cold weather flying

Dan, getting out and getting the chute opened are independent of
footwear. ND is pretty flat and well plowed, but you wouldn't want to
walk on the NM canyons and desert in anything flimsy. Then consider how
far you may have to walk in those booties, assuming you haven't broken
an ankle on landing.

Dan


On 5/2/2016 6:29 PM, wrote:
Dan as for a parachute landing the footware is probably the least of your concerns a good ways behind getting out eithout being struck and getting that chute opened. LOL

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Dan, 5J

Yes Dan I understand the aspects of the hike out. Most of my xc flying was out of minden and Ive had my share of hikes. As for getting out of the ship, boots may be important for another reason. My bro once had to bail out of a ventus after a midair. After a guy hit him my bro found himself in a high G loop (guy clipped my bros elevator it jammed in full up postion). My bro had to use his legs to kick out the canopy cause it wouldnt eject with the high poss G's. In this case his boots definitely saved his ass.

Good point! And that's a scenario that gives me the willies. At my
age, I might not be able to get out under those circumstances.


On 5/4/2016 7:51 AM, wrote:
Yes Dan I understand the aspects of the hike out. Most of my xc flying was out of minden and Ive had my share of hikes. As for getting out of the ship, boots may be important for another reason. My bro once had to bail out of a ventus after a midair. After a guy hit him my bro found himself in a high G loop (guy clipped my bros elevator it jammed in full up postion). My bro had to use his legs to kick out the canopy cause it wouldnt eject with the high poss G's. In this case his boots definitely saved his ass.

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Dan, 5J

Yep me too Dan. My bro was really low, toward the bottom of a gaggle filled thermal at the start of a race. The midair occurred at about 2k agl and folks that saw it say he got out around 1300 ft, lucky to be here. The ventus ended up landingvitself, it bottomed out of the last loop right at ground level, didnt hardly scratch a wing but the fuselage was a mess lol