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>Are there other benefits to the gas strut?
I had the privilege of flying Trevors airplane a cou[pl[e of years ago. His
door struts do work well, however I did find it a bit awkward opening the
door from a sitting position.
Had to learn a new technique, open the door then partially raise it,
finally shift grip to nearer the hinge and push the door fully open to
latch the struts. Closing the door too was different, I had to get Trevor
to reach across and unlatch my door strut, my shoulders/neck were too stiff
to allow enough flex to reach behind.
It would be very difficult to get out of the airplane with the door not
held open, and quite difficult to get in.
The gas strut does make life simpler, it's a pity it has this downside of
pushing the back corner up.
Graham
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