Relevance
Airduct, not hostility, and no requirements. You just peppered the forums with a ton of questions at about the same time, then failed to respond to most of the answers and questions given in the aftermath. Also, if you use deductive reasoning, it looks like you are in the decision matrix for building a 4 and are trying to weigh the pros and cons. Backseat pedals, lowering stall speeds, safety in a rollover, etc. We are building SEVERAL of Van's Aircraft models in our hangar and have built a few in the past. You are more than welcome to actually stop by if you are in the area. Heck, I am just happy you are answering on this thread. How far along are you in your build? What mods are you looking at doing? If this thread is the area of biggest concern, maybe you should look at a model that affords you the same overall performance, but makes egress possible when upside down and in a soft field. Up to you, I just get on here to experience fellowship with people who are frustrated building the same aircraft as me! Oh, Smoky, Axel, Pierre, and Mike answer pretty quick and are super nice on here. There are others who have reached the same Zen state in RVs as them, but I haven't had interaction with them. I don't know if Smoky got the Stevie Ray joke since his name is similar. That being said.....
On a lighter note, a few more comedic inputs: so a 12 gauge flare gun that is made of metal can handle some breaching shells....lol. I will take one to the range and shoot up some lexan for all of our viewers. While I may not be as well versed as most on planes, guns really are my forte.
A hispanic friend of mine, having yet another viewpoint, talked about being updside down in an armored vehicle. No egress was possible as it was laying on top of an outward folding hatch. They used a car jack from inside the vehicle and it easily opened the hatch against the weight of the vehicle and allowed them to crawl out one by one. Something my shoot it, blow it up, or lacerate it mentality didn't think of.
