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Old 27th Feb 2011, 22:51
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eharding

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Originally Posted by SNS3Guppy
.....and know nothing about tree landings, powerlines and parachutes, water landings, downwind landings, canopy control.
(Here we go again......)

As per the above, for the average potential user of an emergency parachute, should they have to eventually use the thing then a downwind water landing into trees and powerlines with a canopy problem is probably going to kill them. Staying with the airframe is certainly going to kill them.

Every time you jump out of an aeroplane, you incur a risk. Risk minimisation is the name of the game. Only a dedicated sky diver would maintain that risk elimination can be achieved by throwing yourself out of a functioning aeroplane. Because - and I mean no disrepect - they're nutters
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