Originally Posted by
Bob Viking
Speaking as a pilot I’d rather have run off the end of a runway than have to try to pack that chute on a landaway.
In fact I’m sure there are several who will remember incidents of Jaguars returning from landaways where the chute was used and then, upon streaming on return to home base, deposited a metal can on the runway complete with contained chute.
BV
I am the last British bloke to pack a chute being pulled on a Jag. Time before it pulled out and didn't stay with the airframe. Other time, pulled and didn't open. But stayed attached. In the can too long.