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Question regarding airplane emergency

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For the record, I certainly thought (and still do) that you offered the question in good faith. It did pose a serious"what if" and "what would you do." It's a good theoretical to consider...until faced with actually having to make the decision itself in a real situation! Thanks for the effort.

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>Here is a scenario, what if you stuck your butt out the door, grabbed your reserve
>handle and pulled? What do you think the outcome would be?

You would stand a very good chance of striking the tail.

However, if you exited and pulled a tenth of a second later, you'd have perhaps a 50/50 chance of survival. Most reserves will be at least partially open after 2.5 seconds (freefall time from 120 feet) assuming an opening speed of 80kts.

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