Orchestique Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 Considering to eventually be a proud owner of a M22 Mustang. I heard that the sliding door need lots of elbow grease to be correctly operated. The door is moved upward to get in the plane. Is it possible to get out of the plane if eventually the plane would crash inverted, is there a feature that would permit to exit from it safely? Thanks 1
Hank Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 There must be an emergency exit, but never having seen the plane, I don't know. There is at least one M22 owner here, though. Good luck with your purchase! We'd love to see pictures!!
Alan Fox Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 There is no requirement for an emergency exit....My Debbie has high security locks and I got locked in once.....Pretty scary stuff...
Hank Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 There is no requirement for an emergency exit....My Debbie has high security locks and I got locked in once.....Pretty scary stuff... I thought more than 4 seats required a second exit. Even 4-place planes like 310s have emergency exit windows, and of course Cherokee 6 and A/G 36 have two sets of doors . . .
aviatoreb Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 Egress is an issue to worry about in ALL aircraft. It is possible to damage a door in an otherwise survivable crash landing. I carry two small specially designed egress hammers, one in my flight "goodies" bag (along with things like AA batteries, my sporties 200 backup radio, motion sickness pills and gum for the passengers, ear plugs, O2-sat monitor, etc, etc) and a second one in the little pouch by my left leg on pilot side. The one I have is called "Life Hammer". It works surprisingly well for such a small hammer. I tested it once on a piece of aviation window that I noticed at the shop that the mechanics had removed from another airplane during window upgrade. A light tap and the window practically disintegrated, even though it would have been very hard to punch out with my fist. http://www.amazon.com/Original-Life-Hammer-Escape-Orange/dp/B000BMWXZM 3
Orchestique Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Posted March 9, 2015 I have just realised that there is a still a baggage door on the starboard side that could be used eventually but I must agree that the solution from Erik (Aviatoreb) is much wiser. Thanks!
mike_elliott Posted March 11, 2015 Report Posted March 11, 2015 Egress is an issue to worry about in ALL aircraft. It is possible to damage a door in an otherwise survivable crash landing. I carry two small specially designed egress hammers, one in my flight "goodies" bag (along with things like AA batteries, my sporties 200 backup radio, motion sickness pills and gum for the passengers, ear plugs, O2-sat monitor, etc, etc) and a second one in the little pouch by my left leg on pilot side. The one I have is called "Life Hammer". It works surprisingly well for such a small hammer. I tested it once on a piece of aviation window that I noticed at the shop that the mechanics had removed from another airplane during window upgrade. A light tap and the window practically disintegrated, even though it would have been very hard to punch out with my fist. http://www.amazon.com/Original-Life-Hammer-Escape-Orange/dp/B000BMWXZM Trust me, if you are going to land other than an airport, prop open a mooney door. I did and I am here because of it. 3
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