RyanFYF 0 #26 April 30, 2013 Quote Quote you should have had plenty of time to unbuckle it and buckle it to your chest strap if it was too foggy to see. been there before. Might want to think through that advice a little bit more. Personally, I'd never attach something to my chest strap (like a helmet) that could potentially interfere with my ability to see and reach my handles. Even if I open at my normal altitude (3Kish) and decide my main is happy and landable, there are scenarios that could cause me to need to cutaway and/or fire my reserve later on (canopy collision in traffic, self-induced malfunction to name but two). it wasn't advice It was an opinion. I was simply stating what I would do in that situation. Not what someone else should do. Your life, your decision. No one else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #27 April 30, 2013 Quoteit wasn't advice Of course it was. Take the correction gracefully and just move on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #28 April 30, 2013 >I was simply stating what I would do in that situation. Reconsider. Don't spend your time under canopy futzing with your chest strap and helmet; either keep it on your head, hold onto it or (failing those two things) drop it. Better to have to replace a lens than get a rod in your leg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
