Rick,

I'm just finishing up my 10 hours of intro and we have never worn
a parachute either (in Canada). It was in a Aerobat 152. I've done
a few solo flights as well on it (acro) and feel very comfortable
not wearing a parachute. If however the law says wear parachutes
I'd follow the rule of the law. As a side note there seems to be many a
structural failure in planes while flying normal maneuvers.
I've watched a number of student skydivers jumping for the first
time and dispatched a fair number my self. Unless something has changed
in the past few years, all are on static line or are instructor
deployed. It's a scary thing because you realize that many of them
would probably not be able to deploy their own canopy or follow
through emergency procedures if it became necessary. This
despite quite a bit of training. Modern skydive gear is equipped
with automatic deployment devices to help get people through
the day whose minds have locked up on them for some reason.
I say all this because few pilots will ever use a parachute,
but beware that just because you have one on doesn't mean you
or your passenger will use it when the time comes.

Peter


Pete

Rick Macklem wrote:
>
> Randy (acroav8rrandy@aol.com) wrote:
> : Bob,
>
> : RUN! RUN far away! DO NOT GO BACK to this instructor! As a CFI and
> : an ATP, I was SHOCKED to read your post. NO CFI is his/her right mind
> : would EVER EVER give Aerobatic Flight Instruction WITHOUT PARACHUTES!
> : UFB!
>
> Just out of curiousity, when was the last time an instructor/student
> bailed out of an aerobatic trainer during basic training? (I ask because I
> haven't heard of any such cases. I have heard of WWII era training
> bailouts, usually after a midair.) I'm not talking about solo flying,
> but dual instruction in basic aeros.
>
> Why I ask this is because, here in Canada, there is no such reg and I'm
> not convinced that basic dual aerobatics without parachutes is such a
> dangerous thing. (I'm not saying you shouldn't wear one, but I think it
> should be a choice, just like wearing a Nomex suite and/or crash helmet.)
>
> Just my opinion, rick

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