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Reserve Rescue Emergency Parachutes

10/2/2016

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2.4m --

-- 7.0 m/s

1.3 m --

-- 5.0 m/s

1.5 m --

-- 5.5 m/s

-- 4.5 m/s

1.1 m --

EN Certified

max 5.5 m/s

LTF Certified

max 6.7 m/s

Equivalent free fall jump height

Sink rate

meters/second

Sink rate certification guide

Reserve Chute Advice.


We aim for a balance between pack size and reserve chute size. A bigger chute is going to descend slower, a smaller pack is more user friendly and likely to be taken on every flight and not left in the car. The lighter the material the more expensive the reserve chute. It then becomes about finding the balance which suits you.


Take note of the descent rates for your ALL up weight. All up weight is yourself fully clothed, your paramotor with fuel, your wing, your new reserve chute, extra gear you might carry. The easiest and most accurate way is on the scales. Take the bathroom scales with you and before takeoff, hold you wing, wear your motor and be prepared for a shock as it all adds up.


Decent rates. With the added weight of a paramotor the EN certificated maximum sink of 5.5 meters per second is a must, do not go over this the LFT Certification of 6.7 m/s is a fair bit more.

5.5 m/s It is still pretty quick, it is the equivalent jump height of 1.5m (5 feet) which is a fair drop with a paramotor on your back, imagine jumping off a post box with all your gear.  The LTF 6.7 m/s is an equivalent jump of just over 2m, now imagine jumping off a phone box kitted up.


For this reason and as we are flying paramotors not a nicely padded airbag harness, we look to get below the 5.5 m/s. It is possible with modern reserve chutes. Some new shapes & styles offer advantages in decent rate.

4.7 m/s EVO Cross

Steerable, Rigallo

Round

Square

under construction. to ad. pros & cons. fitting and bag positions.

St lbs = Kg

8st 0lbs = 50.8kg

8st 1lbs = 51.3kg

8st 2lbs = 51.7kg

8st 3lbs = 52.2kg

8st 4lbs = 52.6kg

8st 5lbs = 53.1kg

8st 6lbs = 3.5kg

8st 7lbs = 54.0kg

8st 8lbs = 54.4kg

8st 9lbs = 54.9kg

8st 10lbs = 55.3kg

8st 11lbs = 55.8kg

8st 12lbs = 56.2kg

8st 13lbs = 56.7kg

9st 0lbs = 57.2kg

9st 1lbs = 57.6kg

9st 2lbs = 58.1kg

9st 3lbs = 58.5kg

9st 4lbs = 59.0kg

9st 5lbs = 59.4kg

9st 6lbs = 59.9kg

9st 7lbs = 60.3kg

9st 8lbs = 60.8kg

9st 9lbs = 61.2kg

9st 10lbs = 61.7kg

9st 11lbs = 62.1kg

9st 12lbs = 62.6kg

9st 13lbs = 63.0kg

10st 0lbs = 63.5kg

10st 1lbs = 64.0kg

10st 2lbs = 64.4kg

10st 3lbs = 64.9kg

10st 4lbs = 65.3kg

10st 5lbs = 65.8kg

10st 6lbs = 66.2kg

10st 7lbs = 66.7kg

10st 8lbs = 67.1kg

10st 9lbs = 67.6kg

10st 10lbs = 68.0kg

10st 11lbs = 68.5kg

10st 12lbs = 68.9kg

10st 13lbs = 69.4kg

11st 0lbs = 69.9kg

11st 1lbs = 70.3kg

11st 2lbs = 70.8kg

11st 3lbs = 71.2kg

11st 4lbs = 71.7kg

11st 5lbs = 72.1kg

11st 6lbs = 72.6kg

11st 7lbs = 73.0kg

11st 8lbs = 73.5kg

11st 9lbs = 73.9kg

11st 10lbs = 74.4kg

11st 11lbs = 74.8kg

11st 12lbs = 75.3kg

11st 13lbs = 75.7kg

12st 0lbs = 76.2kg

12st 1lbs = 76.7kg

12st 2lbs = 77.1kg

12st 3lbs = 77.6kg

12st 4lbs = 78.0kg

12st 5lbs = 78.5kg

12st 6lbs = 78.9kg

12st 7lbs = 79.4kg

12st 8lbs = 79.8kg

12st 9lbs = 80.3kg

12st 10lbs = 80.7kg

12st 1lbs = 81.2kg

12st 12lbs = 81.6kg

12st 13lbs = 82.1kg

13st 0lbs = 82.6kg

13st 1lbs = 83.0kg

13st 2lbs =83.5kg

13st 3lbs =83.9kg

13st 4lbs =84.4kg

13st 5lbs =84.8kg

13st 6lbs =85.3kg

13st 7lbs =85.7kg

13st 8lbs =86.2kg

13st 9lbs =86.6kg

13st 10lbs =87.1kg

13st 11lbs =87.5kg

13st 12lbs =88.0kg

13st 13lbs =88.4kg

14st 0lbs = 88.9kg

14st 1lbs = 89.4kg

14st 2lbs = 89.8kg

14st 3lbs = 90.3kg

14st 4lbs = 90.7kg

14st 5lbs = 91.2kg

14st 6lbs = 91.6kg

14st 7lbs = 92.1kg

14st 8lbs = 92.5kg

14st 9lbs = 93.0kg

14st 10lbs = 93.4kg

14st 11lbs = 93.9kg

14st 12lbs = 94.3kg

14st 13lbs = 94.8kg

15st 0lbs = 95.3kg

15st 1lbs = 95.7kg

15st 2lbs = 96.2kg

15st 3lbs = 96.6kg

15st 4lbs = 97.1kg

15st 5lbs = 97.5kg

15st 6lbs = 98.0kg

15st 7lbs = 98.4kg

15st 8lbs = 98.9kg

15st 9lbs = 99.3kg

15st 10lbs = 99.8kg

15st 11lbs = 100.2kg

15st 12lbs = 100.7kg

15st 13lbs = 101.2kg

16st 0lbs = 101.6kg

16st 1lbs = 102.1kg

16st 2lbs = 102.5kg

16st 3lbs = 103.0kg

16st 4lbs = 103.4kg

16st 5lbs = 103.9kg

16st 6lbs = 104.3kg

16st 7lbs = 104.8kg

16st 8lbs = 105.2kg

16st 9lbs = 105.7kg

16st 10lbs = 106.1kg

16st 11lbs = 106.6kg

16st 12lbs = 107.0kg

16st 13lbs = 107.5kg

17st 0lbs = 108.0kg

17st 1lbs = 108.4kg

17st 2lbs = 108.9kg

17st 3lbs = 109.3kg

17st 4lbs = 109.8kg

17st 5lbs = 110.2kg

17st 6lbs = 110.7kg

17st 7lbs = 111.1kg

17st 8lbs = 111.6kg

17st 9lbs = 112.0kg

17st 10lbs = 112.5kg

17st 11lbs = 112.9kg

17st 12lbs = 113.4kg

17st 13lbs = 113.9kg

18st 0lbs = 114.3kg

To get your all up weight stand on the scales fully kitted up, is the only way. As an example though we can roughly calculate the number of kg, just as a guide. Below is a chart showing stones and pounds into kg.


Using myself as an example 13st 5lb = 85kg plus clothes 2kg, plus boots .5kg, plus machine 19kg, plus reserve chute 1.2kg, plus fuel 7.5kg (roughly 750grams per litre) plus wing 5kg, helmet radio gear 1kg.. so we can already see my 85kg has turned into 120kg, that is 10 litres of fuel on a light weight setup. A normal paramotor and fat reserve would put me at 130kg