how fast will a canopy be flying off a tard??
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Re: [abby] how fast will a canopy be flying off a tard??
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much faster than a SL... at least in what I have seen.
From video : I PCAd 3 jumpers from 230ft, and they had 10sec canopy ride. I then did a TARD, and had a 15 sec ride.
Re: [vid666] how fast will a canopy be flying off a tard??
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much faster than a SL... at least in what I have seen.
From video : I PCAd 3 jumpers from 230ft, and they had 10sec canopy ride. I then did a TARD, and had a 15 sec ride.
Were all 4 of the canopies the same (particularly vented v. unvented) and under the same loading conditions?
Re: [pope] how fast will a canopy be flying off a tard??
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much faster than a SL... at least in what I have seen.
From video : I PCAd 3 jumpers from 230ft, and they had 10sec canopy ride. I then did a TARD, and had a 15 sec ride.
Were all 4 of the canopies the same (particularly vented v. unvented) and under the same loading conditions?
again i miss something... but
SL1 : 205 lbs jumper Troll 265 MDV
SL2 : 220lbs jumper Flik 293 Vtec
SL3 : 215 lbs jumper Flik 293 Vtec
TARD : 175lbs jumper Troll 265DW MDV
hmmm, now this makes a bit more sense :( There was another jumper who is ~~ 130lbs on a unvented Fox 265 - I will try to see if I can get the canopy ride time on that.
Re: [vid666] how fast will a canopy be flying off a tard??
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130lbs on a unvented Fox 265
That's a pretty low wingloading for that canopy. Especially an unvented canopy. I'd be curious to know if that jumper has experienced any pressurization problems, particularly on low airspeed deployments.
I'd be willing to bet his end cells never pressurize quickly or cleanly.
Unvented FOX canopies aren't really known for clean openings anyhow. I'd be pretty reluctant to jump a non-vented canopy of with that wingloading from anything low.
Re: [abby] how fast will a canopy be flying off a tard??
We have a local 111-foot S that a couple of guys have jumped, usually static line. Those jumps would be best described as about three seconds from exit to landing, with the canopy very nearly flying (ie, just pressurized) when the jumper lands. One of said guys tarded the thing once. My understanding, though I wasn't there, is that he not only had a several seconds to fly, but that he had the time and maneuverability to correct the 90 left he'd gotten toward an icy-cold river. ... Though, if I recall correctly, he didn't do a great job of it.
