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Shafid Khan's Blog – May 2013 Archive (1)
Zenith 601 XL canopy opened during the flight
Has anyone had the canopy of 601 XL open during the flight ??
My canopy opened in flight at 1500' at 100 kts early this month (May 2013). The aircraft dived towards the land and was hard to control. The canopy stayed up in the air and I could not pull it down. I slowed down to 60 kts and droped down to 500' just in case I had to land on the beach. All the items got sucked out from the back including my head phones. I turned back to the airport, about 2 miles. I could not communicate…
ContinueAdded by Shafid Khan on May 8, 2013 at 3:33am — 13 Comments
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