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1. 10:01 AM - Door pull (ALFRED ROSA)
2. 03:30 PM - Re: Door pull (Robert Reed)
3. 04:55 PM - Re: Door pull (kent pyle)
4. 09:06 PM - Re: Door pull ()
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Wondering what builders have done as an aid for closing an open door while
sitting inside?
Al
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Al,=0A=0AMy first thought was to lift lots of heavy weight with one arm in
order to =0Alengthen it but when that didn't work I decided to install a fl
exible handle =0Afrom a car.- I will still have to lift myself up some to
grab it but it should =0Amake it a bit easier to pull it down.- Being a
bit on the short side I =0Arecognized that getting that door down was going
to be interesting but the only =0Athing I could ever come up with seemed l
ike it would be more trouble that it was =0Aworth.- I remember some old c
ars used to have a flexible loop type handle on the =0Aside posts.- I hav
en't seen one in years but always thought it would be ideal if =0Ainstalled
where it would hang down when-the door was open but fold against the =0A
door when closed.=0A=0AHope to finally get back to work on the plane this y
ear,=0A=0ABob Reed=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: ALFR
ED ROSA <fredorosa@gmail.com>=0ATo: kisbuilders <kis-list@matronics.com>=0A
Sent: Sat, July 2, 2011 12:01:05 PM=0ASubject: KIS-List: Door pull=0A=0AWon
dering what builders have done as an aid for closing an open door while =0A
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Al, I made a 4" loop of webbing and screwed it into the bottom of the
door. It sticks straight out and is easy to grasp. As I pull the door
shut it sticks inside the airplane so it doesn't flap on the outside of
the plane. Kent
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From: ALFRED ROSA
To: kisbuilders
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject: KIS-List: Door pull
Wondering what builders have done as an aid for closing an open door
while sitting inside?
Al
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7/2/2011
Hello Al, I have a short length (maybe 12 inches long) of nylon cord
coming out of a hole on the inside of the fat part of each door. A knot
on the outer end of the cord keeps the cord end from pulling out through
the hole.
On the cockpit inner end of each cord I have a round wooden bead (maybe
5/8 inch in diameter) with a hole through the bead and a recessed
portion in the hole for a knot on the end of each cord to keep the bead
from coming off.
The cords hang down with the beaded ends within easy reach for pulling
the doors down with the cord into the door closed position. Additional
inward pull is also applied by pulling inward on the beaded cord end as
the other hand moves the latch handle into the door pinned closed
position. (A slight door inward wedging action is created when the door
latch handle is moved into the pinned closed position by the door pin
design.)
Then each cord is wrapped around the door latch handle knob a few times
to both keep the cord out of the way and to add some additional
insurance that the latch handle will not inadvertently move to the open
position while in flight. (The primary means of keeping the door latches
in the closed position is the Europa shoot bolt mechanism.)
For some cooling air one can taxi with an elbow holding the door open a
bit while that same hand is used to hold the cord to keep the door from
moving further open.
An additional consideration is that a person on the ground can force the
door latch into the door unlatched position in an emergency rescue
situation because the nylon cord will slip and unwind if enough force
is applied to the exterior door latch handle.
I'd be happy to take and send or post some pictures if anyone is
interested.
'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and effort
to gather and understand knowledge."
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From: ALFRED ROSA
To: kisbuilders
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 1:01 PM
Subject: KIS-List: Door pull
Wondering what builders have done as an aid for closing an open door
while sitting inside?
Al
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