7-cell vs 9-cell

[jumpwally 0]

Nicely put,,,,i'm surprised no one has offered to do a live experiment with 2 canopies with same wing loading flying side by side on a strait in landing.....maybe someone will take the challenge

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[Skydivesg 7]

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Now let me ask you. If the same person was jumping equally sized canopies, one a Velocity and one a Katana in the exact same conditions, in the exact same way, which one would travel further?

John what is your answer to this question?

Look, John already mentioned somewhere up thread that the canopy with the better L/D has the expectation of going the farthest.

That's not in dispute.

At question is the cute bit of wisdom that 7 cells means you walk more.

It has been years and years since I landed off the dz with my Spectre. Lots of people on their Sabre2s have landed off and I go to pick them up. Many of them even had a lower wing loading than I do. So the cute bit of wisdom doesn't always hold true. It depends on the pilot. That's what John has said over and over again.

If the 7 cell pilot lands next to the road instead of in the middle of the field next to the 9 cell pilot, who walks less? Probably the 7 cell pilot who doesn't have to walk so far to the ride that picks them both up.

7 cells or 9, poorer pilots walk more than good pilots.

Skilled pilots land where they want to.
Less skilled pilots land where the parachute takes them.

Thanks for the response.

Now as I asked before...... John, what is your answer to your question?

I'm just curious.

Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

[Baksteen 84]

That would only be fair if both canopies had also the same size. Else you'd get a difference due to any thermal activity that might be going on. The larger canopy would surely benefit more from any updrafts.

"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport."
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