On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 09:15:09 -0500, Todd Pattist
wrote:

Martin Gregorie wrote:

AFAIK the UK practise of always wearing chutes in gliders dates from
the lightning strike on an ASK-21 about 8 years ago

BTW, how often are you required to repack the chutes in the
UK?

I *think* it depends on the make of chute. I don't own one, so my
smart-alek answer would be "on or before the expiry date of the
packing slip".

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