What are your thoughts after looking at this photo?
Please give me your analysis of this operation from this R44 which took place in Monterrey Mexico a couple of days ago . . .
It's a paraglider being dropped while a skydiver tapes his exit, they are using a bag made in Bulgaria to drop paragliders from Fixed Wing aircraft or Helicopters?
What you see in the photo are the lines from a canopy (parachute like) extending, as soon as those lines come to an end, they will be pulling out a rather large fabric canopy from that bag that is supposed to open a few feed down the helicopter.
Points to take into account from this photo . . .
- I feel the canopy or lines could easilly be caught on the ground handling wheel stud on the skid, if so, the paraglider could easilly be left hanging from the canopy, and it would take him seconds realize that his only way out would be to free himself from his main canopy and use his reserve, then leave the huge canopy hanging from the skid along with dozens of lines hanging?
- Do you consider it safe?
- Is this legal? at least in your country?
D-Bag here:
www.avasportcentral.com/eng/pr_d-bag.html
Video of D-Bag deployment look here . .