kevinsa 0 #1 February 23, 2008 A few questions. How does a larger/smaller canopy affect your ground speed, vertical speed and the control of the canopy. How does weight affect what size canopy you have? Also, how do advanced canopies differ from student canopies in terms of control and physical differences. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #2 February 23, 2008 QuoteHow does a larger/smaller canopy affect your ground speed, vertical speed and the control of the canopy. Smaller canopies fly and decend faster QuoteHow does weight affect what size canopy you have? The more you value life without titanium, the larger your canopy choice vs your weight will be. Quote Also, how do advanced canopies differ from student canopies in terms of control and physical differences Student canopies are trimmed to be forgiving of mistakes. Advanced canopies are trimmed to ignore mistakes in favor of titanium upgrades to the pilot.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #3 February 23, 2008 In addition to the links posted above, you'll see many on the site recommend The Parachute and Its Pilot by Brian Germain, which is excellent for understanding canopy flight.Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ijumpfromplanes 0 #4 February 23, 2008 Reposted rant removed by slotperfect. To the OP kevinsam I'd recommend checking here for a wealth of info. DZ.com has a wealth of info, but you have to sort through . . . Buying your first rig: http://www.dropzone.com/...etail_page.cgi?ID=46 Choosing a canopy: http://www.dropzone.com/...etail_page.cgi?ID=45 Wingloading and it's effects: http://performancedesigns.com/docs/wingload.pdf If you want any more info, please feel free to ask and I'll share. Have a good night everyone. I hope you're happy with yourselves. Garth ----------------END ORIGINAL POST Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #5 February 23, 2008 A few reminders for everyone: -[warning] PAs are not welcome in the forums. If you want to duke it out with someone, do it via PM. If you see something in a post that violates the forum rules or is obviously a candidate for removal, PM a Moderator rather than create your own forum rules violation by ranting on your own. [/warning] -If you can't answer a valid question in a post, or simply don't want to, silence is golden. Move along and find one that you can/do. [warning] Rude and antagonistic responses such as we have seen in this thread will result in a break from participating in this topical forum. [/warning] -If you see a post get deleted, posting your own new thread to reply to it is *probably* not the thing to do. [warning] Putting them back up, posting new separate threads for the same reason, or posting comments here about post removals and edits will result in a break from partici[ating in this topical forum. [/warning]Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
