Parachute 20 year limit

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Andy writes
On Dec 4, 11:55*am, wrote:
I would like that you, on your next repack, ask your rigger a simple
question: "would you put this rig on your back, go up to 3000' and
make a jump with this?" You might be supprised what kind of answers
you will get.

The reply you would probably get is probably "**it no! I'd never jump
a round canopy", but that's what 99% of glider pilots are wearing.

IMHO no-one in their right mind deliberately jumps out of a perfectly
sound plane. But what kind of canopy does the rigger have for his/her
reserve? Are they round?

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Surfer!
Email to: ramwater at uk2 dot net

On Dec 4, 2:03*pm, Surfer! wrote:
*But what kind of canopy does the rigger have for his/her
reserve? *Are they round?

Almost certainly not. People jumping ram air main chutes usually have
a ram air (square) reserve.

Andy

And people that used to jump ram air parachutes are likely flying gliders
with a square if they can afford it. I've seen enough round reserves
used to never want to give it a go.

At 21:53 04 December 2008, Andy wrote:
On Dec 4, 2:03=A0pm, Surfer! wrote:
=A0But what kind of canopy does the rigger have for his/her
reserve? =A0Are they round?

Almost certainly not. People jumping ram air main chutes usually have
a ram air (square) reserve.

Andy