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Loose Canopy Latches
DIR By: tlsportadmin
Date: November 8, 2025, 10:21 am
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The spring on the latches for the Stream and Sparker are the
same design. The spring gives up the ghost pretty quickly and
defaults to a loose position. Flies fine loose, but I just
couldn't stand the look of it for these beautiful airplanes. I
figured fixing/replacing the spring would yield the same
results, so here is my solution. I used a touch of adhesive
Velcro between the canopy and the latch, may not be a long term
solution if you routinely operate your exterior latch. Working
great so far, and people have quit telling me the latch is
open.....
Steve B
Experimental N315TL
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Re: Loose Canopy Latches
DIR By: Cmacgregor
Date: December 18, 2025, 12:01 pm
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Did you just remove the spring?
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Re: Loose Canopy Latches
DIR By: Shb716
Date: January 7, 2026, 5:25 am
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Did not remove the spring, just let the adhesive Velcro do its
thing
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Re: Loose Canopy Latches
DIR By: johnhilterman
Date: September 23, 2026, 2:26 am
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Has anyone sent this issue in to the factory? Wonder if they
could provide replacement springs.
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