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<blockquote data-quote="KMixson" data-source="post: 82079" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>When I did my jumps, the skydive organization that I was at had names for all of their parafoils. Since I am a pretty big guy at 235lb they put me under their biggest one which they called goliath. I never jumped tandem. I guess they figured if we jumped tandem and I started screaming and flailing about like a little girl they didn't want to be strapped to me. On your first few jumps you had a two way radio in your helmet and you had an instructor on the ground watching you making sure you didn't get too far off course. You also had to make ten static line jumps (the ripcord is hooked to the plane) before they would let you freefall. As for control the parafoil has pull cords that you can steer left and right and coming in for touchdown you flare (slow your descent) by pulling down both left and right pull cords. It is not like some parachutes that you land wherever the wind takes you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMixson, post: 82079, member: 432"] When I did my jumps, the skydive organization that I was at had names for all of their parafoils. Since I am a pretty big guy at 235lb they put me under their biggest one which they called goliath. I never jumped tandem. I guess they figured if we jumped tandem and I started screaming and flailing about like a little girl they didn't want to be strapped to me. On your first few jumps you had a two way radio in your helmet and you had an instructor on the ground watching you making sure you didn't get too far off course. You also had to make ten static line jumps (the ripcord is hooked to the plane) before they would let you freefall. As for control the parafoil has pull cords that you can steer left and right and coming in for touchdown you flare (slow your descent) by pulling down both left and right pull cords. It is not like some parachutes that you land wherever the wind takes you. [/QUOTE]
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