Parachute Lanyard

So if I am inexperienced, untrained glider pilot jumping out of my glider a=
t 10,000 feet should I freefall for 30 secs down to around 3-5000 feet and =
then pull the ripcord when I am spinning like a top and travelling at 120 m=
ph, or should I just allow a few seconds to clear the wreckage and then pul=
l the cord, and hopefully prepare myself for a long and cold, but safe desc=
ent. (How long?)
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I anticipate the later option. But I can anticipate having to freefall if I=
was above, say 18000 feet because the hypoxia and cold might be worse than=
the spinning.
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If I attempt to open my parachute when I am spinning round and round at 120=
mph, is it liable to open properly or is there a good chance of it all tan=
gling up?
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Rory
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Yeah, those are some questions a non-jumper might asks. It takes about 6=
0 seconds to freefall for about 10,000 feet. And I don't want to go to may=
be 55 sec. or maybe a 1 min. 05 sec. argument, but a good number is 60 sec=
onds. In the US or Europe, flights above 18,000 ft are not really that unu=
sual. In many cases pilots will go to 30,000 ft levels or even higher. So,=
if you have to bail out at that altitude would you pull the ripcord right=
away? I would not. I would freefall for at least 60 seconds or a time tha=
t is is necessary to deploy my parachute at or below 15,000 ft. In a case =
of non jumpers that initial acceleration is horrifying, but after you acce=
lerate to about 120 MPH the sensation of speed goes away. The only thing r=
emaining is that everybody who exits an aircraft without a training, will =
be spinning in the freefall. Guaranteed. That is why I did recommend to ta=
ke a
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