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Deploying while standing on a wing

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there is an increased risk of bad things happening. The data set is too small to be useful for giving concrete odds though.

The "... for sure clear the tail" part is especially risky, given how much the presence of your body screws up the airflow.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

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hahahaha

I just visualized,,,, this idea.....

The short answer is.....
Your pilot chute would fall to the ground,,,,leaving the bridle trailing back up to your pin..... which WOULDN'T Pull!!!!!!
.... since the ONLY safe way to do this is while the engine is OFF
and the plane is parked on the tarmac!!!!!...:P:SB|

OH and a few other other "IFs"......;)
.... If the owner will LET you walk out there.... !!! hahahahaha;)
If you're thinking about doing this in the Air!?????? then
HOW are you going to get out there??? ("far enough out for sure to clear the tail" ) just walk out there???
what about airflow over the wing?? what about your weight,,,, lopsizing the plane??? what about propwash?? are you doing this on a single engine plane???? a twin?????. What about an inadvertant slip, or gear issue??. Not to mention the poor pilot.. who might have to deal with all this "adventure"... hahahahah
where's the cameraman gonna be???B|;)

Ill be happy to watch ... but if you're gonna do this in the air... keep it down near 3 grand or so.... so we can ALLLLLL see.......B|:)

As for "I already know i can stand on the wing"...... please explain that for us...
Did you walk out there, and then drop away???
CRAWL out there?? gripping the leading edge???
Then did you STAND UP ???!!!:oB|:)
cool beans if you did..... again please explain...
I'd be happy enough.... with that "trick " and leave it at that...rather than to try a 'pull-off'...:|
thanks for the grin...

jimmy

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What would happen if I deployed while standing on a low wing airplane wing, far enough out to for sure clear the tail.



Well, if you have money or a good life insurance policy, your kids would be set for a long time in about oh, 4 minutes or so.
Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033
Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan

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Your parachute would begin to deploy below you. (They're heavy.)

As it started pulling on your shoulders, you would fall on your butt. You'd hit the wing or the aileron with your butt. If you hit the aileron, that would force it down, which would raise that wing (i.e the wing would come up at you) and increase the amount of force you are putting on the aileron.

The drag would increase and likely pull you off. You'd carry some of the momentum from your fall, and thus have a good chance of flipping through your lines/risers. Most of the time the parachute will still open though.

If the aileron isn't damaged, or is knocked off completely, then the plane will probably be able to land normally. If it was forced down and bent in that position (i.e. now it's stuck) then the plane would begin to roll uncontrollably and crash.

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I've deployed my main parachute off the wing of a glider, the bottom wing of a Stearman, the top rear of the fuselage of a Twin Beech and from the horizontal stabiliser of a Twin Otter ... and did a hop-n-pop off the top of the fuselage of a Skyvan.
I've also crawled out to the end of the wing of a low-wing single and exited off the front side of the wing.
Zing Lurks

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I was looking for Billvons answer. I have already stood up on the wing (YAK 52) and I got out there to just inboard the aileron on my knees holding onto the leading edge and crawling sideways. To stand, I just planted a forward foot and stood up. It was fairly easy.


Im NOT going to deploy from the wing nor would I have done so without a Billvon type saying ity was OK.

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