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- Exit Separation Revisited - by Bill von Novak
Exit separation has become a point of contention at many DZ's lately. Years ago, when belly flying was the rule and the Cessna 182 was the aircraft at most DZ's, exit separation wasn't too much of a big deal. Times have changed.
(Rating: 8.67 Votes: 354 Viewed: 15946 Posted: Wed May 10 2006)
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- Freefall Simulation Program - by John Kallend
Use this online application to simulate the most likely trajectories of (groups of)skydivers with different fall rates, given the fall rate, airplane speed, and winds
(Rating: 7.50 Votes: 8 Viewed: 4490 Posted: Tue Aug 19 2003)
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- Wind Drift & Exit Order Graphic - by Tim Wagner
Skydivers need to be educated about the effects of wind drift, fall rate, and time. Time is the key to understanding freefall drift; it is a basic observation that a slow falling group will experience more drift because it is drifting for a longer period of time than a fast falling group.
(Rating: 8.67 Votes: 6 Viewed: 4062 Posted: Tue Aug 19 2003)
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- Another Look at Descent Kinematics - by Winsor Naugler III
Winsor intends to provide an overview of fundamentals of planning and conducting parachute jump operations. Methods are shown to best ensure separation between groups and enable safe landing at the desired location.
(Rating: 9.50 Votes: 4 Viewed: 2608 Posted: Tue Aug 19 2003)
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- Essay on Exit Order - by Bryan Burke
So far, the big sky theory has taken care of us most of the time but I have heard of a couple close calls and more than once found myself directly over the freeflyers if they leave first. Here's why we don't want freefly, freestyle, or sit fly people exiting first.
(Rating: 9.00 Votes: 3 Viewed: 4757 Posted: Tue Aug 19 2003)
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