most comfortable parachute ?

On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 2:49:25 PM UTC-7, S9 wrote:
Hey all,
I've been flying with a Security 150 for quite a while. It is most comfortable. I tried a Security 350 and it is most uncomfortable. It's time to replace the 150. What chute do you suggest that is very comfortable for those 5+ hour flights?

Thanks Steve

Steve et al:
Much depends on how you like to sit, which glider you fly, how high you fly and how much you weigh.
I had a Security 150 with dual air bladders in an LS4 and liked it, but why anyone would still use one of those ancient things as safety gear is a mystery.
Perhaps the most comfortable chute I've had was a Butler chute that Manley put together after testing options sitting in my glider outside his shop.
In narrow fuselages like Schempp-Hirth you probably won't like a large pack.
Contrary to Duster's video, Dan Marotta's wife is currently flying with the National 360 I bought for the N3 to be flown mostly below 10,000'. It fit the S-H fuselage better than the softie, but I was pushing the limits using it in the SW USA.
Like Paul's comment, I didn't think the National was comfortable until getting it packed using the modified packing method (not standard or military) available from National. Prior to that, the pilot chute spring was painful.
Currently have a ram-air chute in a Softie which is comfy and very controllable, but don't buy a square chute unless you know how to fly one!
Whichever one you end up with, purchase the sheepskin liner option.
Jim

You don't need to fly the Aviator, but you can.

Bert TW

Where I fly, the ability to fly the parachute is a big factor in
reducing the prospect of injury on landing due to canyons, rocks,
bluffs, etc. Being able to pick my touchdown point (allowing for the
winds) can make a big difference. It was for these reasons, and after
one of our pilots, a former Army jump master, received injuries after
jumping a round emergency chute near Moriarty, that I switched to a
square chute.

On 6/8/2017 12:22 AM, Tango Whisky wrote:
You don't need to fly the Aviator, but you can.

Bert TW

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Dan, 5J