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In an unconscious landing situation I'm not sure about anything. There would be a huge element of luck involved. What does survivable mean? Probably the difference between hitting a soft open field and a wall or a tree. I'm all in favour of larger reserves for anyone and everyone. I just don't think this is a major reason why.

There has been a lot of talk about unconscious landings lately. My feeling is that in this situation you are in a world of trouble anyway. Ram air canopies are not forgiving of uncontrolled landings. You would be far better off under a round parachute than a ram air. But that is not practical in the skydiving world. One size larger or smaller is not going to make a big difference. If you want to feel safer in this rare circumstance you really should have at least a 250 sq ft canopy. And even then you are in trouble. In reality skydivers have given up trying to deal with this possibility in order to have small canopies with almost main like flaring power in the top of their containers.

The NRA is mostly a bunch of guys sitting around figuring out how they can raise more money scaring their members. Great gig if you can get it. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I have a hard copy of that. If I'm reading it correctly the average speed total velocity fully loaded is not to exceed 36 ft/sec with the brakes stowed. (24.5 mph) The descent speed is not to exceed 24 ft/sec. (16.4 mph) I can see no spec for speed in full flight. Probably because there is none.

You should know that it is mostly made from non ZP fabric and will not last as long as some others. PD says you can expect hundreds of jumps from it. ZP canopies last for a couple thousand. http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/Horizon_FAQs.pdf

Optimum reserves are not ZP. They are made of a special fabric that only PD seems to have access to. I'm not sure why, I don't think they own the mill. The fabric is softer and folds easier than the material PDRs are made of. That is why it packs smaller. No canopies are made of F-111 material. F-111 was the name of a product that has not been produced for decades. We just use the term like we use Kleenex to describe tissues. PD probably rates the maximum weights for their reserves by how much you can load them and still get a decent flare. The faster a canopy is going the more energy will be available for the flare. That makes me speculate that Optimums go faster. But that is just speculation. Note that they have higher recommended weights for more experienced pilots. I do not expect PD or any other manufacturer to answer questions like this. All the information you will get is what is already on the spec sheet that they publish. They are tested to meet whatever TSO standard they are rated at. There is no reason for them to share beyond that. The best way to find out the speeds involved would be to find out what the TSO standard is. Then you would at least know the minimum they had to meet. A little research and I found where to get the relevant standards. A document called SAE AS 8015b. It's available to download at the link below. But it costs $78.00 and I don't want it bad enough to pay. Maybe you do? http://standards.sae.org/as8015b/ New info. This PIA document seems to cover it. http://www.pia.com/piapubs/TSDocuments/TS-135v1.4.pdf Knock yourself out trying to understand it if you are not an engineer.

She will be there the night of the State of the Union address? Excellent! I'm sure that she will be able to share many insightful thoughts about Trump's performance compared to other evenings. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The French just love to riot. I think it's the National Pastime over there. But usually they chose sometime more substantial to fight over. This is a little like a southern Ohio Walmart on Black Friday. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42826028

I've heard this before. Criminals are generally not very smart. Or resourceful. The only reason so many criminals in the US have guns is that your country is awash in them. If the supply were to dry up they would no longer have them. It's not like they carefully stash them, or anything else away for the future. In Canada for example it is rare for criminals to have firearms. Some crimes are committed with legal rifles or shotguns. But the rate is a fraction of the US rate. The exception is the handguns that are smuggled over the border from less civilized places. We only have one border so I'm sure you know the place I mean. I know. The buy back program would be voluntary and as long as you continue to be a responsible gun owner you would be grandfathered. Your children can turn them in after your hands turn cold. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Faith in who? Trump? I thought you placed yours elsewhere. In any case, this is wonderful news for the already bloated incomes and balance sheets of the wealthiest people of the world. Not just America. And Paul Ryan will be very happy as he watches the federal deficit balloon. He is already planning the cuts to medicare and the looting of the social security system down the line to pay Rupert Murdoch et al their just rewards. How are the people of the northern Georgia hill country making out? Are they any richer now? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I started jumping in 92 and the Stiletto was one of the highest performance canopies on the market...at least if my memory isn't failing me..... I also started in '92. I bought a Cruiselite and jumped it for 2 seasons. Then I got the Stiletto. It was the first one in my province. Everyone thought for sure I would die.

I found a different copy. This one has the audio. https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b9a_1516911586

Yes, she was a poor student. We don't know what the jump was. It may not have been AFF at all. It may have been a static line or IAD jump. First time jumpers are unpredictable. In the stress of a first or early skydive they are very prone to being overwhelmed and making errors. Many students have failed to cut away malfunctions. Experienced jumper sometimes do as well.

Thank you. I'm a Canadian and I live due north of you in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Occasionally I jump in Fargo ND, but not for a couple years now. I drive a semi and most of my miles are spent driving between home and US deliveries and back again. That means I spend about a third of my life in your country. And I drive through or even into SD a lot. I sort of understand about the internet trash talking thing. You have strong opinions, most of them completely against the flow here, and you get frustrated easily. I assume that you are a hard working and successful man and that you get along just fine with all kinds of people with all kinds of views in real life. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Today I have time for your nonsense. Most days you are but a faint noise that I hear briefly when I visit this site. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

It was a student. Under radio control. The audio is missing now, but in the earlier one you can hear the instructors. One of them was laughing. But not at the end.

This depends on the orientation of the jumper. Realize that when Vigil says 840 ft they mean as high as 1100 feet if you are falling back-first. I would assume the same applies to the other two as well. See page 10 http://www.vigil.aero/wp-content/uploads/Vigil-II-users-manual-II.0.6.pdf page 3 http://www.m2aad.com/download.php?group=download2_soubory&id=101 Yes indeed. And that is a good example of why people need to read and understand their AAD manual. But almost no one does.

170 Stiletto. For about the last 20 years. The S-Fire turned almost as fast, had a better flare, and better openings. Stiletto is early 90's technology. But still in production.

I jumped a 169 about 6 times. Decent openings. Fun to fly, meaning fast turns. Trimmed fairly shallow with a fairly flat glide ratio. Flare was good after I figured out that I needed to take a wrap to shorten the brake lines up. You need to make sure they are not too long because a lot of the power was fairly deep down. I would definitely consider buying one if I was shopping for a new canopy. I’m about 210 lbs before gear.

Dude, again. It's hard to believe you sometimes. I was answering a question asking for an opinion. Not facts. I never stated anything was factual. Just that I had some ideas. You are extremely tiresome tonight. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

It's worked elsewhere. Americans are not so different. Most of the are human. I'm talking about a long term buyback. It would reduce the numbers over a period of many years. Note, I said "reduce" not eliminate. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

They are all part of the Deep State. I heard about it from Alex Jones. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

I can't really answer that question. But I can make a relevant comment. It's not so much the forward speed, but the total speed that matters. That is to say the downward speed plus the forward speed is the total speed you are moving. And that speed is different with the brakes stowed versus unstowed. Probably the only people who can answer the question are the people who did the testing. And I'm guessing they will not say.

Dude, there you go again. Look up the meaning of the word "Irony". What I posted was a direct answer to someone's question about a hypothetical situation. As usual you are reacting without following the thread. And speaking of spewing opinions without any facts to back them up, that is your modus operendi here nearly every time you post. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

That's both unknowable and irrelevant. The question was about preventing future events. Like I said, don't start getting all over me about "it won't work". It's about a hypothetical situation where America becomes more civilized and loses a little of it's frontier mentality. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.