The only crash I've ever witnessed personally was a mid air collision at low altitude (Douglas Skyraider vs Mustang). I was fairly convinced I was watching a fatal accident unfolding, but the unflyable of the two aircraft's pilot bailed in a steep dive at very low altitude and got a clean chute before disappearing from view. He was found sat in a field with a sore arm. My wife was wife me and decided from that point on I'd only ever fly with a parachute. I'd much rather carry a 10lb insurance policy than rely on probability and statistics. Best regards, Jamie
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, 11 May, 2016 at 16:22, Tommy Waymack via KRnet<krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: Got to agree with all the ideas on this subject.Safety is an important consideration in flying.I wish it were otherwise.Fly safe and keep building.Tommy W. On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Chris Prata via KRnet < krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > I believe my chute is a national 360, which I just checked weights 10.8lbs > and is 1.75" thick.? at least thats the new specs for a 360. I can live > with the 10lbs. In the unlikely event of a fire (which is what started the > discussion), I will get out in time, believe that. > Safety gear is a personal decision. Even if it just adds confidence, has > value. > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
