Certainly, and in Most Cases at the Very Least!, -You and the Others on this Thread are Very to Completely Right! I've Learned some More so, -and I Stand Substantially Corrected / Further Educated!

And in Addition to the Earlier Altitude Considerations, -You've just brought up the Very Important Additional One of Speed!

And Whatever the Altitude one Tries to Bail From, -It's Reasonably Likely you could Hit Into the Horizontal Stabilizer, Get Sucked Into an Engine, Etc.

Looks Like in Perhaps All, -or Certainly Very Nearly All Cases!, -It's Far Better and Best!, -To Try to "Stay It Out" with the Aircraft!

Especially When you're Very Likely to Have Absolutely No Parachute! And of course One Can't so "Parabail" from such Low Altitudes! And on such Short Prep Time and Notice! [color:"black"] [/color] [email]rbruce[/email]