Harksaw 0 #1 August 5, 2003 I've been wondering... will a parachute open in shorter vertical distance if you do a hop & pop, or if you pull terminal? I've noticed that generally no one pulls below 2500 feet, but i've heard some people mention they have done hop and pops from 2k.__________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 August 5, 2003 When a person does a true hop-n-pop and deploys just after clearing the aircraft, a lot of the opening takes place toward the horizon. So, while the opening probably took about the same amount of distance through the air, there was a smaller percentage of it taking place straight down.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
