I totally agree with Jarret here, (flew skydivers too and jumped a couple of
times).
I just like to add.
I have a Vari Eze and had a parachute for the longest time, one thing I said
to many with similar concerns:
I will judge the situation when I need to jump. Who says the prop is still
there? Who says the prop is still spinning? Who says the fuselage is still
in one piece traveling forward?
Sideways and aft opening canopies are self opening, forward hinged ones are
a proven death trap as foot prints in the canopy of one fatal crash that
comes to mind show.
but it is not that hard to make the forward canopy have removable hinge pins
attached to a handle.

Marko

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On
> Behalf Of Jarrett Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:29 PM
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Another picture
>
>
> > AS far a attempt to parachute from a Cozy... that could be very
> interesting.
> > If you do manage to get the canopy open and get out, the prop
> in the back
> > very well may act as a vegematic
>
>
> Just for the record.. and I'm no expert Skydiver..however I've
> dropped over
> 5000 sky-divers in my short flying career. When a jumper leaves
> an a/c he is
> moving at the same speed as that a/c. So when you watch them go..
> they look
> like they are going straight down from the a/c.. and the a/c is
> moving at ~
> 85mph.. so they are moving at ~ 85 mph.. from the ground its more
> apparent..
> So.. after saying all that.. if you jump from a pusher a/c.. and don't pop
> your chute for ~3 seconds.. there isn't much chance that you'll get..
> attacked by your prop. Now.. if you do as the old barnstormers did.. years
> ago and pull your chute while sitting on the wing [ I highly recommend NOT
> doing this!] then you very well could have a slightly higher medical bill.
> I've had one jumper who did have his chute pop while he was still on the
> a/c.. and he as well as myself and the other 3 jumpers are lucky
> to be alive
> because of it.. He hit the h-stab on the 182 and did~$35-40,000 damage to
> the tail & tail cone.. normally the jumper is killed.. and the a/c
> uncontrollable [the tail comes completely off] from an incident like that.
>
> Also if your going to wear a parachute.. at least talk to a
> >Instructor `B'<
> skydiver about it. I personally recommend doing a jump school class [and
> jumping if your so inclined] to better understand the how, where's and
> what's of using a parachute.
>
> Of course the usual disclaimer applies.. I'm not a certified skydiver [ I
> only flew for a skydive school] I've jumped a handful of times, and freely
> admit.. I'm no expert.
>
> my 2 cents..
>
> Jarrett Johnson
>
>
>
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