rifleman 70 #1 October 31, 2011 As the title states, this is probably a stupid noob question but at what point does freefall cease to be freefall? 1) When you pull the ripcord / toss the PC? 2) When the canopy starts to deploy? 3) When the canopy is fully deployed? This may sound weird but to my illogical noob mind if I'm on a 3 second delayed opening and freefall ceases at #3 that means I've been in freefall for 6-7 seconds (allowing 3-4 seconds for canopy to fully deploy). Any thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated.Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #2 October 31, 2011 QuoteAs the title states, this is probably a stupid noob question but at what point does freefall cease to be freefall? 1) When you pull the ripcord / toss the PC? 2) When the canopy starts to deploy? 3) When the canopy is fully deployed? This may sound weird but to my illogical noob mind if I'm on a 3 second delayed opening and freefall ceases at #3 that means I've been in freefall for 6-7 seconds (allowing 3-4 seconds for canopy to fully deploy). Any thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated. You could probably define it as any of those, but as a practical matter, it's mostly estimation. Some people log with the "old school" method of 10 seconds for the first 1,000 feet, 5 seconds for each 1,000 thereafter; others rely on their logging altimeters for freefall time. The altitude my Protrack and Altitrack tend to show as "deployment altitude" is usually about when I'm "saddled out," so maybe a bit between #2 & #3, as I imagine it registers a hair before full deployment. I use those numbers to track my freefall time."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreefdiver 0 #3 October 31, 2011 what ever my Neptune displays! seriously, thats the number I log. DS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #4 October 31, 2011 In the old days Freefall time stopped at main ripcord pull. A five second delay was five seconds, not 5+3=8. Still works for me. jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #5 October 31, 2011 QuoteSome people log with the "old school" method of 10 seconds for the first 1,000 feet, 5 seconds for each 1,000 thereafter; others rely on their logging altimeters for freefall time. that's me. seems to ok."Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
