Parachute Comfort

I mounted a 1050 BRS canister below the rear hatch. The Genesis was designed with BRS in mind, but never tested. The bridle mounts to the 4 lift-fitting, hard points just inside the skin. When deployed below 130 knots and not over 1050 GW, it will bring me down wings level with nose down about 30 degrees. If I should get center-punched bad enough to wipe out the BRS, I figure I would no longer be among the living, anyway. I feel very secure with my little red handle at arms reach and talk about a comfortable cockpit!
JJ

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:15:30 PM UTC-7, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I mounted a 1050 BRS canister below the rear hatch. The Genesis was designed with BRS in mind, but never tested. The bridle mounts to the 4 lift-fitting, hard points just inside the skin. When deployed below 130 knots and not over 1050 GW, it will bring me down wings level with nose down about 30 degrees. If I should get center-punched bad enough to wipe out the BRS, I figure I would no longer be among the living, anyway. I feel very secure with my little red handle at arms reach and talk about a comfortable cockpit!

JJ

JJ, that's a pretty nice situation. Even though I rehearse the bailout sequence frequently, I've only got nominal confidence of getting out in a real emergency. Side mounted SH canopy drops my confidence even lower.

Craig

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:15:30 PM UTC-6, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I mounted a 1050 BRS canister below the rear hatch. The Genesis was designed with BRS in mind, but never tested. The bridle mounts to the 4 lift-fitting, hard points just inside the skin. When deployed below 130 knots and not over 1050 GW, it will bring me down wings level with nose down about 30 degrees. If I should get center-punched bad enough to wipe out the BRS, I figure I would no longer be among the living, anyway. I feel very secure with my little red handle at arms reach and talk about a comfortable cockpit!

JJ

But JJ, unlike most of us, you have confidence (and experience) in capsule descents;^)

Hi Frank,

You have me very curious about that comment. Was JJ an astronaut?

Paul
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On Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:15:30 PM UTC-6, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I mounted a 1050 BRS canister below the rear hatch. The Genesis was
designed with BRS in mind, but never tested. The bridle mounts to the 4
lift-fitting, hard points just inside the skin. When deployed below 130
knots and not over 1050 GW, it will bring me down wings level with nose
down about 30 degrees. If I should get center-punched bad enough to wipe
out the BRS, I figure I would no longer be among the living, anyway. I
feel very secure with my little red handle at arms reach and talk about a
comfortable cockpit!

JJ

But JJ, unlike most of us, you have confidence (and experience) in capsule
descents;^)

Or a 'Vark driver??

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:20:58 PM UTC-6, Tom K (ES) wrote:
Or a 'Vark driver??

That's it. Came down safely somewhere near Roseville, CA, IIRC. McClellan AFB was depot maintenance for the F-111 and they had to be test flown at the end of the visit of course.

Actually, we parked a F-111F on the south side of Carson Sink east of Fallon, NV in 1972. Got her into a spin at 20,000 feet. After holding stick full forward, rudder neutral and roll-augmentation off for 8000 feet, we raised the little handles........everything worked as advertised. Sure is nice to have a readily available back up plan.
JJ

On Friday, March 29, 2013 9:18:42 AM UTC-4, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Actually, we parked a F-111F on the south side of Carson Sink east of Fallon, NV in 1972. Got her into a spin at 20,000 feet. After holding stick full forward, rudder neutral and roll-augmentation off for 8000 feet, we raised the little handles........everything worked as advertised. Sure is nice to have a readily available back up plan.

JJ

Thanks to all you guys out there who have served. I could read this kind of stuff forever. Please don't be shy about it.

"Paul Remde" wrote in message ...

Paul,

No, JJ was a F-111 Weapons Officer

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Hi Frank,

You have me very curious about that comment. Was JJ an astronaut?

Paul
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"Frank Whiteley" wrote in message
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On Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:15:30 PM UTC-6, JJ Sinclair wrote:
I mounted a 1050 BRS canister below the rear hatch. The Genesis was
designed with BRS in mind, but never tested. The bridle mounts to the 4
lift-fitting, hard points just inside the skin. When deployed below 130
knots and not over 1050 GW, it will bring me down wings level with nose
down about 30 degrees. If I should get center-punched bad enough to wipe
out the BRS, I figure I would no longer be among the living, anyway. I
feel very secure with my little red handle at arms reach and talk about a
comfortable cockpit!

JJ

But JJ, unlike most of us, you have confidence (and experience) in capsule
descents;^)

On Friday, March 29, 2013 7:18:42 AM UTC-6, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Actually, we parked a F-111F on the south side of Carson Sink east of Fallon, NV in 1972. Got her into a spin at 20,000 feet. After holding stick full forward, rudder neutral and roll-augmentation off for 8000 feet, we raised the little handles........everything worked as advertised. Sure is nice to have a readily available back up plan.

JJ

I think I confused that with one that happened while I was at McClellan in the early 1980's that ended near the RR tracks near Roseville. Certainly more 'interesting'.

Frank