Am I reading you correctly? Are you trying to BS the situation with
information from "a reliable source"? I'm talking about an FAA TSO
which was tested to the FAA's satisfaction. Dream on, Friend.



On 6/8/2017 10:55 PM, Craig Reinholt wrote:
Considering the information came from a Master rigger (3+ decades), ex Para-Phernalia manufacturing employee, Dealer for Softie, and over 10,000 jumps, I am pretty certain his information is accurate.
Making assertions about operator error if using a round chute and not with a ram chute and using that as reason for possible performance differences is ridiculous.



Not true. They are equal or the square is a bit faster. Either way opening time variances between the two overlap. Besides a handle fumble or pilot chute kicking around for a second before inflating will burn far more altitude than any difference between round/square. If I was in the business of selling pilot rigs I would go to the big contests pay a young durable skydiver to jump a round, then jump a square afterwards land and open my order book. Guaranteed every pilot who saw the difference live would bust out a credit card.

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Dan, 5J