And remember, there is no need to have two external locks. I lock my
passenger door from the inside: a simple arrangement of pip pin through the
handle guard and handle. As Cliff says any lock is easily defeated by the
bad guy, but you want to avoid kids and others to play around with
thecontrols, and discourage the potential thief who might take a fancy to
your headset.
>From: "ivor.phillips" <ivor.phillips@ntlworld.com>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Re: Europa-List: Waht is your favorite way of locking door?
>Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 09:25:40 +0100
>
><ivor.phillips@ntlworld.com>
>
>I decided to put a T piece of aluminium just to the rear of the handle,
>this
>is bonded inside the door with a small section protruding out,
>A small piece of aluminium welded at right angles to the door handle will
>contact nicely with the T piece, Drill a hole through both and any small
>padlock will do to secure the cockpit,
>I decided to do it this way to make it obvious that the doors are locked ,
>so no chance of having internal locks broken by somebody not realising
>there
>own strength and pulling on the handles,
>This i copied from a europa at Cranfield a couple of years back
>Ivor Phillips
>XS486 London UK
>CM Installed, rudder cables complete,
>undercarriage fitted brakes working
> wing lift pins fitted,tiebar fitted instrument
>panel being finalised,
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ronald J. Parigoris" <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Europa-List: Waht is your favorite way of locking door?
>
>
> > <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
> >
> > What is your favorite way of locking your door on europa?
> >
> > I kinda like the idea of using a pip pin on the right door, where does
>it
> > go? Between the inner handle and guard?
> >
> > I do have a set of locks from John Hurst, but they are kinda cheesy,
>have
> > read that if someone leverages the handle hard when locked by the rear
> > pushrod it does bad things.
> >
> > Any thoughts on using a torx safety set screw (Torx with pin in center,
> > not
> > many folks happen to have one) that lives in the handle, and when you
>want
> > to lock, just screw it into a hardpoint in door?
> >
> > thx.
> > Ron Parigoris
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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