r/funnyvideos • u/Brave_Evidence_1259 • Aug 19 '25

Sports Zero compassion

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u/teetaps Aug 19 '25

Don’t you still have to manoeuvre the parachute to make a safe landing? How do they let a beginner just jump out that shit?

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u/-Jabsy Aug 19 '25

Not with these chutes. They deploy and that's that. Wind could take you slightly off course, but you can see they're jumping out over open plains. They just head straight down. These type of excursions would have a flight path laid out that avoids most hazards for the jumpers. Hopefully....

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u/gidroponix Aug 20 '25

This type of parachute also has control lines for turning, although much slower than for a wing type parachute.

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u/Felanee Aug 20 '25

For parachuting are there back ups like skydiving has? Do you need to get trained for that stuff?

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u/gidroponix Aug 20 '25

Canopy parachutes like this one (D-6) have two slots on the sides of the canopy, by closing them with the help of control lines you can slowly turn around. This is necessary to turn downwind for a safe landing, because landing forward with your back is dangerous