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Old February 5th 16, 03:29 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Use of drag chutes

The accidents in Namibia which totaled gliders and claimed a life deserve more respect than that offered by our friend "Fred Drift".
Hey, it's fun to land with a drag chute. I regret never trying ASW17B 15 meter drag chute landings. At 20m it was huge fun.
Jim
 




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