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:
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 9 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 9 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 9 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