Only as a (simulated) emergency measure. I've slowed waaaay down in flight to let a captive fly escape into the atmosphere on his own. Slowing to ~60 KIAS, I unlatched the slider, slid it back an inch or so, and the pressure differential pulled the fly out. I then re-latched the canopy - it was noticeably harder to slide forward but still do-able.
This was done with some thought, BTW - I had a parachute, was in the phase one test area, and was really designed to see what would happen should I ever forget to latch the canopy. It behaved just as others here said it would.
I wonder if the fly experienced shock cooling on his way down from 7500' MSL / 6500' AGL...
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Brad Benson, Maplewood MN.
RV-6A N164BL, Flying since Nov 2012!
If you're not making mistakes, you're probably not making anything
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