---------------------------------------------------------- RVSouthEast-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/31/10: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:24 AM - Fw: !st Saturday Lunch at the EAAgles Nest (RUQ) (Larry Bowen) 2. 05:09 PM - Re: Fw: Canopy Breaker Tool (Bill Repucci) 3. 05:42 PM - Re: Fw: Canopy Breaker Tool (Bill Repucci) 4. 07:42 PM - Re: Fw: Canopy Breaker Tool (Larry Bowen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:24:28 AM PST US Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Fwd: !st Saturday Lunch at the EAAgles Nest (RUQ) From: Larry Bowen FYI. Do not archive. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Jack E. Neubacher" Subject: !st Saturday Lunch at the EAAgles Nest (RUQ) It is't Good Friday, "It's Better Saturday" Event Notice EAA Chapter 1083 Is hosting it's monthly First Saturday Lunch Saturday, April 3rd,2010 Rowan County Airport (RUQ) Salisbury, NC Near the Mid-Field Wind Sock Serving from 11:00 AM until Everyone Goes Home (Come early for some rain or shine hangar flying) Lunch Buffet of all you want Burgers, Dogs, Grilled Pork, and our Famous Fresh Cut Fries, and a new treat, Fried Bologna Sandwiches Still just $5.00 Thank-You for supporting EAA Chapter 1083 Jack E. Neubacher President, EAA Chapter 1083 www.EAA1083.com Cell - (704) 213-6937 Please forward to all your friends, pilots, aircraft owners and aviation enthusiasts and others who may have an interest in our event. Address corrections are also welcome. You have been sent this message as part of our event notification list. If you have received this from a friend and would rather be receiving this notice directly please reply with "Add me to your List" in the Message, but if you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please let me know. Just type reply with "REMOVE from List" in the message and send this notice back to me. Thank-you. Regards, Jack E. Neubacher (704) 213-6937 www.fly4fun.org jack@fly4fun.org -- -- Larry Bowen Larry@BowenAero.com http://BowenAero.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:09:25 PM PST US From: "Bill Repucci" Subject: RE: RVSouthEast-List: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool Larry, Do you know if this is just a chunk of metal or is there some type of spring loaded pin in it? I have followed a number of threads on this subject on the VAF forum and one thing that comes up is that when you are upside down, strapped in the cockpit, there is no room to get a good enough swing at the canopy to break it. If this is just an aluminum handle, I wonder if it would work any better than those orange plastic hammers that Car-and-Driver tested on car windows and found out they would even bust those. Bill From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry Bowen Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:32 PM Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool FYI. -- Larry Bowen Larry@BowenAero.com http://BowenAero.com do not archive ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Burton Subject: Canopy Breaker Tool Dear Mr. Larry Bowen - RV Builders Group of the Triad I am writing to you concerning a safety item I have developed for light aircraft and what your interest would be in providing it for your aviation operations. It is a Canopy Breaker Tool targeted for aircraft with bubble canopies, but will obviously work on any type of windscreen or side window of any aircraft. When I previously flew military fighter aircraft, we generally had some type of Canopy Breaker Tool installed in the aircraft for that 'one time event' of being trapped in the cockpit, and the canopy would not open and all normal means of extrication were exhausted. Having spoken to many pilots who fly Vans, Light Sport, Aerobatic and some others a recurring topic is how to get out of an airplane that has upset or the canopy is jammed from some type of emergency situation. Most agree they don't have a good plan or tool to use. Reflecting on past experience I have developed a tool which is light weight (10 ounces, 6" x 1"), strong and is simply attached to an airframe or seat member in the cockpit near the PIC, and in an emergency situation it can be easily released and you can break the canopy and get out of the aircraft quickly. This Canopy Breaker Tool retails for $39.00. Attached is an overview of the tool, plus the document that would go into the POH and a picture of the Canopy Breaker Tool. Thank you in advance for your time and please let me know your thoughts on this, and if this is something your customers would like for their own aircraft for safety and survival. Paul Burton Sabre Aviation, Inc. pburton5@cfl.rr.com 386.788.1494 Office 317.697.5026 Mobile 815.301.9246 Fax Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 02:32:00 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:42:38 PM PST US Subject: RE: RVSouthEast-List: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool From: Bill Repucci Bill Repucci wrote: >Larry, > > > >Do you know if this is just a chunk of metal or is there some type of spring >loaded pin in it? I have followed a number of threads on this subject on >the VAF forum and one thing that comes up is that when you are upside down, >strapped in the cockpit, there is no room to get a good enough swing at the >canopy to break it. > > > >If this is just an aluminum handle, I wonder if it would work any better >than those orange plastic hammers that Car-and-Driver tested on car windows >and found out they would even bust those. > > > >Bill > > > >From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry >Bowen >Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:32 PM >To: SERV >Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool > > > >FYI. > > >-- >Larry Bowen >Larry@BowenAero.com >http://BowenAero.com >do not archive > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Paul Burton >Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM >Subject: Canopy Breaker Tool >To: larry@bowenaero.com > > >Dear Mr. Larry Bowen - RV Builders Group of the Triad > > > >I am writing to you concerning a safety item I have developed for light >aircraft and what your interest would be in providing it for your aviation >operations. It is a Canopy Breaker Tool targeted for aircraft with bubble >canopies, but will obviously work on any type of windscreen or side window >of any aircraft. When I previously flew military fighter aircraft, we >generally had some type of Canopy Breaker Tool installed in the aircraft for >that 'one time event' of being trapped in the cockpit, and the canopy would >not open and all normal means of extrication were exhausted. Having spoken >to many pilots who fly Vans, Light Sport, Aerobatic and some others a >recurring topic is how to get out of an airplane that has upset or the >canopy is jammed from some type of emergency situation. Most agree they >don't have a good plan or tool to use. Reflecting on past experience I have >developed a tool which is light weight (10 ounces, 6" x 1"), strong and is >simply attached to an airframe or seat member in the cockpit near the PIC, >and in an emergency situation it can be easily released and you can break >the canopy and get out of the aircraft quickly. > > > >This Canopy Breaker Tool retails for $39.00. Attached is an overview of the >tool, plus the document that would go into the POH and a picture of the >Canopy Breaker Tool. > > > >Thank you in advance for your time and please let me know your thoughts on >this, and if this is something your customers would like for their own >aircraft for safety and survival. > > > > > >Paul Burton > >Sabre Aviation, Inc. > >pburton5@cfl.rr.com > >386.788.1494 Office > >317.697.5026 Mobile > >815.301.9246 Fax > > > > > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >02:32:00 > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:42:36 PM PST US Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool From: Larry Bowen Ya, thats something to consider. It's just a hunk-o-metal I think. I haven't studied it too close. -- Larry Bowen Larry@BowenAero.com http://BowenAero.com On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Bill Repucci wrote: > Larry, > > > Do you know if this is just a chunk of metal or is there some type of > spring loaded pin in it? I have followed a number of threads on this > subject on the VAF forum and one thing that comes up is that when you are > upside down, strapped in the cockpit, there is no room to get a good enou gh > swing at the canopy to break it. > > > If this is just an aluminum handle, I wonder if it would work any better > than those orange plastic hammers that Car-and-Driver tested on car windo ws > and found out they would even bust those. > > > Bill > > > *From:* owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com [mailto: > owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Larry Bowen > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:32 PM > *To:* SERV > *Subject:* RVSouthEast-List: Fwd: Canopy Breaker Tool > > > FYI. > > > -- > Larry Bowen > Larry@BowenAero.com > http://BowenAero.com > do not archive > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Paul Burton* > Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:01 PM > Subject: Canopy Breaker Tool > To: larry@bowenaero.com > > Dear Mr. Larry Bowen ' RV Builders Group of the Triad > > > I am writing to you concerning a safety item I have developed for light > aircraft and what your interest would be in providing it for your aviatio n > operations. It is a Canopy Breaker Tool targeted for aircraft with bubbl e > canopies, but will obviously work on any type of windscreen or side windo w > of any aircraft. When I previously flew military fighter aircraft, we > generally had some type of Canopy Breaker Tool installed in the aircraft for > that =91one time event=92 of being trapped in the cockpit, and the canopy would > not open and all normal means of extrication were exhausted. Having spok en > to many pilots who fly Vans, Light Sport, Aerobatic and some others a > recurring topic is how to get out of an airplane that has upset or the > canopy is jammed from some type of emergency situation. Most agree they > don=92t have a good plan or tool to use. Reflecting on past experience I have > developed a tool which is light weight (10 ounces, 6=94 x 1=94), strong a nd is > simply attached to an airframe or seat member in the cockpit near the PIC , > and in an emergency situation it can be easily released and you can break > the canopy and get out of the aircraft quickly. > > > This Canopy Breaker Tool retails for $39.00. Attached is an overview of > the tool, plus the document that would go into the POH and a picture of t he > Canopy Breaker Tool. > > > Thank you in advance for your time and please let me know your thoughts o n > this, and if this is something your customers would like for their own > aircraft for safety and survival. > > > *Paul Burton* > > Sabre Aviation, Inc. > > pburton5@cfl.rr.com > > 386.788.1494 Office > > 317.697.5026 Mobile > > 815.301.9246 Fax > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > 02:32:00 > > * > =========== =========== =========== =========== > * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RVSouthEast-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rvsoutheast-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rvsoutheast-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.