I Stalled My Canopy!

[Avion 0]

It was freaking awesome.

After failing to do so in Scott Miller's canopy course. I set about stalling my canopy, a 210 Spectre, on a resent jump. Well, let me tell you, it was intense.

In Scott's course, he has a little video of stalling a canopy where the center cells stay inflated and the outer cells depresurize and fold back. When I stalled my canopy, the whole thing depressurized and folded in half into one thin log of wrinkled material. I said to myself, "That doesn't look right!" and immeadiately started to let up slowly on the toggles, and it reinflated abruptly. All I can say is, Wow!

I think, I wait till I'm flying a 9 cell canopy before I try that again

Cheers

[efex 0]

As im sure you are aware, and this is more to anyone reading this thread, make sure that your keep this up high and not when other canopies are around.
It might also not be a bad idea to let DZ Control know what you are planning. I was at a dropzone once and a newly qualified jumper was attempting this at 500ft. DZ control thought they were actually having some sort of funky malfunction.

Warwick University Skydiving Club

[EvilLurker 2]

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a newly qualified jumper was attempting this at 500ft. DZ control thought they were actually having some sort of funky malfunction.

I bet when it was all over, the guy had a "pant malfunction". I could look over the top of my PD-210 after a full "bowtie" stall. 500 ft., huh? Real smart.

[Avion 0]

It was right after opening at ~4500' I still pull around 5.5K and 5K just to have time just to play with the canopy
Scott instucted us to do this only above 2500'. One of the more adventurous guys in the class decided to recover the stall quickly to experience the 'rock and roll' dive that follows that and lost 1000' real fast. So, I thought it wise only to practice right after opening.

Cheers

[EvilLurker 2]

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One of the more adventurous guys in the class decided to recover the stall quickly to experience the 'rock and roll' dive that follows that and lost 1000' real fast.

I doubt I lost 1000 feet doing it, but it was an eye-opener. If you're at 4500 feet, try it. As soon as you're flying backwards, pop those toggles and hang on. It will give you a lot of insight into what's going to happen if you decide you have flared too high and release your toggles on landing. I actually have a jump where I did a stall and popped the toggles on video. The first time, it scared the hell out of me, I didn't think that 210 boat could move that fast. It's a good thing to know, just make sure you're up high.

[Zoter 0]

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I didn't think that 210 boat could move that fast.

Its all relative.......I fly a 215/9cell....
I'm usually the first or second down on most loads as my wingloading/canopy combo makes my glidepath quite steep.......and it can spiral down on a penny.....
Its all a matter of wingloading

[Hooknswoop 19]

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I think, I wait till I'm flying a 9 cell canopy before I try that again

It is even more 'exciting' with a 9-cell, all other things beging equal.

Derek

[Casurf1978 0]

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It is even more 'exciting' with a 9-cell, all other things beging equal.

I took Scott's class a few weeks ago and man this jump was my favorite. I've done it a few times since on a H&P, and only above 3K.

[EvilLurker 2]

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I didn't think that 210 boat could move that fast.

I should have specified, it was loaded at .8:1. It normally took a lot of work to get it moving fast, and I'd never looked out over the top of it before.