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From: brent@poseidon.UUCP (Brent P. Callaghan)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Novice Jumper
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 09:16:17 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 09:16:17 1986
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Thanks for your comments on flying squares Dane.
I've got just one comment on that.

I've heard of at least one instance of a jumper-induced
malfunction of a square.  I think it happened at the World Cup
RW meet in Z-hills.  The jumper was fooling around up high
with deep stalls, flying backwards etc.  While pitching the
canopy forward the pilot chute flipped over the leading edge and
wrapped around some lines.  The canopy was distorted enough to
be unflyable and the result was a cutaway.

I've noticed in backwards flying that my pilot chute dances
around the leading edge.  I still enjoy flying backwards,
but I'm careful not to pitch the canopy violently just
in case.

If you have a long pilot chute bridle I would advise avoiding
violent stall recoveries and flying backward below cutaway
altitude (for me that's a grand).

I think a good riser spiral or downplane is the best way
to get pee in your pants :-)
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