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You are better equipped to control a parachute if you have a greater understanding of how it works. This section outlines fundamental aerodynamic principles related to ram-air parachutes. It also details specifics related to CRW. The following table outlines the affect of using each combination of control inputs. Note that the table assumes you are a long way from the stall point unless specified.
Following are notes & other ideas relevant to this section that require further development. Please ignore. A single canopy usually flies more efficiently than a formation. It will have greater forward speed, better glide, and lower descent rate. This has to be allowed for by cameraperson and people setting up to dock on the formation. Lower canopies tend to perform worse than higher canopies due to greater disturbance to their airfoil shape, pressurisation, etc. They become less efficient wings. A rotations team with a wing loading of 1.65, PD Lightning 143/126, sequential trim, 500 jump canopies, average rotations time of 6 seconds will average a descent rate of
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