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Originally Posted by Snowflake
The caps could be popped off the pins while the canopy is closed, and before you pull the handle.
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If the Canopy lets go, those struts will rip right out.
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Originally Posted by RV6JOY
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As far as ejecting the canopy when upside down in water is concerned, there is NO CHANCE of moving the canopy until the cockpit is full of water. The sooner you break the canopy and fill it the sooner you have any chance of getting out. Meanwhile you need to hold your breath! The plane is now a boat and the canopy is the bottom of the boat and supporting the plane until it sinks completely....
Brian
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I plan to open the canopy in flight, should this ever happen to me, and the canopy will float in trail. (I've tested this during my 40.)
I suspect / hope that on "landing" in the water, the canopy will flip forward with enough force to shatter. Then when the plane is upside down, it will be much easier to get out of.
The other option, of course, is to not fly over open water.
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