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> When a door open on a Europa or a Liberty, there is an excellent
> chance that the door will cleanly depart the airframe as has happened
> several times. There is a theoretical, but so far unseen possibility
> that the departing door will hit the empenage and damage an
> airfoil or control. That is not a nothing event!
To prevent this happen I have 4 x microswitches and green/yellow leds to warn
unengaged
shootbolts.
Those leds are just in sight and it is almost impossibe not to see those yellow
ones.
During T.O. I check if the ASI is operative and the leds are just beside it.
Secondly, some of you may remember the pip-pins which secure the door levers to
the door lever guards to prevent human errors (= unintentional inflight door
opening).
Raimo OH-XRT
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