I would put undoing your parachute straps (not your cockpit harnesses) on
the list of things to do before you ditch.
Even with my 400m swimming badge, I'm not sure I'd fancy a swim with a
parachute still on my back.
Shaun
At 00:21 26 June 2008, Bill Daniels wrote:
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>Jim White wrote:> > > >Best to try to avoid, but
>MUCH better than trees.> > >Admiral Nixon> > > Are you sure? The upper
>branches of trees seem to provide quite a soft> > 'landing'. Afraid to
>re****t my club has nested at least two gliders with> > all occupants
>walking away (after being 'rescued' by the fire service).> > > jim> >
>You must have special trees.> I know of many where glider fall all the
>way to the ground with> sometimes> hard impact and commonly lots of
>damage to the glider.> Yep- I'm sure.> UHLanding flaps or no
>landing flaps?Thanks.Douglas
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>Wasn't there a pilot who nearly drowned after landing in the treetops?
>IIRC, the camopy jammed shut and the ballast water drained into the
>cockpit.
>Sometimes you just can't win.
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