Jim
it wasn't a Long EZ it was a Vari Eze, trickier airplane and higher
landing speed.
Graham
jimpuglise@comcast.net wrote:
> We had an unlatched canopy incident here at Punta Gorda last weekend.
> I Long Eze went in about a half mile from the departure end of the
> runway. The pilot is 72 and has been flying the airplane for 25
> years. He tried to hold the canopy down and fly the airplane at the
> same time and it did not work very well. The airplane was pretty much
> destroyed but he got out with some bruises and a few broken bones. I
> think he is out of the hospital by now. The point for all of us is:
>
> CHECKLIST -- CHECKLIST -- CHECKLIST
>
> Jim Puglise A-283, Punta Gorda, FL
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