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Three years ago when I got back into soaring I talked to serveral  riggers about a round vs square chute.  The riggers, including Allen Silver, all talked me out of a square for safety reasons. If you are seriously considering a square rig, I highly recommend you speak with a qualified rigger and discuss your needs and experience.  For me, with a round chute, if you exit the aircraft and pull the rip cord, the chute will open and bring you to earth.  With a square you have to fly and it can deploy in a stated where it is already in a death spiral. I figure if I am under silk I am done flying for the day. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		 
		
	
	
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