1. Reserves & Reserve Deployment from www.para-excellence.co.uk
2. Reserve Parachutes: Safety Considerations from www.FootFlyer.com
3. This YouTube video has some great cuts of how messy an actual deployment can be. Don't put yourself in a situation where you might need to deploy! Become an expert in weather --
4. This YouTube video shows the very latest in reserve safety systems. Deploying the reserve also cuts away the main canopy. There is a 3rd reserve still available. This system, when available, will be the finest there is.
5. WARNING! A reserve parachute is a life-saving backup system, to be
used in life-threatening
emergencies only. A reserve parachute should never be deployed “for fun”
or to “see what it’s like”. A
reserve parachute deployment is an
extremely
dangerous event. You surrender control over your aircraft,
you have no choice as to your landing location and could land on rocks,
roads, Power lines, etc. Even
with a correctly deployed parachute, your impact speed with the ground
is significant. Also, reserve
parachutes are not guaranteed to deploy correctly. Remember the
expression, “A reserve parachute isn’t
your second chance, it’s your last chance.” Carry a reserve parachute,
and deploy it only if it is
absolutely necessary. -- some sound advice from paramotor manufacturer
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