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At 11:02 AM 14/07/1998 -0400, Thomas A. Easop wrote:
>> > Al:Here is what I do. Prior to each and every dive, I fully inflate the
>> wings to the max. The overpreasure relief valve activates. I look at the 
>> wing to see if its fully inflated all the way. If they are, then the 
>> bungees are not "too tight" as to cause the valve to activate before the 
>> wing has maximum lift.

If the bungies only apply gentle pressure to the wings
when they're fully inflated, why bother with them?

>A broken bungee will affect your trim, it will not put 
>you in jeopardy of premature activation of the overpreasure 
>valve.

I would think that a broken bungie would move you further
away from the likelihood of premature evacuation of the
wings via the op valve.

bless you all, even you bungie lovers

& rgrds     billyw

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