On Sep 12, 11:04 pm, Mark Dickson
wrote:
I've always thought it would be a good idea to take
hold of the rip-cord handle before finally leaving
the glider. Did you do that, and, if you didn't, did
you get hold of the handle quickly and easily?

At 11:00 12 September 2007, Peld wrote:


Mark,

I didn't have a hold of the ripcord as I left the cockpit, I was too
busy trying to hold my glasses on. I think my priorities may have been
a bit askew at that stage. Also I was using as much energy as I could
to get over the side, and also looking to see that I wasn't going to
hit the wing on the way out. The wing that wasn't there any more by
the way. To be quite honest, I don't even recall pulling the ripcord,
but as has been mentioned on here, I had practised doing that plenty
of times on the ground and obviously the practise paid off. I did hang
on to the ripcord all the way down to the ground and I fully intend to
frame it!