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Not according to Flyjack. Any deviation from 8:10 and you are an utter moron who knows nothing about the case. Careful, Blevins, you might end up in Flyjack’s personal cancel culture for no other reason than daring to disagree with him.

1) You don't need front riser but it definitely helps. Without the extra speed your timing has to be perfect. With the extra speed you get a little more time to get it right. 2) Your canopy will only support your weight down to a certain airspeed no matter what. Below that speed you will have to put your feet down (or start descending.) If you can run at that speed, then you can pull it off. Wind helps of course. 3) If you can practice with slick shoes on wet grass, it's often possible to get your feet down during the flare and have them gradually take your weight. This lets your canopy fly a little longer (while still creating drag to slow you down) and lets you transition to the ground more gradually.

If nothing else, he overlooked one of the prime criteria of Project Management - define your scope. When deciding to go into some place known as 'The Graveyard of Empires' such as Afghanistan, it might be useful to clearly define A) what do we expect to accomplish? and B)_how do we know when we're done? Though we had some semblance of cassus belli for the invasion of Afghanistan, and none whatsoever for the invasion of Iraq ("We know he has Weapons of Mass Destruction - we have the receipts!"), both endeavors were exercises in cluelessness. If the goal of attacking was to bring a nation to ruin, I suppose it was a success. Unfortunately we were among the nations ruined by the adventurism. I wish we didn't insist on leading with our chin. BSBD, Winsor