Well thought out Tony. I like the lesson that teaches one to jump quickly,
and without feint of heart.
I hope your beer and soccer mixed ok ;). I tried to mix running and beer one
time, thinking that the beer would kill the pain of the running, but it only
made it much worse. Oh those College experiments!
This rope thread sure has blossomed. Maybe we can use it to keep from
hanging ourselves yet.
Just one comment with Craig's dead man rope idea. You could cut the weight
in half by using only one blade switch, since two is not necessary. Yes, it
could be foolproof. Proof? I'd say about 200 proof oghter do it (hiccup).
Greg
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of craig bastin
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:26 PM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Rope acting as kill switch.
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tony I dont know if you have read your off list email, but i sent you
something last night which you migt find helpfull, I will add to it here on
list how about a couple of 100 amp blade switches, one on the positive, one
negative with a lock wire on each, and the deadman pull cord to pull the
switches in an emergency.
power consumption is zero, unlike a relay based solution, and is fairly well
foolproof
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Tony Renshaw
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 1:27 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Rope acting as kill switch.
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Frans,
I think for all the effort in getting the battery out, it might be better to
get yourself out. Why not open the door which will no doubt tear off, and of
course wearing a shute, jump clear? Now what we need to discuss is the most
appropriate manoeuvre to put the a/c into so that when "we" depart the a/c,
we don't hit the tail, or it doesn't hit us. I am suggesting an inverted
bunt might be the best, but you need to remember to undo your belt before
you do it. So, maybe we connect the rope that was to eject the battery to
the door, and to the seat belt restraint? Then, when the door is opened it
pulls the rope, which disables the seat belt attach? If the bunt became the
manoeuvre of choice, we could harden up the system and make the rope
attached to the door, undo the seatbelt restraint and also deploy a drogue
chute in anticipation of the bunt manoeuvre? Of course that would only give
you a minuscule amount of time in which to roll inverted and bunt, to spit
you out before !
your drogue shute drags you through the aft part of the a/c, but, thats an
incentive to get on with it, so no "chickening out". I reckon we can work
more on this rope idea, for lots of other functionality. I suggest a rope
thread.
Reg
late at night, too much soccer, and beer. I would have been OK had Frans
not provoked me. ;-)
On 18/06/2010, at 11:47 PM, Frans Veldman wrote:
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