To land a square canopy requires training and developement of a skill set. Get it wrong and you die and is the major cause of fatalities in the skydiving community.
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To land a square canopy requires training and developement of a skill set. Get it wrong and you die and is the major cause of fatalities in the skydiving community.
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Very few aircrew every jump for fun. While a square chute and a high abandonment may help you steer away it probably unlikely that you would see the bad guys on the ground early enough anyway. For a last second abandonment you need as much chute as possible and no finesse. Another consideration may be the chute pack size. Certainly, IIRC, the Army chutes were 28 foot diameter (and greater load of course) compared with the aircrew ones at 24 feet. That works out with a difference in size of about 10%. btw, just playing devil's advocate, s'not meant to be an argumentative post |
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! (s'not meant to be an argumentative post)
showing off plays a large part in that shift in emphasis seeing as they're already aviators, the skill set is mostly there to begin with RIP Martin Siddell, 52, a British Airways 777 Captain was parachuting at Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida, about 25 miles north east of Tampa, when turbulence collapsed his parachute at a height of 150 feet. Attempts were made to revive him but he died at the scene. PS Anybody who thinks its not fun should give it a try. Best to be had (with pants on or off) |
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