Excellent post Ed....thanks for sharing it with us. I hope that you are
doing well.

I remember Chip showing us his system years ago when flying at Mid Atlantic
Soaring. My only concern is the same that was posted back when this all was
discussed in 1998....that is if the belts will withstand the loads placed
upon them at angles that they were not designed for when using the system
described by Chip. Does anyone have any further info about this? You out
there Chip? I know that he was concerned re the liability issue of
non-approved applications in the past so may not be willing to discuss this
publicly.

I have a crotch strap installed by myself in my experimental certificated
glider (LS-8) but honestly only use it when on a fast final glide to keep my
head from being bruised i.e. most of the flight it is not connected for
relief reasons. It obviously wouldn't be much help laying there in the seat
just prior to impacting something.

Casey Lenox
KC
Phoenix