Nachdem ja letzten Sonntag wieder mal eine Diskussion darüber ausbrach, ob man Turbulenzen gebremst oder ungembremst mit dem Fallschirm durchfliegen sollte - hier die Antwort von Performance Designs (die sollten es ja eigentlich wissen):
"Flying in Turbulence:
In some situations turbulence can cause a canopy to “collapse,” or suddenly lose its normal shape.
Because this can be the most startling and noticeable effect of turbulence, skydivers often focus on the
need to keep a canopy “pressurized” in turbulent conditions. Unfortunately this philosophy can have
undesirable effects.
For example, many skydivers have been told that if they experience turbulence they should apply
25% to 50% brakes in order to keep the canopy from collapsing. This did seem to help some early
ram-air canopies fly more smoothly in turbulence, but most modern designs actually handle turbulence
better while flying at full glide. A modern canopy may actually experience more significant effects from
turbulence when flown in brakes..."
Also volle Fahrt scheint die sicherere Methode zu sein. Bei der Landung aber bitte trotzdem flaren :)
Mehr Infos unter:
http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/Turbulence-Hazard.pdf
