Skyball-training-device

[fudd 0]

Loosing a skyball is dangerous. (at least for everybody who is somewhere below).
Anyway, I just thought of this probably not the best idea to connect a skyball to the left hand with a 60cm long nylon string. so that you cannot loose it. Would the fishing line/nylon cord create to much drag for it to be useful.
First it seems like a good idea, untill you considder security. What can this device cause of malfunctions when you deploy. What would happend if you have to do your emergency procedure?
I'm picturing an emergency release handle on the thing, but not sure if that would be enough. Is it possible to design such a thing a training skyball which is safe? How would it be?
I'm not actually going to try this, so please don't flame me with warnings. I'm just kinda bored at work today...

There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

[nacmacfeegle 0]

Hey Fudd, not flaming, just chatting.....check out the freefly forum, this was talked about a while back. Consensus from Levin and the likes, it was a bad idea.....

Babylon also experimented a while back with AADs linked to water filled weights and such like connected to tubes.

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[Cajones 0]

"Loosing a skyball is dangerous.."
That's why skyballs are only used over uninhabited areas, and a ballmaster (who knows what he's doing) is responsible for recovering the skyball before deployment. Excellent training tool, but carries some responsibility...

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[Levin 0]

works best with a bungee cord

levin
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