Originally Posted by
oggers
... because wind drift is going to make the impact worse. QED
Megan I made my point because of your statement above. The speed over the ground is not really the issue,, but the force on arrival applied to terra firma is of utmost importance is you wish to survive in one piece. Megan has pointed out the forward speed assists with the landing.
To my knowledge the pilot has no control once the aircraft chute is deployed. This has always struck me as a problem. When gliding you do have control if not a lot of choices as to where you will land but you will have more than the aircraft chute offers.