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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
TR
The use of a ram-air canopy and static line, sounds kinda squirrelly.
Is that combo use very often?
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That is how the Colonel from 18th Airborne Corps killed himself recently.
You have a lot more airspeed to hurt yourself while you learn how to flare and land, but IMHO, it has turned into a VIP rig.
TR
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