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Personal Trainer 15-Feb-2011 At 9:31:08 PM Gravity

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On 15/02/2011 Gravity wrote:
>On 15/02/2011 Wingello Panther wrote:
>>On 15/02/2011 gordoste wrote:
>>>On 15/02/2011 Duncan wrote:
>>>>Wait, heavy stuff falls faster than light stuff now?
>>>
>>>No but imagine you have two people of similar height, one of whom weighs
>>>100kg and the other weighs 70kg. The force due to air resistance is
>pretty
>>>much the same as their surface area is very similar, however the resultant
>>>deceleration will be significantly greater (about 43% greater assuming
>>>the same force) for the lighter guy and he won't be able to stay close
>>>enough to film.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>I dont reckon the force% matters a damn in a deceleration in the scene
>>the thread started with.
>>>I want to start camera flying (skydiving) but I have found that I am
>>too light (67kg) and need to wear lead weights to keep up with others.
>>
>>instead itd be bloody messy by all accounts.
>>
>>I reckon he'd keep up once the chute opens if he used a smaller chute.
>
>You are correct that a smaller chute increases glide angle due to a higher
>wing loading, thus allowing a smaller person to 'fall' faster. However,
>by the time the chutes are out, the show is over. After the freefall, jumpers
>are required to track away from others before deploying their chute. Flying
>under canopy in close proximity to others is extremely dangerous and not
>the work for a camera-flyer (unless it's for CRW). This is a whole other
>skill set (CRW) for advanced canopy pilots. So, the issue is fall rate
>during freefall, not under canopy.

Haha. Sorry wrong forum!