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If you are dropping the parachutes, do you still plan to develop a canopy
release?
Incidentally (and not to change your mind), but 30lbs per rig is a pretty high
estimate. Skydiving gear including harness, and two parachutes (main and
reserve) usually weigh around 20lbs (+or- 5lbs). I haven't messed with
emergency rigs in awhile, but 30lbs sounds pretty high for modern emergency
rigs.
Matt McManus
Quoting Kevin Kossi <kevin@airforcemechanical.com>:
Alan,
Now thinking about it, one of the main reasons I wanted the
Parachutes was because of the potential of Icing on long trips and
the poor engine out glide of the legacy without a full feathering
Prop. With the development of De-Ice for the Legacy and a Full
Feathering Counter weighted Prop. I now feel comfortable enough to
forgo the Parachutes. Also I found that I can use the De-Ice
Alternator as a back-up, so I can forgo the 20 Amp back-up.
Little by little it's coming together.
Kevin Kossi
Legacy 73%
New York
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