Looking for the first plane

On 30 Jul 2007 06:40:10 GMT, Blanche wrote:

Jon Woellhaf wrote:
My $0.02:

I've decided I can't stand the idea of a plane that has no door and/or no
operable window on the pilot's side.

Jon
C182Q

wanna know how fast the pilot's window in my cherokee becomes
the 2nd door? I carry a 3 D-Cell maglite just for this purpose.
Just in case...I've also been told that it will pop out if I hit it
with my arm.

Easily...Even a small bird is sufficient. A few years ago a 140
landing at 3BS took a small bird through the prop which caused it to
loop around the windshield and into the window beside the pilot. It
basically removed the window. They said it got really drafty in
there. :-))