I am sure we all agree that this is a human factors issue involving basic
piloting procedures and should not need fixing, but there have now been 8
instances of doors departing the aircraft and the last one involved impact
damage to the tail plane and the AAIB demanding action. Not sure why
Europa are not leading the charge but this is a relatively low cost easy
thing to do. The LAA are even creating a Mod kit which they do not need to
to do. There is also the option of a DiY fix. A lot of work has gone on
behind the scenes on this.
Regards
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On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 10:21 AM John Wighton <john@wighton.net> wrote:
>
> My opinion on this MPD (not that there appears to have been any
> consultation about it):-
>
> An MPD for a checklist item? OK, I can see the implications of not
> shutting the door can be serious, but so could many other things that are
> on the CHECKLIST.
>
> Will we need to tie a long piece of string to the pitot cover (to remind
> us to remove it) or to the control locks?
>
> I have taxied out with the door ajar (I stick my arm out and hold onto the
> external door handle) but have a check item that reminds me to close the
> door and latch it. DOORS CLOSED & LATCHED.
>
> The rear pin is prone to miss its hole if the weather is warm (doors
> expand and try to straighten themselves), but having a pin-stop external to
> the aircraft is not desirable.
>
> The LAA has taken the lead on this, does anybody know what Europa Aircraft
> is not supporting this MPD? How about progress with the MUUW increase and
> the BRS Mod?
>
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> John Wighton
> Europa XS trigear G-IPOD
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=503844#503844
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