emergency egress, sans 'chute?

Allen Silver is highly recommended as a speaker on the topic of
parachutes. It was his speech at an SSA convention that convinced me
to always exit the glider as if I was about to bail out to reinforce
the "habits" I will need in a real emergency; 1) Go through the
actions of releasing the canopy (without activating of course), 2)
exit the glider with the parachute still on and 3) look down at the
parachute handle and mimic pulling it straight out with both hands.
Hope I never need it but...

Allen also makes some nice emergency packs to hang on the parachute
straps.

http://www.silverparachutes.com/smak-pak-survival-kits/

- John

I am certainly not afraid that I would undo the parachute straps in an emergency bailout.
However, I mostly step out of the glider with the parachute on the back - because it makes a difference! Seatbelt lock get messed up with the parachute, weight is significant, mobility reduced. These are all things I'd like to be used to should I really need to act under shock one day.

At 14:57 25 October 2012, wrote:
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There was a case in the UK of an RAF Pilot jumping out of a Bulldog, he
fell out of his unfastened harness.

early 90's Pitts came apart is one where this is suspected.