Parachute Comfort

On Wednesday, 27 March 2013 20:19:57 UTC-4, JS wrote:
At one point I had a Mini Softie for Schleicher or LS and a National for Schempp-Hirth.
Jim

IF a plane's seat is comfortable without a parachute, a constant thickness rectangular container 24 long and 15"-16" wide like the National "Flat" or the Strong 303 should merely move one forward that thickness, leaving about the same comfort. It's about the size of a person's back, so it ought to fit anywhere a person's back fits. True?

Everyone's plane is buried in snow these days, so it's hard to do trial fits. :-(

"IF a plane's seat is comfortable without a parachute, a constant thickness rectangular container 24 long and 15"-16" wide like the National "Flat" or the Strong 303 should merely move one forward that thickness, leaving about the same comfort. It's about the size of a person's back, so it ought to fit anywhere a person's back fits. True?"

I think that is true. I'm tall so I fly w/o a seat back and with my National Flat packed thicker at the top to put my head forward a little and to make the transition from chute to the memory foam I sit on less abrupt. As Craig has suggested your rigger can adjust things and I would make sure that is allowed in any chute you buy. Though I've never popped it I'm happy w/ the National.

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:21:44 AM UTC-4, Clay wrote:
"IF a plane's seat is comfortable without a parachute, a constant thickness rectangular container 24 long and 15"-16" wide like the National "Flat" or the Strong 303 should merely move one forward that thickness, leaving about the same comfort. It's about the size of a person's back, so it ought to fit anywhere a person's back fits. True?"



I think that is true. I'm tall so I fly w/o a seat back and with my National Flat packed thicker at the top to put my head forward a little and to make the transition from chute to the memory foam I sit on less abrupt. As Craig has suggested your rigger can adjust things and I would make sure that is allowed in any chute you buy. Though I've never popped it I'm happy w/ the National.

Oops, I've been informed that National Flats can't be packed tapered if manufactured after 6/2009 so buyer beware

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Everyone's plane is buried in snow these days, so it's hard to do trial
fits. :-(

Not in New Mexico! Check OLC... ;-)))

On Friday, March 29, 2013 8:15:21 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
Everyone's plane is buried in snow these days....

Huh ?
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...=2013&c=C0&sc=