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From: brent@terra.Eng.Sun.COM (Brent Callaghan)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: High altitude landings
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Date: 15 May 91 21:51:15 GMT
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A friend of mine is keen to drop me out of his 172.
The airplane is STC'ed for door removal, and he
has access to an emergency rig. NOTAM and property
owner's permission are no problem.

The only uncertainty is the landing.  The DZ will
be in the Rockies at 9,500 MSL.  How much harder
will the landing be than at sea level ?

I'd be grateful to hear from anyone who's done
a high altitude landing - say 5,000 and above.
Is there anything special to watch out for in
landing technique ?  What's the increase in rate
of descent and ground speed ?

My stats are: 950 jumps, 175 lbs, Fury main (220 sq ft, 7 cell).

	Thanks
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