Originally Posted by
Idle Reverse
Prior to the accident, the parachute procedure after normal shutdown was to unstrap in the cockpit and leave the chute in the aircraft seat prior to vacating the aircraft. The chute harness was the higher of the two boxes and was realeased first, followed by the lower seat harness.
Idle Reverse, that is how I remembered it in 81/2. Hence my previous comment re the student 'banging out' in the hangar without the chute attached. RIP Ian.