Parachute 20 year limit

On Dec 4, 2:03*pm, Surfer! wrote:
*But what kind of canopy does the rigger have for his/her
reserve? *Are they round?

Almost certainly not. People jumping ram air main chutes usually have
a ram air (square) reserve.

Andy

And people that used to jump ram air parachutes are likely flying gliders
with a square if they can afford it. I've seen enough round reserves
used to never want to give it a go.

At 21:53 04 December 2008, Andy wrote:
On Dec 4, 2:03=A0pm, Surfer! wrote:
=A0But what kind of canopy does the rigger have for his/her
reserve? =A0Are they round?

Almost certainly not. People jumping ram air main chutes usually have
a ram air (square) reserve.

Andy