And what is the result of using a round canopy in the high desert. Alan Silver had a good article on whether to use a ram air or round E chute. In the end the round has less potential for problems which could make a bad day even worse.


On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 9:08:12 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
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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