Departing Bembridge and over sea I couldnt work out why so much air was coming
up the throttle hole and fuel pump hatch, thought some baffle may have moved.
Then after a few minutes, to my horror, noticed the rear pin on the passenger
door was located outside the plane rather than in the socket. First time but a
classic problem. Slowed right down to 70kts , thought about landing then decided
to get my wife to close it properly. I was very glad of the plastic hook at
the rear and the leaver protector plate at the front. She held the front plate
and moved the leaver up, I held the stick and rear hook and all went fine.
Couldn't have done it without the plastic dressing gown hook stuck and screwed
in place at the rear.
Moral of the story (apart from checking before departure) 1. lots of air coming
in means something open at the rear. 2, if you are building fit a means of
pulling
the door back in.
BTW does anyone have a rotax vacuum pump sitting idle?
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Graeme Bird
G-UMPY
Mono Classic/XS 912S/Woodcomp 3000/3W
Newby: 105 hours 26 months on the Mono
g@gdbmk.co.uk
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