emergency chute

OK, given the preference of those who know more than I do, I have to
ask the obvious question: Why are there still round chutes? If I order
a National or Softie from my local glider haberdasher... won't I get a
conical? I'm not disagreeing with the assessement of thems that knows.
But I would like to understand why we haven't seen a wholesale
conversion to the square.

Not a troll... though it has the earmarks, doesn't it?


wrote:
snip Would that mean that the passenger should have a round chute
and
just accept their lumps, so to speak? /snip

Colin: Yes, exactly.

OC: as the unidentified rigger said, the square. The chances of the
pilot being dazed and confused to the point of not even being able to
find and operate the brake/steering toggles are small, and if unable
to
do so by injury or unconsciousness, I would still rather be under the
square.

2NO