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From: brent@poseidon.UUCP (Brent P. Callaghan)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Jumpmaster assisted deployment
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 09:40:19 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 16 09:40:19 1985
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I think the issue of the student trapping the pilot chute
is rather a red herring.  There are many accident reports
already for static-line assisted pilot chutes being
trapped by the student after a poor exit.

I can see the rationale behind the jumpmaster assisted
deployment.  Almost any hand-deploy rig would be suitable
and no special mods or preparation required.  Static
lines are a hassle.  You have to be sooo careful to check
that the hardpoint attachment is secure.  Unless you want
a mess of S/Ls all over the floor you attach the static
line just before jump run for each student.  That's
what I used to do.  Less popped rigs that way.  A fellow
jumpmaster had enormous guilt feelings when he once forgot
to check the attachment and totalled the student's main!
Also there is the fear of static-line hang-ups.  

Despite all the above, I agree with Ken Scofield's comments.
I would MUCH rather have a static line flapping around in
the aircraft (and the attendant hassle) rather than a
pilot chute.  There is a significant risk of the pilot
chute snagging the tail.  We had an accident some time ago
where a student popped his rig in the door of a Cherokee Six.
The pilot chute went over the stabilizer as he fell away.
At line stretch the pilot chute was pulled free, but it
bent the stabilizer down at almost a 90 degree angle as
it came off.  The aircraft entered a spiral dive with the
pitch controls jammed.  The rest of the load exited before
the Gs became too much.  The pilot managed to pull out of
the dive by winding full up-trim and landed using engine
power to control pitch. Wow!
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