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I am personally against using an RSL, but I can very much see that in the case of a low level canopy collision, they could be extremely useful. So, the idea of disconnecting your RSL once your main has deployed correctly seems a little crazy! Now you've used an RSL where you don't one and disconnected it when you do want one! Anyone ever considered connecting their RSL under canopy!!!! This would actually seem quite logical. As for getting dragged on the ground, learn to collapse your canopy then cutting away is not necessary. Pull one brake line in until you get fabric through the slider grommit, whilst running around the canopy to the downwind side. Paul.
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This may be the case, I will take your word for it. But it is unlikely to be due to the pilot chute. 1. At higher altitudes you fall faster due to the reduced air density. 2. A pilot chute will produce less drag at a given speed for a lower air density. 3. But the speed is faster, and in fact the above two factors actually cancel. So the pilot chute will produce the same drag force no matter the altitude. You would need to look into other related factors here. Are you confusing a different altitude with a different climate? A differing temperature or humidity can certainly lead to differing opening speeds as a differing amount of air will tend to be retained in the canopy during packing.