it
 and before takeoff.

CHECKLIST CHECKLIST

The only door my clients or I have lost was posted in this string to a new 
second hand owner.  I spend time teaching clients=2C prospects and passenge
rs how to close the door and how to jettison it in an emergency and ground 
egress.

It's a review for me as my discipline goes to pot when I get lazy on a nice
 sunny day.

Of course I took off with the prop in cruise.   ( It's in my checklist. )  
Discipline may not be. The mind is a terrible thing.

LOOK WHILE YOU PUSH ON THE DOOR!

Regards
Bud Yerly.

PS.   Europa's molds and plug for the starboard door was trashed so a new m
old had to be made.  Takes a while.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

Timward <ward.t@xtra.co.nz> wrote:


Doing my DOOR check before Take off I have a viewable red marker line on th
e back of each door that should be flush with the upholstery when closed. I
f not then reopen and push down on the back of the door to make sure the ba
ck bolt is secure.
Never had a problem with the original strut although they are getting weake
r.

Tim

Tim Ward
12 Waiwetu Street
Fendalton=2C
Christchurch=2C  8052
New Zealand.

ward.t@xtra.co.nz

Ph 64 3 3515166
Mob 0210640221


> On 2/07/2014=2C at 10:25 am=2C Kevin Challis <cakeykev@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> The test pilot isn't going to say he didn't check the bolts were engaged 
he is going to say it was a failure else where.
>
> I don't have any micro switches etc I just lean back and give both doors 
a good push at the rear and then the front. If the bolts aren't engaged you
 can tell straight away. When converting to the Europa it was drummed into 
me how important this is.
>
> It's on my check list.
>
> Kevin
>
>
>> On 1 Jul 2014=2C at 23:02=2C Kevin Klinefelter <klinefelter.kevin@gmail.
com> wrote:
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gmail.com>
>>
>> Absolutely. The original post regarding loss of door during flight asser
ted that the test pilot said the shoot bolts were engaged normally and it m
ust have been the forward hinge that failed. I am assuming it was an alumin
um hinge.
>> I am not suggesting that SS hinges would keep your door on the airplane 
if the door ain't closed properly!
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 1=2C 2014=2C at 7:54 AM=2C "John Wighton" <john@wighton.net> wro
te:
>>>
>>>
>>> The doors will fail irrespective of hinge material as the fasteners wil
l pull through=2C shear or tear out.
>>>
>>> I have not been able to access the photos int he original post - anybod
y else have trouble?
>>>
>>> getting 404 errors.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://forums.matronics.com//files/2014_06_30_171415_120.jpg
>>> http://forums.matronics.com//files/2014_06_30_171459_125.jpg
>>> http://forums.matronics.com//files/2014_06_30_171401_136.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> John
>>>
>>> --------
>>> John Wighton
>>> Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Read this topic online here:
>>>
>>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=425827#425827
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