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The total drag will be approx 1/3 of the lift (for a 3:1 glide) or 63 lbf .

How did you arrive at that? Are you just thinking lift/drag? I'm not so sure it's quite that simple, but maybe I'm missing something.
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But it also lowers your AoA. This is why your descent increases.

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But it also lowers your AoA. This is why your descent increases.

I believe rears actually influence the angle of incidence more than angle of attack, but that's largely splitting hairs.

Brakes has more of an influence on AoA.

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Using rears is going to change both. You can't change the AoI without changing the AoA. They're not going to be the same angle but they're both going to change.

Brakes do have more of an affect on AoA. Because they add much more drag, giving the jumpers body a much larger pendulum effect. Whereas the rears offer a bit more lift without the same airspeed falloff. But only through a comparatively short control range.

You're right, it's splitting hairs. But I thought the original line regarding the two made it sound like they had nothing to do with one another. AoI and AoA, two different things. But a very close relationship.

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