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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: Canopy latching

Members,

      My canopy will not latch  unless I pull real hard on the backside and then only the left side from the  pilots position will latch on the first stage only. The right side will not  latch at all.  Can anyone who has had this problem on the ZodiacXL tell me  what the fix is.

  

 Tracy Stone

 ZodiacXL w/Jabiru 330

 Harker Heights, Tx

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bryanmmartin

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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject: Canopy latching

You might try putting shims under the latch pins on the canopy rails.

On Mar 21, 2007, at 9:48 PM, robert stone wrote:



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		   Members,

      My canopy will not latch unless I pull real hard on the  

 backside and then only the left side from the pilots position will  

 latch on the first stage only. The right side will not latch at  

 all.  Can anyone who has had this problem on the ZodiacXL tell me  

 what the fix is.


	


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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject: Canopy latching

Bryan,

     Thanks for the response, I will try that.



Tracy

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marinegunner(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: Canopy latching

Tracy,

 Here is how I fixed mine on the CH600. However, I doubt that most will even attempt such a fix on a 601 - to much work and to much change to the canopy area. Note the frame is also roll-over protection.

 Each gull wing door has a simple but very effective latch. I will be able to remove gull doors and fly without them - in fact, test flight will be done both ways. High power fan tests and fairly fast taxi tests indicate that slipstream will not enter cockpit due to shape, location and size of windscreen. Ta Da, it works. 

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Steven R. Hulland

CH 600 Taildragger

Amado, AZ



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ashontz

Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Canopy latching

Steve, do you have more pix inside and out of that canopy of yours? I want to build something similar. Maybe some details on how you built it. I like the look, kind of looks like a F4U canopy. I think I would have made the side extend down a little further. Othere than that, pretty cool. I also like the fact you have rollover protection in there too. Can you supply some pix of that arrangement as well.



Thanks



 	  marinegunner(at)gmail.com wrote: 	
		  Tracy,

 Here is how I fixed mine on the CH600. However, I doubt that most will even attempt such a fix on a 601 - to much work and to much change to the canopy area. Note the frame is also roll-over protection.

 Each gull wing door has a simple but very effective latch. I will be able to remove gull doors and fly without them - in fact, test flight will be done both ways. High power fan tests and fairly fast taxi tests indicate that slipstream will not enter cockpit due to shape, location and size of windscreen. Ta Da, it works. 

-- 

Semper Fi,

Steven R. Hulland

CH 600 Taildragger

Amado, AZ



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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Canopy latching

Sound like you didn't put enough bend into the frames when you installed them. I'm at this point now and haven't quite got them where I think they need to be yet. The bending method as shown in the construction manual. (3 bolts and a vise) is not the the easiest thing in the world to do.



 	  rstone4(at)hot.rr.com wrote: 	
		  Members,

      My canopy will not latch  unless I pull real hard on the backside and then only the left side from the  pilots position will latch on the first stage only. The right side will not  latch at all.  Can anyone who has had this problem on the ZodiacXL tell me  what the fix is.

  

 Tracy Stone

 ZodiacXL w/Jabiru 330

 Harker Heights, Tx

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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject: Canopy latching

I am not sure if this is a common problem however one of the members 

suggested that I shim under the striker plate and I just finished making the 

shims out of aluminum 1/8 inch or 250,000.  I will install tomorrow and let 

all know if this fix works.



Tracy Stone



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