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Flying Cruzer with Doors Off
Has anybody flown their Cruzer without doors? I'm wondering if there are any adverse flight characteristics if flown without doors.
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Permalink Reply by David J. Beaulieu on
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Flying the STOL750 without doors slows you down a bit...expect increase noise and wind...leave nothing loose inside.
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Permalink Reply by Keith Thomas on
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I just recently saw a video of a Zenith flying without doors, they made a deflector for it.
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Permalink Reply by Robert Chaplin on
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Tks Keith for the video link. The deflector seems to keep the buffeting inside to a minimum, and it appears to not restrict the normal door open/closure function. Will install, mighty warm here in Philippines.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Thomas on
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Before I started on my Cruzer, I asked Roger if it could be flown doors-off like the CH 750 STOL. His answer was yes.
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Tks Brian, nice to hear from the "source" it's acceptable.
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