billvon 3,107 #26 January 5, 2002 >I had problems with the pop-top appearing to work loose, but I found a >rigger at AerOhio (Wink) who new how to pack a Reflex. I find it pretty easy to pack the reserve on my Reflex. Much easier than my Racer.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #27 January 14, 2002 back to the bag strip theory... http://www.fliteline.com/images/Catapultseqlast.JPGThe guy in back is holding on, from what seems to be a terminal deployement (from the rest of the pictures in the sequence), to the bridal with both pilot chutes attached. Shouldnt they be making enough force to rip his arm off? How realistic is the possibility of bag strip?Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #28 January 14, 2002 It is unlikely assistant test jumper got his arm ripped off. Neither pilotchute was pulling on his arm until after the D-bag opened. He was only holding an inflated catapult after the reserve canopy came out. If he was smart, he released when the reserve inflated. The first reserve pilotchute never inflated.Documented cases of reserve bag strip are extremely rare. There was one case with a Golden Knight at Muskogee circa 1980. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
