REFLECTOR: Door grip

John Dibble aminetech at bluefrog.com
Sun May 13 11:33:26 CDT 2012 

Mine tended to slam shut.  Also it wouldn't stay fully open.  I replaced 
with a strut with 10 lbs more force and that solved both problems.

John

On 5/13/2012 10:47 AM, Geoff Gerhardt wrote:
> Its possible its the location of the strut.  When closing, I need to 
> ease mine down or it will slam shut - it requires a decent grip on the 
> strake extension or a nasty slam.  Its not that its really difficult 
> to open/close, but it would be more comfortable with a finger slot. 
>  To be honest, I'm thinking about my wife opening the door more than 
> me.  I think most folks would be looking for something to grab onto as 
> its not just lifting on the strake extension, its lifting and pulling, 
> and there's nothing to grip to support the pulling action aside from 
> the shear force b/w your fingers and the strake extension.
>
> This looks like a good solution: 
> http://www.sugatsune.com/products/ProductDetails.cfm?CATID=4&SUBCATID=3&PRODUCTID=HN 
> <http://www.sugatsune.com/products/ProductDetails.cfm?CATID=4&SUBCATID=3&PRODUCTID=HN> 
>
>
> Geoff
>
> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Kevin Baker <flykb at verizon.net 
> <mailto:flykb at verizon.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all
>     I have not found on our plane that anything like this was needed.
>     We simply unlatch the door and put our hand on the bottom of the
>     strake pull up a liitle and the door comes up.
>     No problem
>     If others are finding something diff like its really hard to pull
>     the door up I would wonder if it had to do with the door strut
>     location or strut strength.
>
>     Ours is the routine plans built no mods kind of velocity
>
>     Thanks
>     Kevin Baker
>     N164PS
>     .
>
>     On May 13, 2012, at 9:58 AM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com
>     <mailto:aminetech at bluefrog.com>> wrote:
>
>     > I don't have this and wondering why it is needed?
>     >
>     > John
>     >
>     > On 5/13/2012 9:24 AM, Chris Barber wrote:
>     >> I need to add this too. I am still in primer. It has been done
>     and there are pictures somewhere in the www. I have seen them a
>     few inches long allowing all your fingers to grip on the bottom of
>     the strake extension to a small hole big enough for a single
>     finger. All were recessed into the strake extension. FWIW.
>     >>
>     >> Chris.
>     >>
>     >> Sent from my iPhone 4
>     >>
>     >> On May 13, 2012, at 7:55 AM, "Peter
>     Braswell"<peter.braswell at gmail.com
>     <mailto:peter.braswell at gmail.com>>  wrote:
>     >>
>     >>> Geoff
>     >>> That's actually a good idea!  I'm working on that right noe
>     and hadn't considered doing anything like that.  Any aerodynamic
>     considerations that anybody can think of?
>     >>>
>     >>> Peter
>     >>>
>     >>> Sent from my iPad
>     >>>
>     >>> On May 13, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Geoff
>     Gerhardt<geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com
>     <mailto:geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com>>  wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>>> All,
>     >>>>
>     >>>> After I got my plane painted, assembled and in the hanger
>     with the doors on, I quickly found that opening the door was a
>     little awkward.  You have to turn the door handle with one hand
>     while placing your flat palm on the underside of the strake
>     extension without it slipping.  It seems there should be some sort
>     of grip on the underside of the strake extension on the door to
>     help in lifting the door.  I was regretting not creating a little
>     cutout finger grip there prior painting.  I think I will make some
>     sort of low-profile, streamlined grip that I'll paint and bond on.
>      Do you guys know what I'm talking about?  Has anyone else put
>     some sort of grip there?
>     >>>>
>     >>>> Geoff
>     >>>>
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