X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:06:26 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net ([68.230.241.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.3) with ESMTP id 1377063 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:06:08 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.33; envelope-from=sportform@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060912140525.ZHBW6235.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:05:25 -0400 Received: from [10.0.1.2] ([70.187.131.148]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id MS421V00g3CFU5S0000100 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:05:15 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-90--625916698 X-Original-Message-Id: <4DB9C842-9F7A-4876-82D6-C045CA9CDC5F@cox.net> From: Barry Hancock Subject: Re: [LML] Re: AW: MT-Propeller X-Original-Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:05:09 -0700 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) --Apple-Mail-90--625916698 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed DJ, Totally concur with the seat belt analogy....flying without a 'chute once you're used to it is a strange/naked feeling... On Sep 12, 2006, at 6:55 AM, DJ Molny wrote: > You do need to be concerned about airspeed, however, as most mil-spec > reserve chutes are only rated to 135Kts if memory serves. Any > higher than > that and you may find yourself attached to a bunch of ribbons > instead of a > canopy. Keep in mind that you will decelerate from whatever speed the plane is traveling down to terminal velocity in a pretty big hurry, the drag coefficient of the human body is a tad higher than our slippery airplanes... ;) Cheers, Barry --Apple-Mail-90--625916698 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 DJ,

Totally concur with the = seat belt analogy....flying without a 'chute once you're used to it is a = strange/naked feeling...

On Sep 12, 2006, at = 6:55 AM, DJ Molny wrote:

You do need to be concerned = about airspeed, however, as most mil-spec

reserve chutes are only rated to 135Kts = if memory serves.=A0 Any = higher than

that and you may find yourself attached to a bunch of ribbons = instead of a

canopy.=A0=A0


<= /DIV>
Keep in mind that you will decelerate from whatever speed the = plane is traveling down to terminal velocity in a pretty big hurry, the = drag coefficient of the human body is a tad higher than our slippery = airplanes... ;)

Cheers,

Barry


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