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I don't think so bud, unless there's a really new technology that I haven't heard ofbigss75 said:I think if its at a certain point away from the ground it deploys on its own.
That is true, there is even another parachute, if the first one fails. But I don´t think it helps a lot, since you need to control the speed and where you gonna land.bigss75 said:I think if its at a certain point away from the ground it deploys on its own.
This is the system used on the ejection systems I mentioned earlier. If a fighter pilot ejects above 10000 feet, the systems will allow the pilot to free-fall below the 10k mark before the chute deploys.maniclion said:[size=-1]auto-deploy altimeter[/size]
Just giving Vieope ideas so he can feel safe knowing he can get one if he ever has to go skydiving and fears blacking out. But it would be a super expensive addition to an already expensive activity especially for guy's who've done 100's of jumps. This is why you have to get certification to skydive, because if you balck out while doing tandems and statics, no way in hell are they going to allow you to free fall alone unless you're unpopular.Witmaster said:This is the system used on the ejection systems I mentioned earlier. If a fighter pilot ejects above 10000 feet, the systems will allow the pilot to free-fall below the 10k mark before the chute deploys.
The only other place I've seen the auto-deploy altimeter used was a video game (I forget the name)
Yeah. Nothing to worry about. But I didn´t know the auto-deploy thing was that expensive.Witmaster said:Ahhh Brilliant!
Vieope has nothing to worry about. Bunnies bounce, don't they?
Letting go of the shute That's a new one. I personally kept mine on till I landed. I think what you mean is that they think they are really close to the ground and they 'flare' the shute to early. That's when you pull both toggles in hard at the same time and it slows you down really fast....before it drops you. I did thatVieope said:I heard another mistake people do is thinking that the ground is already too close and letting go of the parachte.
Hey, do I need to do the first jumps with someone glued to me?
That´s great.irontime said:And no you don't have to have someone attatched to you. Do a static jump. That's where you climb out onto the wing, let go, and the chute pops open after about 10 seconds free fall. Really fun
No it doesn´t scare me. Well, I need to go in the plane first and jump to properly answer that.maniclion said:If it scares you that much that you might blackout then you should just do the wind tunnel, most skydiving schools have them. You can close your eyes and pretend to be free falling through the sky
Witmaster said:Now I have heard how some parachutists have freaked out when using the older style canopys. There is a large Slit in the back that allows the air the channel out the back of the chute and provide you with a bit of forward thrust. I've heard how some poeple look up and see that large slit in the chute and think their rig is malfunctioned so they cut the primary off and deploy the secondary out of shear panic.