riggerrob 643 #26 November 27, 2006 The British Parachute Association quotes 750 jumps between malfunctions. If you buy conservative gear and pack neatly, you can easily go several thousand jumps between malfunctions. The leading cause of reserves failing to inflate is "buddy pulled the reserve ripcord too late." More handles (i.e. three canopies) only complicate the issue, increasing the chances of pulling handles out of sequence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luminous 0 #27 November 28, 2006 QuoteThe odds are about 300 to 1 that you will have a main malfunction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where did you get this number from ? Probably just made them up. Because it's a well known fact that 87.327% of all statistics are made up on the spot. 'In an insane society a sane person seems insane.' Mr. Spock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #28 November 28, 2006 Why not just jump with one chute? Then you don't have to worry about cutting away, extra handles, or canopy entaglements. Heck, you can even pull lower, jump from low altitudes, or off solid objects if you want to. You'd probably even open on heading more often because the pack tray is longer and the canopy folded less. You could use two pins or velcro, and carry a bigger chute for extra safety. You'd also want to get one built really strong, 7 cells, and rectangular so the malfunction rate is low. Simple is good. Inspect, pack, and jump it like your life depends on it, because it does. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #29 November 28, 2006 QuoteThat's the simple answer to why we don't wear a third parachute: because 99% of the time, a third parachute wouldn't make a beneficial difference. Speaking of statistics made up on the spot... I'm sure the lack of a third parachute is irrelevent in much more than just 99% of fatal accidents. QuoteWhy not just jump with one chute? Then you don't have to worry about cutting away, extra handles, or canopy entaglements. Heck, you can even pull lower, jump from low altitudes, or off solid objects if you want to. You'd probably even open on heading more often because the pack tray is longer and the canopy folded less. You could use two pins or velcro, and carry a bigger chute for extra safety. You'd also want to get one built really strong, 7 cells, and rectangular so the malfunction rate is low. Simple is good. BASE rigs are great for BASE jumping, but when I'm skydiving I'd rather pack my 9-cell high-aspect elliptical in 5 minutes, have it work "most of the time" (tm), and spend more of my time flying it. I'll keep a much more carefully packed, stronger, larger, squarer, 7-cell on hand, however, just in case. QuoteHow about 4 canopies? 5? 8? 10? Think about the children! 10 canopies would be awesome, you could wear your normal rig, but add reserve containers on your upper arms, front and back of your theighs and one on each of your lower legs. You'd also have the added benefit of looking like Optimus Prime, and who, deep down, doesn't love Optimus Prime? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,111 #30 November 29, 2006 >> The odds are about 300 to 1 that you will have a main malfunction. >Where did you get this number from ? That was the old number quoted by Para-Gear. Nowadays it's closer to 1000 to 1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
