On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 8:55:56 AM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
My take away from this tread is to check and see if your emergency release works.
Next time I've got a couple of savvy strong guys I'm going to stage them to catch my canopy and pull the release and see if it works with me in the plane, then clean and lube the emergency release system. I've had my canopy off several time over the years but never with it closed with the rear pins engaged.

Isn't it supported to come off at each annual?