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From: kas@hp-pcd.UUCP (kas)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Paralerts
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Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 13:10:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 10 13:10:00 1985
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Corvallis, OR
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Nf-From: hpcvlo!kas    Jan 14 10:10:00 1985



     I'm new to this "news" stuff, so if this comes out garbled or inside-out
or something, it's because I don't know what I'm doing.
     Anyway, I have to agree that we humans tend to get sloppy about things
that we can get other devices (or people) to do for us.  But, on the other
hand, I think redundancy is the lesser of two evils.  What I'm getting at is
this:  we have only two of our five senses available to us during free-fall,
(sight and sound, for those of you who are asleep) and since our eyes are
generally watching that guy who is about to funnel the formation, it's a good
idea to put our ears to work.  I'm certainly not advocating total dependence
on mechanical devices, since we all know that they sometimes fail when we need
them most, but I like the idea of having an additional reminder at pull time.
I must admit that I do not yet have a Paralert, but I like the idea so much 
I've been thinking of getting one.  
     By the way, as I see it, there are three possible altitude settings for
a Paralert that have distinct usefullness:  (1) break-off time (say, 4000 ft.),
(2) pull time (2500 ft.), or (3) last-chance pull time (2000 ft.').  Too bad 
you can't set those things to go off at more than one altitude...


				Ken Scofield
				Hewlett-Packard PCD
				Corvallis, OR

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