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Old February 17th, 2007, 18:56   #11
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Default Re: Paraglider + thunderstorm = ugly situation

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Originally Posted by I_Money View Post
They do have a reserve chute incase their collapses and gets tangled - it is positioned on the paragliders chest.
Ok, well in that case, I'm not sure deploying the reserve would have helped much anyway. I mean she would have dropped to a lower altitude, but would still be in the storm. Then after deploying the reseve would just get lifted up again.
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