Put your money where the risk is

Charles Ethridge wrote on 11/30/2019 5:38 AM:
3. Try to get a ballistic parachute retro-fitted into your glider (Is this even possible?). Encourage manufacturers to install these in new gliders.

I don't know of any that can be retro-fitted, but there are some gliders that have
them as options or standard equipment, like the Silent 2 and GP14/GP15. My Phoenix
touring motorglider has one, and I find it a great comfort, as does my wife (it's
a two seater, she flies with me sometimes). It's more convenient, too, as I don't
have to put on a parachute, but simply get in and buckle up. Easier getting out of
the glider at the end of the flight, too.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
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