I would put undoing your parachute straps (not your cockpit harnesses) on
the list of things to do before you ditch.

Even with my 400m swimming badge, I'm not sure I'd fancy a swim with a
parachute still on my back.

Shaun


At 00:21 26 June 2008, Bill Daniels wrote:

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On Jun 25, 5:44 pm, wrote: On Jun 25, 1:13 pm,
Jim White wrote: Best to try to avoid, but
MUCH better than trees. Admiral Nixon Are you sure? The upper
branches of trees seem to provide quite a soft 'landing'. Afraid to
report my club has nested at least two gliders with all occupants
walking away (after being 'rescued' by the fire service). jim
You must have special trees. I know of many where glider fall all the
way to the ground with sometimes hard impact and commonly lots of
damage to the glider. Yep- I'm sure. UHLanding flaps or no
landing flaps?Thanks.Douglas

Wasn't there a pilot who nearly drowned after landing in the treetops?
IIRC, the camopy jammed shut and the ballast water drained into the
cockpit.
Sometimes you just can't win.