Thats a round parachute is para-comander parachute we still use it here in Honduras, it's between round parachute (T-10) and ram-air or skydiving normal parachute
Generally we used PCs in a sleeve deployment, which gave a really easy progressive opening even at terminal. Here they are using a bag that seems to give a much faster opening. The 22 ft/sec figure probably relates to a 24-foot flat circular surplus reserve. A PC will give you an easy stand-up. However, the PC was definitely high performance for its day - you could stall and fall out of the sky, do spiral turns etc. Or get the beauty on half-brakes and glide gently to a 5cm dead centre!
Paracommander/Papillon and similar designs were beautiful canopies to fly, as anyone brought up on skydiving in the 70s or early 80s would testify. Bit more skill required than squares but you could do great accuracy. Fantastic colour schemes too. Guy in this video, clearly used only to squares, is doing pretty well though.
I have recently bought a 1971 Mk1 PC all yellow in fabulous condition I have also been having a 1969 Irvin Delta II Parawing restored which should be in the sky very soon (O:
Great! Thanks for that PLF tutorial, at the beginning. I should try the way you did it, some time; normally, I twist at the waist, so that the side of my leg is facing my direction of forward travel. That way, I can roll, while continuing to move in my original direction of travel. I could see myself doing it your way, if I fall straight down. I'll watch the rest of your video later. Thanks for posting.
First of all, the PC isn't "round" - it's oval! The "round" chutes were the salvage airforce quarter panels, with 5 and 7 TU mods. No PLF is required on landing with the PCs. B-6370
Excellent video. What would a para commander and rig costs these days. My last jump was May 24 - 94 at the Toronto school of parachuting in Aurthur Ontario. My last jump for awhile, I went into a flat spin and that kinda of scared me off from jumping for awhile. Blue Skys.
Thats a round parachute is para-comander parachute we still use it here in Honduras, it's between round parachute (T-10) and ram-air or skydiving normal parachute
airbornehonduras181 3 months ago
where do you get these types of parachutes
Leowhitters 8 months ago
Have a look on YouTube for some of Carl Boenish's early films, Sky Capers and Masters of the Sky - PCs were THE parachute around 1970!
AlistairTheRunner 8 months ago
Generally we used PCs in a sleeve deployment, which gave a really easy progressive opening even at terminal. Here they are using a bag that seems to give a much faster opening. The 22 ft/sec figure probably relates to a 24-foot flat circular surplus reserve. A PC will give you an easy stand-up. However, the PC was definitely high performance for its day - you could stall and fall out of the sky, do spiral turns etc. Or get the beauty on half-brakes and glide gently to a 5cm dead centre!
AlistairTheRunner 8 months ago
Paracommander/Papillon and similar designs were beautiful canopies to fly, as anyone brought up on skydiving in the 70s or early 80s would testify. Bit more skill required than squares but you could do great accuracy. Fantastic colour schemes too. Guy in this video, clearly used only to squares, is doing pretty well though.
AlistairTheRunner 8 months ago
It's like russian UT-15.
sniper240797 9 months ago
I have recently bought a 1971 Mk1 PC all yellow in fabulous condition I have also been having a 1969 Irvin Delta II Parawing restored which should be in the sky very soon (O:
warlock1969 1 year ago
Great to see them in the air again.
I had a red white and blue American Papillon that I'm kicking myself for selling back in '89
AOXOMOXO 1 year ago
Who sings that song that they edited into the video?
freekyle22 2 years ago
Its always nice to see a paracomander still being flown
zhillsx 2 years ago
nice nice nice
l0lkie 2 years ago
LOL - This is such crap. We stood up rounds all the time. All the time....even 24ft round reserves.......
dyslexicjim 2 years ago
SKYDIVING: The most legal high in the world.
thirdmarines 3 years ago 2
Great! Thanks for that PLF tutorial, at the beginning. I should try the way you did it, some time; normally, I twist at the waist, so that the side of my leg is facing my direction of forward travel. That way, I can roll, while continuing to move in my original direction of travel. I could see myself doing it your way, if I fall straight down. I'll watch the rest of your video later. Thanks for posting.
faisalhalim 3 years ago
First of all, the PC isn't "round" - it's oval! The "round" chutes were the salvage airforce quarter panels, with 5 and 7 TU mods. No PLF is required on landing with the PCs. B-6370
mmichaeldonavon 3 years ago
nice video :D
Sendar12 3 years ago
Excellent video. What would a para commander and rig costs these days. My last jump was May 24 - 94 at the Toronto school of parachuting in Aurthur Ontario. My last jump for awhile, I went into a flat spin and that kinda of scared me off from jumping for awhile. Blue Skys.
thirdmarines 3 years ago
The Para Commander is bulky, but I'd sooner jump with it than those ram air canopys.
thirdmarines 3 years ago
Question: is the PC (or rounds, in general) quicker opening, or less liable to malfunctioning, than ram airs? (Or, is just familiarity?)
Just curious.
Thanks.
P.S. Do you guys really hit the ground at 22 feet per second?
faisalhalim 3 years ago
What no swoop?
monkeybuttX 4 years ago
Looks like a Mark 1 to me.
td12308 4 years ago
was that a competition or MKI pc?
ulgyamerican 4 years ago