Hi Ownee We have avoided that problem in Aus [Australia] particularly with F3J/B launches by removing the parachute from the direct strain. Put your welded ring on the end of the line [braided or mono] or as we do, make a loop and knot in the mono which has itself been enclosed in a Spectra tube, which remains light, won't tear and more importantly, is much safer on the rewind. You get the Spectra tube by pulling the middle out of Spectra boating cord 3mm or so.
The line and spectra loop hook directly onto the tow hook. The parachute is looped through itself around the line below the Spectra/knot/loop to simply 'tie' it onto the line. To stop the chute opening on launch just place one of the braided lines from the top of the chute onto the tow hook before slipping on the Spectra loop. With this set-up the parachute becomes just a passenger and is only allowed to open after the main line comes off the tow hook. Sounds a little complicated, but it is simple in practice. If you can't understand let me know and I will photograph our typical setup. I owe this idea to my mate Greg Potter. Cheers Glidagida www.rc-sailplane.com.au -- glidagida ------------------------------------------------------------------------ glidagida's Profile: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=64230 View this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=581908 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
