Bill,The simplest way to secure a tip-up is to drill a hole in the tab that sticks through the fuselage and put a small padlock on it.
Just do something to protect the paint.
Frank;
Your locking mechanism will not work for me, but what an elegant solution.
Bill
I used it for a while then realized that if someone wanted to get into my RV they could just break the canopy and cause me some real grief.
Or flip on a master and leave it on to see the EFIS and EMS light up, like happened to me. Lucky for me I returned to the plane and found it lit up like a Christmas tree before the battery was run down.If someone wants to steal my radios, I'd rather have them do that than break my canopy and steal my radios....
The locks are nice, but in general they only keep the honest folks out. Something to be said for keeping your canopy shut at fly-ins so folks can see in, but not mess with stuff and accidentally break something.
I seem to recall some requirement by FAA that aircraft be secured by two locks. The keyed ignition switch counts as one, and a canopy lock would count for the other.
If I recall correctly, this was some kind of anti-theft step to try and curb a/c thefts for drug import.
Anyone corroborate this?
Steve
RV-8QB FWF
The canopy on 283RV is of the tip-over design. Has anyone come up with a simple way to lock it, in order to provide some overnight security.
Bill Newkirk