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Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…
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There's no reason to loosen (much less unthread) your chest strap until you approach the level of proficiency of a national-competition canopy pilot.
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skybill 19
To release or not to release, that is the ??? Keep yours hooked up or loosen it, it's up to you, risk or no risk! 'Been doin' it since the old round (5mph) canopy daze when we found that it allowed your canopy to spread a little more, catch more air and made for 2 or 3 fewer bruises when we landed!! 'Even used to unhook the left side of my chest mount reserve, hook my ripcord handle on the snap and swing it to the side so I could see where I was going. SOP in the old daze. Still undo the chest strap on my Mirage and have been thinking of doing the split slider mod on my slider to give my stiletto more spread. So there you have it. But just to give you a heads up on undoing your chest strap may save your life, back in the mid 80's at scare-us-valley one windy day, our otter pass got blown east to the corner of case rd. and the canal. I had my chest strap undone and my split slider on my Dragonfly undone and when I landed I was at least still on the DZ. By leaning forward with my chest strap un done I was at least able to stand up the landing without getting pulled over on my ass!! My toes touched, I turned 180* and burried a toggle to colapse my canopy only to see everyone else land on their butts and go for a sleigh ride!! One guy landed on the other side of Case rd. and his ride didn't fare too well, when the paramedics got to him, he was dead. Really Grim!! So there you have it. Skydivin' with all yer' straps wrapped, fish bowls on yer head, AAD's, AOD's (what we used to call AAD's), Skyhooks, hookknives (I do like those), Jesus cords, RSL,s and all the other gadgets strapped to yer carcass may come in handy but ain't no garauntee ya' won't get killed!!
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mdrejhon 8
Canopy course tips.
Quote... it allows your canopy to fly the way it was designed, not having the risers/lines compressed together by the slider and a tight chest strap...
I'm having a hard time with this.
I have to assume that you are speaking about certain/specific canopy makes and models or does that statement apply to all canopies?
Not being a smart-ass....just asking.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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I don't want to be fumbling around with stuff only to look up and have someone coming at me
.. not saying it will happen, but always assume that the person you see, does not see you...
JohnRich 4
QuoteI don't even bother with my chest strap... my concern is looking for traffic and making it back to the ground safely... I don't want to be fumbling around with stuff only to look up and have someone coming at me...
By all means, look around first. But once you've verified you're clear of traffic, then you can do lower priority tasks, like loosening the chest strap. And you can do it without even looking at it.
tetra316 0
QuoteQuote... it allows your canopy to fly the way it was designed, not having the risers/lines compressed together by the slider and a tight chest strap...
I'm having a hard time with this.
I have to assume that you are speaking about certain/specific canopy makes and models or does that statement apply to all canopies?
Not being a smart-ass....just asking.
I think it applies to all canopies. Think of what your canopy looks like with the slider halfway up the lines. The lines are squished together more than they should be thereby not allowing the canopy itself to spread out and fly like designed. If you've ever had a slider stuck anywhere up the lines you know how different it flies.
The same process is true having a slider above your risers and your chest strap cinched down tight after deployment. The lines of the canopy are squished together more than if you brought your slider down behind your head and loosened your chest strap. Obviously the larger/more docile your canopy the less noticeable difference this makes. I believe it was Brian Germain who said he recommends pulling your slider down and/or loosening your chest strap on all sub 150 canopies as it will make a difference in your flight characteristics.
Of course if you fly your canopy in any configuration long enough you get used to it and anything else feels different. I didn't used to bother with the slider and chest strap but once I started to do it I realized that not only does it fly different, it is also much more comfortable to me under canopy to do so.
JanuszPS 0
However I don't know if I would have trouble finding the handles if there was a need for that.
I loose my chest strap without looking at it. what for look at it??? I know where it is.
There is no doubt that loosing the chest strap improves flying. The question is if it decreases the safety.
Janusz
With that line of thinking then there are no absolutes in skydiving. Including death if you jump without a rig. You could get lucky.
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