Reserve Ride 2000
def Reserve Ride:
To use the Reserve Parachute.
def Reserve Parachute:
The parachute you use if your Main Mals. Reserve parachutes must be tested to very strict standards & must be inspected and repacked by a specially licensed packer at regular intervals, whether they have been used or not.
def Main Parachute:
The parachute you use first. If it doesn't work you use your Reserve. This happens very rarely and there are Skydivers with thousands of jumps and no Reserve rides. The Main parachute is usually much higher performance than the Reserve. There are many types and brands available, in custom colors for no extra cost if you want, and they come in all sizes from 69 sqft 9+ Cell parachutes, for very small, light and/or highly experienced Skydivers, to 280-300 sqft 7 or 9 Cells that students usually use, to 520 sqft 9+ Cells for large Tandem parachutes. These are all Square parachutes. Round parachutes are only used as mains for special applications - water jumps and Pilots Rigs for example.
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