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From: Kathron at aol.com
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 22:50:49 UTC
If you've all gotten this message x2, I apologize, but it's recipient line listed only me, & I think it was intended for the whole group. Kathy Straub In a message dated 96-02-21 12:08:25 EST, geneg at rattler.gsfc.nasa.gov (Gene Gottschalk (286-0708)) writes: >Subj: Re: emergency procedures >Date: 96-02-21 12:08:25 EST >From: geneg at rattler.gsfc.nasa.gov (Gene Gottschalk (286-0708)) >To: Kathron at aol.com > >All, > >I guess it's time for me to jump in and ask my dumb questions. I am new to >aerobatics and just this past month got a solo sigh off in a Zlin 242. When >I first started taking lessons I spent the first half hour of preflight >learning the FAA regs on the chutes. Once completed we got into a decathlon >to start the lesson and I asked about how to use the chute. My instructor >explained you just pull the D ring and try not to hit anything hard. He >further explained that I probably wouldn't get out of the plane anyway, and >just wear them to be legal. He wasn't being factious and went on to >explain. Now, I had enough trouble getting into the decathlon in the first >place, firmly attached to the ground not moving. He said mix in a g-load, >centrifugal force, disorientation, and a medium size dose of panic, and the >likely hood of egress was not high. > >This brings me around to the question. The Zlin is much easier to exit in a >static state. Does the "typical" aerobatic pilot do any training in >parachuting? Would a parachute school even consider offering training in >your own safety chute. I don't see much point in owning and wearing a >parachute if you don't train using it. Am I just naive? > >I'm having enough trouble figuring how to get started in competative >aerobatics. Basic looks uphill to me! > >-Gene Gottschalk > >At 10:55 AM 2/21/96 -0500, you wrote: >>In a message dated 96-02-21 10:43:02 EST, David at yavapai.cc.az.us writes: >> >>> as i started out here, i'm not an aerobatic pilot and i'm not sure >>>how seriously you all take emergency exits, but if you need the training, >>>you really need the training. >> >>Dear David, >>>From my point of view, it doesn't matter that you're not an aerobatic >pilot. >>You have valid points. Safety is safety. >> >>Kathy Straub --------------------- Forwarded message: From: geneg at rattler.gsfc.nasa.gov (Gene Gottschalk (286-0708)) To: Kathron at aol.com Date: 96-02-21 12:08:25 EST All, I guess it's time for me to jump in and ask my dumb questions. I am new to aerobatics and just this past month got a solo sigh off in a Zlin 242. When I first started taking lessons I spent the first half hour of preflight learning the FAA regs on the chutes. Once completed we got into a decathlon to start the lesson and I asked about how to use the chute. My instructor explained you just pull the D ring and try not to hit anything hard. He further explained that I probably wouldn't get out of the plane anyway, and just wear them to be legal. He wasn't being factious and went on to explain. Now, I had enough trouble getting into the decathlon in the first place, firmly attached to the ground not moving. He said mix in a g-load, centrifugal force, disorientation, and a medium size dose of panic, and the likely hood of egress was not high. This brings me around to the question. The Zlin is much easier to exit in a static state. Does the "typical" aerobatic pilot do any training in parachuting? Would a parachute school even consider offering training in your own safety chute. I don't see much point in owning and wearing a parachute if you don't train using it. Am I just naive? I'm having enough trouble figuring how to get started in competative aerobatics. Basic looks uphill to me! -Gene Gottschalk At 10:55 AM 2/21/96 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 96-02-21 10:43:02 EST, David at yavapai.cc.az.us writes: > >> as i started out here, i'm not an aerobatic pilot and i'm not sure >>how seriously you all take emergency exits, but if you need the training, >>you really need the training. > >Dear David, >>From my point of view, it doesn't matter that you're not an aerobatic pilot. >You have valid points. Safety is safety. > >Kathy Straub > >