Pendragon 1 #1 March 30, 2017 Which is why it is always counterproductive to put freeflyers out after RW groups - the vertical separation between groups is massively reduced and so the probably of a collision is increased-- BASE #1182 Muff #3573 PFI #52; UK WSI #13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deimian 43 #2 March 30, 2017 PendragonWhich is why it is always counterproductive to put freeflyers out after RW groups - the vertical separation between groups is massively reduced and so the probably of a collision is increased But if you do it the other way around the horizontal separation decreases and belly flyers would be right on top of the freeflyers, which increases the chances of a collision way more than with a decent horizontal separation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #3 March 30, 2017 PendragonWhich is why it is always counterproductive to put freeflyers out after RW groups - the vertical separation between groups is massively reduced and so the probably of a collision is increased You're about a decade late on this being a settled issue. Vertical separation is of zero consideration because you cannot guarantee everyone's opening altitude. The separation and exit order between belly and freefly has more to do with freefall drift. At risk of this thread drifting it's better to search other threads on this forum that have explained this to death. Edit: Link to the program and graphics that have become a staple of Safety for a while now: http://mypages.iit.edu/~kallend/skydive/#resources http://www.omniskore.com/freefall_drift2.html"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
