F/S Strong parachute, $500

I'm going with a BRS, so my 26' Strong back pack is for sale, never
used, repacked annually, good condition, repacked 3/10/10, $500
JJ Sinclair

On 2/9/2011 6:20 AM, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I'm going with a BRS, so my 26' Strong back pack is for sale, never
used, repacked annually, good condition, repacked 3/10/10, $500
JJ Sinclair

Why not wear it, and provide another option that's known to work? It's
not like you are going to test your BRS system for proper operation.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

Why not wear it, and provide another option that's known to work?
It's
not like you are going to test your BRS system for proper operation.

I thought about that, but I believe the BRS system will deploy with
near 100% assurance. At 76, I'm only 50% sure I could get out of a
stable aircraft and zero% sure I could make it out of a spinning
tumbling fur-ball. If for some reason the BRS deployed but didn't
inflate, I would/could be trying to go over the side and into the un-
inflated risers and canopy of the BRS..............grrrrr
JJ

On Feb 9, 9:32*am, JJ Sinclair wrote:
*Why not wear it, and provide another option that's known to work?
It's

not like you are going to test your BRS system for proper operation.

I thought about that, but I believe the BRS system will deploy with
near 100% assurance. At 76, I'm only 50% sure I could get out of a
stable aircraft and zero% sure I could make it out of a spinning
tumbling fur-ball. If for some reason the BRS deployed but didn't
inflate, I would/could be trying to go over the side and into the un-
inflated risers and canopy of the BRS..............grrrrr
JJ

Hope you never have to test either - and we're talking about tiny
probabilities anyway - but I would feel really bad hanging under a
half-deployed BRS with an extra $500 in my pocket but no option to
jump.

Life's full of choices - $500 get's you 1/3 of the way to a PowerFlarm
so it's all about tradeoffs.

9B

On 2/9/2011 9:32 AM, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Why not wear it, and provide another option that's known to work?
It's
not like you are going to test your BRS system for proper operation.

I thought about that, but I believe the BRS system will deploy with
near 100% assurance. At 76, I'm only 50% sure I could get out of a
stable aircraft and zero% sure I could make it out of a spinning
tumbling fur-ball. If for some reason the BRS deployed but didn't
inflate, I would/could be trying to go over the side and into the un-
inflated risers and canopy of the BRS..............grrrrr

Or maybe the BRS deploys completely, but the glider attitude is making
everything gyrate so badly that it's going to be a really, really bad
"touchdown".

My thought was wearing it didn't add to your risk, and it might be a
good hedge against an untested installation that turns out to have "issues".

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

On Feb 9, 12:49*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Or maybe the BRS deploys completely, but the glider attitude is making
everything gyrate so badly that it's going to be a really, really bad
"touchdown".

Or maybe the deployed BRS catches another glider that was nearby,
enveloping the canopy and preventing that pilot from getting out.
You'd want to land safely under your own canopy so you could deal with
the lawyers representing the widow of the other pilot.

Ok, maybe a bit extreme, but has anyone advocating BRS in gliders
actually considered the risk of deploying one in a large gaggle. A
free falling pilot has, by default, cleared the air the personal chute
will deploy into. Not so with a BRS.

Andy

On Feb 9, 12:05*pm, Andy wrote:
Or maybe the deployed BRS catches another glider that was nearby,
enveloping the canopy and preventing that pilot from getting out.
You'd want to land safely under your own canopy so you could deal with
the lawyers representing the widow of the other pilot.

I still remember the photos of the burning Cirrus slowly descending
under a parachute...

JJ, how old is the parachute?

Bart

On Feb 9, 11:32*am, JJ Sinclair wrote:
*Why not wear it, and provide another option that's known to work?
It's

not like you are going to test your BRS system for proper operation.

I thought about that, but I believe the BRS system will deploy with
near 100% assurance. At 76, I'm only 50% sure I could get out of a
stable aircraft and zero% sure I could make it out of a spinning
tumbling fur-ball. If for some reason the BRS deployed but didn't
inflate, I would/could be trying to go over the side and into the un-
inflated risers and canopy of the BRS..............grrrrr
JJ

I'd keep a chute around for two place flying. I think my days of
flying trainers for rides, bfrs, and instruction without a parachute
are over.
John Cochrane.

On Feb 9, 9:20*am, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I'm going with a BRS, so my 26' Strong back pack is for sale, never
used, repacked annually, good condition, repacked 3/10/10, $500
JJ Sinclair

could you tell me the mfg year and model please.

Rick

On 2-9-2011 17:32, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Why not wear it, and provide another option that's known to work?
It's
not like you are going to test your BRS system for proper operation.

I thought about that, but I believe the BRS system will deploy with
near 100% assurance. At 76, I'm only 50% sure I could get out of a
stable aircraft and zero% sure I could make it out of a spinning
tumbling fur-ball. If for some reason the BRS deployed but didn't
inflate, I would/could be trying to go over the side and into the un-
inflated risers and canopy of the BRS..............grrrrr
JJ
If the BRS doesn't work, it would be nice to have a plan B...but the
redundancy would mean extra weight, ie less useful load.