Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!terra.Eng.Sun.COM!brent From: brent@terra.Eng.Sun.COM (Brent Callaghan) Newsgroups: rec.skydiving Subject: Re: Differences between parachutes and paraglider Message-ID: <13676@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 20 May 91 21:49:18 GMT References: <2894.282E866D@ehsnet.fidonet.org> <1991May20.101739.410@otago.ac.nz> Sender: news@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM Lines: 29 In article <1991May20.101739.410@otago.ac.nz>, klox@otago.ac.nz writes: > > > "Sackflug" is usually referred to as a "Steady State Stall" or "Parachute > Stall" in English I used to enjoy doing this on displays to thrill the crowds. To the uninitiated it looks like the canopy has irretrievably collapsed and the high rate of descent makes it look like injury is certain. If you can pull the brake lines down far enough it's possible to fly a 7 cell backward with full directional control. Transitioning back to foward flight again can be exciting as the cells re-inflate unevenly and toss you around. I don't do this anymore. Once the pilot chute got blown over the leading edge and took a loop around the A lines. When I re-inflated the cells, the pilot chute stuck there the centre cells stayed partially collapsed. The canopy was "pinched" in the middle and barely controllable. I landed carefully. -- Made in New Zealand --> Brent Callaghan @ Sun Microsystems Email: brent@Eng.Sun.COM phone: (415) 336 1051