It's federal law that requires the reserve parachute. That reserve must be
inspected, packed and signed off by an FCC licensed rigger while the main
"chute can be packed by the user. Yes, three parachutes have been carried by
jumpers while testing new designs. Statistically, one is far more likely to
be killed or injured driving to or from the airport than skydiving. Modern
designs are quite reliable.

"George Max" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:43:28 GMT, "CW" wrote:
That's a good thing - careful inspection. Even better that they take
more than one parachute. Do you know if they take only 2? Is it even
possible to take 3?

And crazy looks like a pretty fair description of people that jump
from perfectly good airplanes.