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In article ,
Todd Pattist wrote: Martin Gregorie wrote: 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". In the U.S. it's independent of chute make (unless it's made of material like silk - which none are) and it must be repacked every 120 days. I was just wondering if this is variable around the world. I've heard repackers tell me they believe the 120 day period is extremely conservative. I wondered if the other regulating bodies around the world use that interval. Anyone? Todd Pattist - "WH" Ventus C (Remove DONTSPAMME from address to email reply.) I'd bet that I could take a dozen emergency chutes, varying in date of most recent packing over the past year, and give them to a master rigger with over 5000 chutes packed, and have him line them up, inspect them, and order them by the age HE thinks they were repacked, and have him do no better than a random ordering. This is assuming there were no AD's over the year of course 120 days is quite the overkill... http://www.afn.org/skydive/equip/repack-cycle.html http://www.pia.com/piapubs/pia_posit...day_repack.htm There have been attempts to get this to 180 days (which is internationally and in the military a fairly common standard). |
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Pete Zeugma wrote: At 07:48 10 February 2004, Mark James Boyd wrote: BAToulson wrote: and then I'd show them the statistics for lightning strikes and prove that wearing a chute increased the chance of being hit by lightening, and this was a much greater risk than what we estimated was the risk of being the first fatal accident in the 2-33 in over 30 years, much less one that might require a chute... A short while after the then CFI of the London Gliding Club mandated all training flights will use chutes, one of our K21's was hit by a lightning strike which travelled horizontally some 3-4 miles. The glider was totaly destroyed, with the tail only attached by it's control cables. Both pilot and student bailed out and landed safely (bar a few breaks). Had this been prior to Jed's time as CFI, we would have had two more dead pilots. SEE!! Wearing a parachute attracts lightning strikes! Who wants that? OK JUST KIDDING!!! :PPPP |
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Mark James Boyd wrote:
Bruce Greeff wrote: Todd Pattist wrote: Now I know that you can recover, without too much drama from a spin at that height, and how to do it. Until you have done it you have no idea - the actual spin is not different, but the scenery/experience is. Multiple ordinary ,and accelerated and even one inverted spin in a Pitts S2 was interesting and fun, at 3000-4000AGL. The "boring, docile" K13 was heart stopping at 800'. If I ever do it inadvertently, at least I have processed the mental stuff relating to spinning this low at least twice. Got a better chance of not choking up and making a mess of the recovery. That would be regrettable, because, as has been noted correctly there is very little margin for error. Was quite satisfied with the safety aspect with an instructor who has been teaching this for 40+ years sitting in the back of an immaculate K13, in still air. Would have my doubts about doing it with most others though... Full deflection of controls at low altitude, and jamming possibly caused by negative G's (and some flying object) makes me nervous... "little margin for error" indeed... Hardly full control deflection - that's the point. Slow, wide turn close to stall only takes a little nudge to get the canopy full of brown stuff. |
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This, quite possibly, is the dumbest thing I have ever read. To wit:
ADVICE TO INSTRUCTORS "A very experienced instructor flying a docile two seater in ideal conditions may be prepared to initiate a brief spin from 800'." A very experienced instructor initiating any type of spin with a student in any type of glider at 800' AGL ought to have his or her head examined. In addition, one hopes that one's will is up to date. Allan "W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.)." wrote in message ... JJ, I usually respect your postings, but this time you have written arrogant nonsense, and I am afraid you have wound me up. |
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