Quoting Frans Veldman <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>:
> So, I was considering the option of using individual parachutes. So far
> nobody seems to have an opinion on this....
Frans,
If I were you, I would try sitting in a Europa with a slim pack
parachute strapped on to see if you can get comfortable enough. From
my experience of flying sailplanes with personal parachutes, I think
you might find this to be a problem.
Regarding the suitability of a ballistic system in the case of an
inflight structural failure, the way I look at it is that without it,
you WILL be dead. With it, it may or may not deploy successfully but
there is a much better than 0% chance that it WILL open. Remember,
there is no guarantee that a personal one will deploy successfully
either!
Cheers
Kingsley in Oz
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