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In article <1993Jan21.110717.1@acad3.alaska.edu>, fsbgf@acad3.alaska.edu
(Brandon France) wrote:
> 
> I was looking through my January issue of Parachutist and noticed that
> in the picture of Zen CRW on pg 31 (I think) something looked odd about
> the way their chutes were deploying. It seemed to me that they didn't
> pack their main into a bag.  Is this right?  We don't have many CRW 
> people up here and I've never watched a CRW competition so I don't have
> anything to go on.  Is it common for CRW jumpers to pack this way?  Is it
> safe?  Is the parachute itself designed to be packed this way?
> 
> Brandon France

While I have not done CRW, it is my understanding that some CRW folk do not
use sliders and still others will not use a deployment bag.  This would be
for the same reason that BASE jumpers omit those items: opening speed. 
Since you are opening right out of the plane, the slider is not ness. at
slow air speeds.

Just remember NOT to back for a BASE or sub-term opening and then take it
to terminal velocity.  I understand that one of the local skydivers had
packed for a last jump at bridge day, but was unable to make the dive.  He
remembered the pack job after hitting terminal velocity on his next
skydive.  It seems that the 'chute blew apart on opening, not to mention
what it did to him on opening/explosion shock. 8-( 

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