Originally Posted by
Easy Street
Stated with such confidence. And wrong.
If you insist on evidence, read paragraph 1.4.5.22 of
this SI report. And I don’t see why you’d “air quote” someone when you’re evidently beyond your area of direct knowledge.
Much more polite
but see reference above. The cord is there as a backup in case of jettison failure or for manual use when trapped during ground egress in situations where jettison would be inadvisable (eg in a HAS).
Ah, I thought they just had the splitter cord. Always thought that was a risky proposition!