If they are olive green, good luck finding them in the grass. I fly on fly on a grass field which often has long grass. Most days it is diffucult to ever find the line. If you have a large and/or brightly colored chute, the problem is much easier. I *highly* recommend going with a very bright color. My current chute is flourescent yellow & pink stripes. Bought it at the Mid-South last year. I just got a new chute from the guys at F3X. Now *that* is an industrial strength chute. I've never seen one made that well. You might want to consider them also. Jon Stone ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Neverdosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Surplus 'chutes? > Thanks to all for the quick response on the chute info. > > Now I can take the info to the club field today. > > thanks again > > michael N6CHV AMA 77292 > > Dan Borer wrote: > > > > Michael-- > > > > Here is Dave's most recent message: > > > > I still have a good supply of military surplus 'chutes for > > sale and > > available now. They are approximately 17 inches in > > diameter, olive drab in > > color, with six 3/8 inch wide flat white wide ribbon shroud > > lines, > > approximate length from top of 'chute to bottom, 26 1/2 > > inches. These cost > > the government about $100 each, and the quality shows! For > > an objective > > comparison, see the July 2000 issue of Model Aviation, pp. > > 96-99. I have > > been using one for over ten years, and it's still great! > > Price is only > > $5.00 per 'chute, plus $1 shipping/handling anywhere in the > > USA for either > > one or two 'chutes. Shipping/handling is $2 to Canada, $3 > > to all other > > countries. Send cash, check or money order in US funds to > > Dave Darling, > > 2705 Harvest Road, Modesto, CA 95355-3430. Thanks for the > > bandwidth! > > Dave Darling > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
