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Old December 6th 08, 01:17 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell
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Default Parachute 20 year limit

Gregg Ballou wrote:
False. I believe squares are (slightly)more reliable. Only problem with
squares is that an untrained jumper can hurt/kill themselves landing one.


An odd feature for a (slightly) more reliable parachute.

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