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If the a/c was that controllable.. wouldn't it be worth trying to put it down in a field [gear up] or road? I'm thinking that the parachute is for some sort of structural failure [ wing skin comes off] or bird strike damages skin enough to peel off, or.. Or an un-recoverable attitude [spin] I've come w/in an inch of jumping when the a/c I was flying had a tail strike from a skydiver.. but I ended up landing it once I confirmed that it was fly-able enough to land [although I refused to fly it again until after it got fixed :-) ].

2 cents.

Jarrett Johnson

----- Original Message -----

From: Don Karich

To: Lancair Mailing List

Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:06 PM

Subject: [LML] exiting a legacy in flight

If I were to exit my beautiful legacy in fllight, I would pull to vertical as if to do a tail slide or hammerhead and at airspeed of 10-20 knts I would remove headset, disengage seat belts, open canapy, and stand up and push off as airspeed approached 0 knts. Be sure to jump clear of fuselage and hold heels together as you pull the ripcord.

Happy Landings, Don Karich N42DK