I've seen the result of using a round canopy in the high desert. I
opted for the controllability of a ram air canopy. It is an emergency
chute with similar opening characteristics to a round canopy. If you're
interested, here's a link to the manual:
http://www.rigginginnovations.com/fi...AviatorMnl.pdf

On 6/22/2015 2:13 PM, Nick wrote:
On Monday, 22 June 2015 19:31:26 UTC+1, wrote:
Sliders are only removed from ramair parachutes for fixed object jumping or dopey stunts. Any 'already in the air' deployments will be likely be at a speed that causes damage either to equipment or jumper. Jumper first, the gear can take more then most people. You really don't want to use a nonslider equipped ramair parachute over 50 mph or so.
Exactly. However, do you want to use a ram air parachute when it deploys slower than an emergency chute?

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Dan Marotta