Hi All.
Been reading in the LAA magazin about Europa door departing the aircraft, very
interesting contribution.
Way back in 2007 the previous owner of my aircraft, taxing with door unlocked
then
took off, the pilots door departed the aircraft went over the top and hit
the starboard wing and aileron,
Pilots often taxy on a hot summers day with the door open, some have installed
warning devices on the Shoe Bolts, but has anyone designed a latch or stay to
prevent it opening say less than 2".?
Today i applied grease to the shoe bolts and found the door was very very much
better in closing, the only draw back is the grease around the housing if ever
a repair was needed, but i did notice a great difference in closing, and much
less strain on the actual door handle.
Its probably written down some where in the manual, but the forum jogs ones
memory,
and this only took a minute.
Alan
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