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From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: malfunctions
Message-ID: <2657@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 30 Nov 90 19:59:16 GMT
References: <1990Nov27.184258.27135@rodan.acs.syr.edu> <2631@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU> <1990Nov30.195958.3826@cass>
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In article <1990Nov30.195958.3826@cass> jmills@cass (John Luke Mills) writes:
>I might have missed this while I was away, but what is the 
>"officially recommended" procedure for a pilot chute tow?
>
>My intended plan is, "get very flat and dump my freebagged square
>reserve.  Don't pull the cutaway handle."

This is certainly not official but if the pin is pulled something must
be holding the bag in the container. This is probably pressure on the 
corners. This pressure will likely be relieved when the reserve is 
deployed; releasing the main bag. Now the big question is whether you want
the main bag, pilot chute, etc attached to you while your reserve attempts
to deploy. Key word here being "attempt".
>
>I have been considering adding, "reach back and hold the main
>container shut", Due to the tendency of the main container to empty
>when the reserve is deployed.
>
>What do you think of this hold the main container shut idea?
>

I try not to, it gives me nightmares :-). I'm not all that good at
falling stable anyway and the idea of being in a tumble as two
parachutes try to deploy is pretty frightening.
 


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