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most comfortable parachute ?
Hey all,
I've been flying with a Security 150 for quite a while. It is most comfortable. I tried a Security 350 and it is most uncomfortable. It's time to replace the 150. What chute do you suggest that is very comfortable for those 5+ hour flights? Thanks Steve |
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I'm very happy with my P-124:
http://www.rigginginnovations.com/pa...s/aviator.aspx http://www.rigginginnovations.com/pages/containers/aviator.aspx I have a 280 sq. ft. ram air rectangular chute which provides a lot of control and a very soft landing. On 6/7/2017 3:49 PM, S9 wrote: Hey all, I've been flying with a Security 150 for quite a while. It is most comfortable. I tried a Security 350 and it is most uncomfortable. It's time to replace the 150. What chute do you suggest that is very comfortable for those 5+ hour flights? Thanks Steve -- Dan, 5J |
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Dan spent considerable time researching parachutes. Here's a clip of a model he eventually chose for his wife.
https://youtu.be/gQrDIp48lQM ((with apologies to Mrs. Dan)) |
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On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 2:49:25 PM UTC-7, S9 wrote:
Hey all, I've been flying with a Security 150 for quite a while. It is most comfortable. I tried a Security 350 and it is most uncomfortable. It's time to replace the 150. What chute do you suggest that is very comfortable for those 5+ hour flights? Thanks Steve Love my Softy, I have a backpack type that is extremely comfortable but by all accounts all their models are quite comfortable. Had a National backpack before the Softy and hoo boy... that thing was about as comfy as wearing a bag of bricks. Both have 26' round chutes, but the Softy also has a better canopy than the National (slower decent rate) so that's also worth considering since they're not all created equal. |
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On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 2:49:25 PM UTC-7, S9 wrote:
Hey all, I've been flying with a Security 150 for quite a while. It is most comfortable. I tried a Security 350 and it is most uncomfortable. It's time to replace the 150. What chute do you suggest that is very comfortable for those 5+ hour flights? Thanks Steve Steve et al: Much depends on how you like to sit, which glider you fly, how high you fly and how much you weigh. I had a Security 150 with dual air bladders in an LS4 and liked it, but why anyone would still use one of those ancient things as safety gear is a mystery. Perhaps the most comfortable chute I've had was a Butler chute that Manley put together after testing options sitting in my glider outside his shop. In narrow fuselages like Schempp-Hirth you probably won't like a large pack. Contrary to Duster's video, Dan Marotta's wife is currently flying with the National 360 I bought for the N3 to be flown mostly below 10,000'. It fit the S-H fuselage better than the softie, but I was pushing the limits using it in the SW USA. Like Paul's comment, I didn't think the National was comfortable until getting it packed using the modified packing method (not standard or military) available from National. Prior to that, the pilot chute spring was painful. Currently have a ram-air chute in a Softie which is comfy and very controllable, but don't buy a square chute unless you know how to fly one! Whichever one you end up with, purchase the sheepskin liner option. Jim |
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You don't need to fly the Aviator, but you can.
Bert TW |
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Where I fly, the ability to fly the parachute is a big factor in
reducing the prospect of injury on landing due to canyons, rocks, bluffs, etc. Being able to pick my touchdown point (allowing for the winds) can make a big difference. It was for these reasons, and after one of our pilots, a former Army jump master, received injuries after jumping a round emergency chute near Moriarty, that I switched to a square chute. On 6/8/2017 12:22 AM, Tango Whisky wrote: You don't need to fly the Aviator, but you can. Bert TW -- Dan, 5J |
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You might want to have a look at these guys.
I saw the chute at the trade fair AERO this year. Very light, steerable, sensible sink rate and reliable. Possibly not the cheapest chute, but hey, what value do you put on your life? http://www.paratec.de/?page_id=3519&lang=en |
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At 21:49 07 June 2017, S9 wrote:
Hey all, I've been flying with a Security 150 for quite a while. It is most comfortable. I tried a Security 350 and it is most uncomfortable. It's time to replace the 150. What chute do you suggest that is very comfortable for those 5+ hour flights? Thanks Steve Is there an answer to this question, there are so many factors. I once had a chute that was perfectly comfortable in an ASW20, but was so uncomfortable in a Discus, that it was unflyable. Not just me, my syndicate partners found it the same. Dave |
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The most comfortable chute I ever flew is the BRS!
:) JJ |
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