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From: mspurgeo@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Mike Spurgeon)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: Two Squares
Summary: conventional wisdom?
Message-ID: <3509@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 12 Jun 91 01:13:01 GMT
References: <1991Jun11.163000.2062@tc.fluke.COM>
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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In article <1991Jun11.163000.2062@tc.fluke.COM>, eric@fluke.tc.fluke.com (Eric Anderson) writes:
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> I was amazed by how nicely the 2 canopies flew together. They were in
> a perfect side-by-side formation with no bumping or oscillating.
> The jumper flew them together for 5 to 10 seconds before cutting away
> the main. He landed without further incident.
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> "Conventional Wisdom" says that 2 squares will wrap around each other 
> in this situation. 

I'm not so sure there _is_ anything approaching 'conventional wisdom' on
this situation.  It must be fairly rare so far.  All I can recall is 
speculation on 'your own personal downplane', the above mentioned side-
by-side, and requests for information if anyone sees it happen.

And so it goes.  We've added to the sum total of 'what we need to know'.
Thanks for the post.

Blue skies & soft landings,

Mike Spurgeon
Internet: mspurgeo@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu