I plan full IFR with as much redundancy as I can afford.
I hate the idea of the handle for the tip-up quick release projecting through the center of the future location of the radio stack.
Is there any real reason to take the canopy off the plane on a regular basis?
I am thinking about replacing the quick release pins with bolts. Access will be a problem; might have to remove the skin to get to those bolts. But those radios are important to me.
I also thought about cutting the shaft of the handle, scabbing a scrap of aluminum over the 'key' in the sub-panel, leaving a smaller hole for the handle shaft and being able to release the canopy from behind the radios. The handle might still be in the way.
Rob Klein
RV9-A
I hate the idea of the handle for the tip-up quick release projecting through the center of the future location of the radio stack.
Is there any real reason to take the canopy off the plane on a regular basis?
I am thinking about replacing the quick release pins with bolts. Access will be a problem; might have to remove the skin to get to those bolts. But those radios are important to me.
I also thought about cutting the shaft of the handle, scabbing a scrap of aluminum over the 'key' in the sub-panel, leaving a smaller hole for the handle shaft and being able to release the canopy from behind the radios. The handle might still be in the way.
Rob Klein
RV9-A