Originally posted by BlueRobin
Yikes all that extra weight… :rolleyes:

I had a dream about this the other night for I have been in a glider twice, where they wear parachutes as a matter of course. Both times were with a club and naturally I wouldn’t trust the chute to open when I pulled the rip cord. What if the handle came off in my hand? What if the main didn’t open? Let’s feel around a bit. Where’s the reser…*smack* and end of dream for me.

I remember what a gliding instructor told me a long time ago. Unless you are above 3000 feet or have completely lost one wing stay with the aircraft. The theory was that below 3000 feet by the time you got out of the cockpit the macine would be on the ground any way and less chance of damage to you if you stayed with it.