Signal to leave the plane.
I would not want to have to get out of a plane in that rig that DBK is wearing. :eek Wearing a parachute like that is incentive to do everything possible before having to leave the plane. YIKES!!
Skyrex,
You would be amazed how quickly you can get out when there is a problem. I had a ground fire once while fully strapped in. I was unbuckled, canopy open, out, and 25 yards from the plane in about 5 seconds. :eek
The Glasair III is extreemly loud and if your headset fails communication is almost impossible. So I give passengers a few hand signals to let me know if they're getting sick, want to return to the field, etc. A passenger asked me if there was a signal to bail out. I told him that one is easy. If you look over at me..........and I'm not in the airplane..........BAIL OUT!!
Chip