On Dec 7, 3:55*am, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
I've done a limited amount of flying in Germany and New Zealand. In both
places chute wearing was taken for granted: so routine that NOT wearing
one would be surprising.

Er .. what?

We certainly don't normally wear chutes in our club two seaters for
rides or training, which is 99 of what they are used for. I can say
I've flown at every club in NZ but all the ones I have been to are the
same.

Chutes are worn as a matter of course in single seaters.