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Old 11-29-10, 12:02 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Kpt. Hess View Post
From the video's description:

The pilot was strapped into his seat when he pulled his parachute
The video is obviously mistaken.

If the pilot pulled his chute while strapped in the chute would have had nowhere to go. no air to catch it. and would have been too small to adequately slow the decent of the aircraft.
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