F/S Strong parachute, $500

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.

The chute is a Strong 303 backpack manufactured in 10/94, so its 16
years old. Some re-packers have been know to impose a 20-year life
limit which is not in the FAR's........a carry-over from the military,
and we all know who pays for their new chutes ($1985 if you please) as
far as the Feds are concerned, a chute is good to go as long as it
passes inspection, kinda like our sailplanes. Wouln't it be a bitch if
we had to ****can our sailplanes at 20 years?
As for two parachutes, I have picked the best option IMHO and I will
go with that. Kinda like wearing a belt and suspenders, isn't it?
Cheers,
JJ
PS, I'm looking forward to a very comfortable seat in the future.