ripcord

How To Use ripcord In A Sentence

• He explains that each pitch typically lasts two to three minutes before judges either pull the ripcord on the stammering pathetic loser and his harebrained scheme, or persevere with the kook's chef-d'oeuvre. UK Faces Of The Week, March 13 - 17
• Once safely over the French coastline, he simply pulled his parachute ripcord and floated gently to the ground on a clifftop near Calais.
• The pioneers had already developed equipment and training, including use of a ‘static line’ instead of a ripcord for parachute opening.
• It automatically inflates within three to five seconds of immersion in water or can be operated manually by activating a ripcord or by self-inflating.
• I opened the escape hatch, adjusted his chute for him and placed the ripcord ring firmly in his right hand.
• By yourself, which means hours and hours and hours of training and tests, or you can do a tandem skydive where you are attached to a professional skydiver who knows the ropes — you hope — especially the rope also known as The Ripcord. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers
• He explains that each pitch typically lasts two to three minutes before judges either pull the ripcord on the stammering pathetic loser and his harebrained scheme, or persevere with the kook's chef-d'oeuvre. UK Faces Of The Week, March 13 - 17
• But he didn't free himself in time and was late in pulling the ripcord on the parachute which meant he hit the ground very hard and injured his ankles.
• The trainee then pulls his or her ripcord and controls the parachute to the ground under guidance from an instructor on the ground.
• This device slows down the rate of fall, something that ensures when the time comes to pull a ripcord the main canopy is deployed more safely.