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Old August 14th 09, 04:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default Smoking, etc. in cockpit

Worth repeating. Many years ago in the UK, a Std Cirrus pilot
apparently dropped his lighter into the front of the cockpit, undid
his straps to recover it, and PIO'd himself out through the canopy.
Parachute worked though.

Frank Whiteley