This has been an interesting discussion, but it is easy to become confused
by the fact that a high speed chute is designed to delay opening, and a
low speed chute is designed to open quickly, if I understand correctly.
Apparently the word speed refers to aircraft speed at egress and has
nothing to do with rapidity of deployment. Did I get that right?


At 03:47 11 December 2008, toad wrote:
But from the manufacturor's website:
http://www.rigginginnovations.com/products/aviator.htm

"The 246 and 280 sq ft canopies have a unique modulated control
system, which allows for their use by aircrew personnel with minimal
additional training required over and above what they receive on
current round parachute systems."

That doesn't sound like a big barrier to use.

The only real barrier (IMHO) is the price difference.

Todd Smith
3S