Rachel Brindle

#VansAircraft came out with a fleet-wide service bulletin to install egress hammers. Kind of a no-brainer, but I’ll admit to never having thought of this (fire extinguisher yes, egress hammer, no). https://www.vansaircraft.com/service-information-and-revisions/sb-00079/

This shouldn’t be hard to comply with - Vans sells these for $25 each, and assuming they actually ship relatively quickly (big if, for real. I see these are already on backorder), the annoying part is just figuring out where and how to mount it. Might be able to rivet some velcro straps to the center console and have that be the install method?

#Aviation #avgeek #ExperimentalAviation #AirplaneOwnership

SB-00079 - Van's Aircraft Total Performance RV Kit Planes

Because preparation is an important part of safety, Van’s Aircraft is recommending all RVs carry an Emergency Egress Hammer. (One is available on the Van’s webstore.) It’s important to note that egress hammers designed for automobiles may not be compatible with the aircraft use, since spring-loaded plungers designed to break glass are not effective on […] Read More

Van's Aircraft Total Performance RV Kit Planes
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Show threadRachel Brindle1d ago
The main issue with just using velcro straps is going to be vibration prevention. I really don’t want this to vibrate against the center console panel. #VansAircraft #Aviation #avgeek #ExperimentalAviation #AirplaneOwnership
Show thread👨🏻‍✈️(Sky?)wanderer - Nicolas1d ago
@younata seems like maybe a good use case for a 3D printed thing? Designed strong enough to not vibrate the hammer but weak enough to allow that intentionally pulling the hammer down will break the mount.
Show threadRachel Brindle1d ago
The hammer brand that Vans sells (Sinsen) is fairly generic and you can buy basically anywhere for cheaper. Really easy to find this on amazon, but... fuck amazon.
Show threadNick1d ago
@younata I wonder what they weigh.