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  1. Parachute

    To Jump

    January 04, 2024

    This title is not what you think. Or, is it? Have you ever noticed what those orange/red color rings, or that short piece of “red” tape over a hole are for usually on the left side of the glider cockpit? It is where the manufacturer is telling you to connect to your lifeline! An interesting fact is that the manufacturer does not say one thing about it in the GFM.

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