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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Mar 2014
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Flying today...
On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:38:56 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Sunday, March 23, 2014 9:46:29 AM UTC-4, BAR wrote:
What is a "single use chute?"
A pre-packed, single use parachute. If we would have had to pull the canopy handles, release the harnesses, and kick out, they were intended to get us to the ground alive, once.
Or, that's what he told me.
They're probably pre-packed at the factory, don't require maintenance, and don't require repacking -
both of which require well-trained personnel.
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