Guest Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 After some recent and not so recent plummets here and Stateside, I started wondering again about the "right" way to think about reserve deployment. I think in paragliding the briefing is to throw your reserve as a "first response" to a large dynamic collapse below 150ft (or if in any doubt as to the likely height loss before recovery)? http://www.bhpa.co.uk/pdf/safety_notice ... 092002.pdf As paramotorists we also experience other "flight compromising malfunctions" due to thrust, torque and other effects. We all fly with reserves? recently packed and properly mounted and routed? and know how to deploy them? We know that reserves can deploy at as little as 70ft and partially deploy below that. We know that our glider will recover from a collapse but may lose over 100ft to do so? The recent discussion from the States talked of the pilot spending time in conscious remedial action and who had a reserve mounted, can I ask if he considered deploying it, and/or what the briefing is in their club(s), and what the briefing is in ours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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