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Reserve Parachute Owner's Manual
To be noted:
An EN12491 certified reserve parachute must theoretically have a touch-down speed, equal or inferior to 5,5 m/s, which corresponds to a 1,80 meter jump. This
impacting speed can greatly vary due to a few relevant factors: The air mass, the overall hooking weight, the paragliding wing configuration / design, and the den-
sity altitude. Two recent flight incidents with use of similar reserve parachute models ( X-Light ) during similar circumstances, demonstrated significant different
results:
- One pilot touched-down with a 5,2 m/s sink rate with his paraglider disabled.
- The second pilot touched-down with a 9 m/s sink rate without a neutralized paragliding wing, or a free-fall jump from a 4 meter elevation
The paragliding wing's influence on the overall set-up ( paraglider / reserve parachute ) is important and not predictable nor quantifiable. The scenario can not
be reproduced during the tests.
In spite of the positive statistics showing the obvious benefits of using a reserve parachute in case of an emergency, the later can not be taken for granted at
any time or place.
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