From: Gillian Mairi Taylor <9336841t@student.gla.ac.uk>
Organization: Glasgow University
To: ravensave@precision.net
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 12:31:45
Subject: RAVEN RESERVE RIDE !!

Dear fellow skydivers across the Atlantic,

Just writing to report my Microraven 150 reserve canopy life-saving event and to thank everyone involved in its superb design and making.

On the 29th day of December 1996, it was a normal Scottish winter’s afternoon to everybody else, but to me, it was something much greater than that!! It was filled with the fastest and greatest ever adrenaline surge that I have ever experienced!!

As a Christmas present I had been given a collapsible pilot chute, something that I had never jumped with before. The bridle was longer than my original one so knew to expect the delay between pulling and opening would be "slightly" longer than what I had been used to. It was my 50th free-fall skydive, and I tracked and pulled as usual. The delay was certainly more then "slightly" longer and I didn't quite realize it would be "this" long as I was plummeting towards the green fields, still at terminal velocity.

Looking over my shoulder was not a desirable sight, as I saw that my pilot chute was in tow, flapping aimlessly with the bridle knotted around the pilot chute. What happened next felt so automatic (thank goodness) as my hands knew that they had to perform correctly. Without any further ado I began to execute my emergency precedures. My MICRORAVEN was out like a bullet - so bloody fast, and boy, was I relieved to see the perfectly inflated blue cells flying above me and then landing me safely back on planet earth.

I would definitely recommend a MICRORAVEN to everyone who skydives and who likes to jump with confidence. I would also like to thank the rigger who re-packed it ASAP after the event allowing me to jump again with minimal wait.

I would be most grateful if you could send me a free t-shirt (small if possible).

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Miss Gill Taylor
Glasgow University
Great Britain