Exits..

[mccordia 73]

1:00 AM, tired..working tomorrow...weird question popped in my head before going to sleep
Just something that had me wondering a bit..

Imagine wanting to fly a straight line back towards a DZ, once you are way, way past it in the airplane.

What kind of exit would get you most distance/speed or otherwise, least loss of altitude from your exitpoint?

Doing a normal exit, facing the wind, flying the propblast straight away, and taking a quick (or slow?) turn, so you take the forward speed and momentum from the exit, and keep that?

Or would an exit, facing the tail (where you initially lose all speed, and then 'start' the forward drive powered only by gravity...) be better?

Put different...
If two flyers (same weight/suit/skill blablabla) exited at the same time, one did the U-turn thing (flying at a good speed straight away) and the other did an exit facing the tail. Who would go further? (if they flew the rest of their flight at the same speed/fallrate)

JC
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[Anvilbrother 0]

Get the plane to fly away from the dz upwind, then turn around heading straight back to the dz. You will exit with the speed from the plane, and a tailwind if any to push you along. That seems like the best idea for fast fun.

As for the 2 jumpers, once you get out you start to fall. It seems like flying straight back instead of making a turn will get you going in the right direction with the least loss of altitude. On the other hand, Exiting with the throw of the plane gets you instant forward flying speed. You just have to turn that around heading back to the dz while loosing altitude the whole time. kinda one of those things that someone else can answer

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[KrisFlyZ 0]

I don't think there is a straight forward answer to that one. I am sure some interesting theories will be put forward.

Kris.

[tr027 0]

2nd choice, because for best glide you want the suit to dive and pick up drive. Also because you want to fight the throw of the plane as much as possible.

-T

"The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

[LukeH 0]

throw a gainer out the door and head in a straight line.
the U turn will cost you more that the throw of the AC will gain you.

(if you do the turn slow and flat you will be going in the wrong direction for too long. if you crank around a 180 you will loose lots of height.)

[kevin922 0]

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throw a gainer out the door and head in a straight line.
the U turn will cost you more that the throw of the AC will gain you.

(if you do the turn slow and flat you will be going in the wrong direction for too long. if you crank around a 180 you will loose lots of height.)

I agree with this post..

[tr027 0]

That's the equivalent of choosing 'E' on a standardized 'A' through 'D' multiple choice test.

"The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

[Costyn 0]

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throw a gainer out the door and head in a straight line.
the U turn will cost you more that the throw of the AC will gain you.

(if you do the turn slow and flat you will be going in the wrong direction for too long. if you crank around a 180 you will loose lots of height.)

Having done some gainer exits from a skyvan (oh what fun!) I would agree with this as well. Once you are face to earth again, you slide down the hill and although you do lose altitude you also gain vertical speed which can be conveniently converted to horizontal speed for more lift.

Costyn van Dongen - http://www.flylikebrick.com/ - World Wide Wingsuit News

[piisfish 135]

check Loic's exit in SoulFlyers when he goes to fly with the french CrEW team...

I think this could be quite a good exit in that case...

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[petetheladd 0]

Face the tail, exit in a sit position, this will loop you over, open to arch and you come out of it like a fighter jet facing the DZ.

Not much height lost and you gain speed.

Pete the LADD

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