Q for Accuracy Jumpers

[John_Scher 0]

I some times have a need to vertically sink a large 7 cell into some tight areas at night. I'm in the market for a new canopy but want to make a better informed decision especially as I've just rcently had a hip replacement.

My body weight is 175ibs and my current canopy is 280 sq ft.

What ratio of suspended weight to canopy square footage do accuracy jumpers reccommend?

thanks in advance,

John (Kenya)

[TampaPete 52]

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[Pobrause 6]

*Slow clap*

So you successfully redirected him to his own thread.

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[riggerrob 643]

Stick with canopies in the 280 square feet area. That will keep your wing-loading around the 0.7 pounds per square feet favoured by BASE jumpers and precision landing competitors.

[John_Scher 0]

riggerrob

Stick with canopies in the 280 square feet area. That will keep your wing-loading around the 0.7 pounds per square feet favoured by BASE jumpers and precision landing competitors.

Thanks Rob

Do you happen to know if Accuracy canopies use slats and flaps as do the latest iteration of Base canopies?

[gowlerk 2,249]

John_Scher

***Stick with canopies in the 280 square feet area. That will keep your wing-loading around the 0.7 pounds per square feet favoured by BASE jumpers and precision landing competitors.

Thanks Rob

Do you happen to know if Accuracy canopies use slats and flaps as do the latest iteration of Base canopies?


Info on PD's accuracy canopy--

http://www.performancedesigns.com/products/zero/

At the bottom of the page there are links to quite a bit of general accuracy info and sites.

[John_Scher 0]

I've now got all the info I was looking for.

Thanks a lot, much appreciated,

John