slotperfect 7 #1 December 15, 2008 I am working on a project and looking for some good instructional documentation - graphics illustrating crabbing techniques in particular - on canopy control for "steerable" round canopies (and yes, I use that term loosely). If anyone has anything worthwhile from their training archives please shoot me a PM. Thanks,Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #2 December 15, 2008 I am sure this has already been done, but I will throw it out htere any way (makes me fee lgood you know?). Back "in the day" we had to go to "Dash one" school at Bragg and they had a slide show at the Advanced Airborne Dept. Plus the two JM Schools and Pathfinder Schools used to have some stuff on that very subject. Not to mention the archive of stuff the 507th has. Your "in" there is probably the "Silver Wings". Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #3 December 18, 2008 Poynter's book, Skydiving, had pretty good descriptions for canopy control. At least the older versions did. Not sure whether they're there or not. BTW the way, the last round I jumped in 2005 I put in the 30' pea pit. Sounds steerable to me. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BCA 1 #4 December 20, 2008 Get ahold of an old Parachutist and check the accuracy results from the nationals back in the late sixty's. I think you'll find that the old rounds were very accurate in the hands of the right people. BCA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #5 December 26, 2008 Those jumpers landed downwind on purpose and depended much more on ideal wind conditions than we do today with our modern ram-air canopies. This project involves fine-tuning round canopy control techniques for the safest possible landing into the wind and free of obstacles. Do you have an old Parachutist from the 1960's with the type of graphical representation I am looking for?Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BCA 1 #6 December 26, 2008 I have all of them going back to 1965. btw, we jumped in some "not so ideal" wind conditions back then. BCA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #7 December 26, 2008 If you have something that wil help me - round canopy control diagrams from an old Parachutist for example - that would be great.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
