what should you do if a 2 out side by side goes to a downplane on final?

[webracer 0]

If I ended up with two out (in a sidebyside), I would check stability (If altitude permits), If there is any question, I'll probably chop the main. In a biplane, I would not chop the main.

Troy

I am now free to exercise my downward mobility.

[DutchSkyCam 0]

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Imagine it again. You are heading towards the ground under a downplane. Straight down. Your not just falling, your canopies are propelling you.

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Maybe this is "picky", and anyone please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but... Your canopies will "propel" you?? How can they do that?? They have neither propellers nor motors. Even if you have 2 canopies flying in tandem (on you) in a downplane configuration, doesn't it stand to reason that your max attainable vertical speed is still "only" going to attain that of terminal?

1)If you are just entering a downplane you will accelerate towards mother earth...
2) if you are in a downplane and release one of the two canopies , your body will swing in the direction of the remaining canopy.
During the swing forward your canopy will give you a flare effect, then your body will swing back cousing the canopy to surge forward again..

@ 50 feet, ehhhhhh

On the other hand, if you are in a STABLE side-by-side you should not "just get in a downplane".
Just turn your canopies (gently) in the wind steer it (gently) to a wide open landing area. Don't flare, ROLL

If you are not sure if your configuration is stable you should have cutaway earlier. If you don't dare cutaway (main/reserve risers are entangled) than you should try to keep the canopies together. If they have the tendency to fly away from each other try to (gently) steer them back together (or let them fly away and cutaway). Minimal rear riser inputs on both canopies should work to keep them together.

Correct the situation before you are in a downplane, stay ontop of it.

This works best if the main and reserve are sort of equal...

Barry