Another good thing to get used to is not undoing the parachute harness prior to exiting the glider after landing. Once again it is easy to get used to a procedure and do the same thing under stress - I wouldn't like to even consider the sensation off realising that having successfully exited the glider, that you have left the parachute behind!
John Parncutt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Craig Tuit Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 10:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Gliding Accident - Escape Procedures Thank GOD we've finally got off the Recreational Licence S**t ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Hackett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Gliding Accident - Escape Procedures > At 10:20 PM +1000 05/07/2002, Brian Wade wrote: > > > >"First jettison the door or canopy if necessary, them unfasten your safety > >belt(s). Note: NEVER unfasten your safety belt(s) first. You may be slammed > >into the canopy or other portion of your aircraft and be injured or rendered > >unconscious. You may find yourself upside down and jammed into some corner > >you never thought possible. The safety belt(s) are designed to hold you in > >place until you're ready to exit." > > > >Perhaps there are other points of view? > > > > Brian, > > For what its worth, I agree with the above sequence, for the reason > that I was first given about using that sequence - because it helps > avoid problems of the sort suggested above, and also because its > consistent with the 'normal' exit sequence from the aircraft, i.e. > open canopy and then release harness. > > The point here is that under duress, we're all most likely to fall > back to what we've reinforced the most in training terms. Including > opening the canopy and then releasing the harness. > > So I've always made sure not to release the harness before the canopy > is open, precisely to ensure that this is (also) going to be the > sequence that I use in the (hopefully) unlikely event of having to > bail in flight. > > My $0.02 worth. $0.022 including GST. > > Cheers, > Simon > -- > > --- > Simon Hackett, Technical Director, Internode Systems Pty Ltd > 31 York St [PO Box 284, Rundle Mall], Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.on.net > Phone: +61-8-8223-2999 Fax: +61-8-8223-1777 > > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
