Background: ATP, 14K TT, 5 jet type ratings, aircraft owned, RV6, Waco UPF-7, J3, Legend on anfibs various Cessnas and Pipers, planes sold, life happens, right now I am in the market for an RV6 or 7, prefer slider and steam gauges.
This is the issue I have, in some research I have done I have seen some pictures of RV pilots that have ended up upside down on the ground from a bad landing or landing incident.
Question, if I were ever find myself in such a predicament, how do I get out, I have never noticed a crash ax in an RV. Which canopy would be preferably. I cannot see any way to get out of an inverted RV with a tip-up canopy.
Am I missing something...... Thanks for your reply...
Thank everyone for their thought provoking responses, I have not been a part of a thoughtful discussion like that about the challenges of landing inverted in a long time..
I can sleep well tonight because I know VAF is alive and well!
I will equip my RV with some of the equipment recommended!
This is the issue I have, in some research I have done I have seen some pictures of RV pilots that have ended up upside down on the ground from a bad landing or landing incident.
Question, if I were ever find myself in such a predicament, how do I get out, I have never noticed a crash ax in an RV. Which canopy would be preferably. I cannot see any way to get out of an inverted RV with a tip-up canopy.
Am I missing something...... Thanks for your reply...
Thank everyone for their thought provoking responses, I have not been a part of a thoughtful discussion like that about the challenges of landing inverted in a long time..
I can sleep well tonight because I know VAF is alive and well!
I will equip my RV with some of the equipment recommended!
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