banesanura 1 #1 June 12, 2009 I was watching the news and they had a segment on office chair parachutes... www.seatchute.com Any one have more details about this?Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 June 12, 2009 There were a whole bunch of these that tried to hit the market in the weeks after September 11. There are details on a few of them in the forums. Its pretty clear from his design that he has no idea how a parachute needs worn for use out of an aircraft. In the photos its in use as a backrest, in order to get it on you'd have to take it out of the backpad, manage to slip it on to your back and hope that the leg straps have B12 connectors or else you'll never get it on. Not to mention the fact that he keeps tauting the FAA certified parachute (typically an old 22 or 24 foot flat unvented style) but he makes no mention of the harness being certified. This would be needed if he was planning on using it for an aircraft emergency parachute. There are no packing instructions online so I'm guessing its got a spring loaded pilot chute in there. That concept is horrible for a building exit. Those other designs usually had you doing some sort of static line rigging to office furnature and then using that static line to open your canopy. If he is using the static line design then for an aircraft bail out he's expecting you to tie off to the crashing airframe and then jump away. They are all stupid ideas that are more about pushing the panic factor then actually doing something to increase the safety and rescue factors.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bfilarsky 0 #3 June 12, 2009 Yup.... pretty obviously just trying to sell fear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #4 June 12, 2009 Regardless of whether or not it would work, I can't see many companies forking out $3K for every office chair! Or does only the CEO get one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #5 June 12, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyjVypMs0OY&feature=related I remember seeing a video online somewhere where they were on a live news show demonstrating how these would work in a real emergency situation. Needless to say they bombed horribly when thier volunteer couldn't even figure out how to put the rig on.Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likestojump 3 #6 June 12, 2009 I am betting it's just a National back parachute. Look at the pics : http://www.nationalparachute.com/page15.html just another group of wankers trying to make money off people's paranoia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 June 12, 2009 It might be a National but he sells a 50 foot static line for $200 also. I have no idea where to clip a static line on a National with out putting it right on the handle. I do like how it says do not use unless you are 500 feet in the air or higher.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
