1. JOINT SERVICE PARACHUTE CENTRE NETHERAVON

2. CANOPY CONTROL

3. To teach you how to achieve a SAFE controlled
The Aim
To teach you how to achieve a SAFE controlled
descent and landing

4. Ram Air Parachute System (RAPS)

5. Ram Air Parachute Characteristics
Highly manoeuvrable
Rectangular in shape
Forward speed of mph (depending on body weight)
Turns quickly
Can glide long distances

7. How the Canopy Works Aerofoil shape - wing design
Open cell front allows air to be rammed in
Produces a Semi-rigid wing Low & high pressure create lift

8. Ram Air Parachute - Modes of Flight
Toggle
Toggle
Toggle
Full Drive
Half Brakes
Full Brakes

9. How The Canopy Turns Toggles are attached to steering lines
Steering lines are attached to the tail

11. Dangerous close to ground Continuous turns cause fast spirals
Full Depression Turns
Rapid loss of height
Dangerous close to ground
Continuous turns cause fast spirals

12. Warning
Don,t spiral below 1500ft

13. Any Questions?

14. Simulates a student canopy J/M can determine the correct opening point
Wind Drift Indicator
Length & weight
Thrown from 2500ft
Simulates a student canopy
J/M can determine the correct opening point

15. AIRCRAFT RUN IN
WIND DIRECTION
STUDENT CROSS

16. WIND DIRECTION

17. AIRCRAFT RUN IN
OPENING POINT
WIND DIRECTION
WDI

18. HOLDING
RUNNING
CRABBING
WIND LINE

19. ANY QUESTIONS?

20. Flight Drills 1. Check canopy 2. Pump brakes twice
3. All round observation

21. LOOK UP
AROUND
DOWN

22. Not necessarily over the DZ Use reference points to locate DZ
4. Locate the DZ
Not necessarily over the DZ
Depends on wind speed
Use reference points to locate DZ
Move to holding area

26. HOLDING
AREA

27. Over holding / play area
5. Assess Drift
Over holding / play area
Hold into wind
Assess the wind strength

28. ANY QUESTIONS?

29. 4. Locate the DZ (move to holding area)
Flight Drills
1. Check canopy
2. Pump brakes twice
3. All round observation
4. Locate the DZ (move to holding area)
5. Assess wind

30. Experiment
If the wind conditions are not too strong, carry out the following exercises (over DZ)
360 left turn
360° right turn
3 practice flares

31. During Your Flight All round observation Altitude awareness
Always Remember:-
All round observation
Altitude awareness
Location of the PLA

32. The Landing Pattern

33. LANDING PATTERN
(left-hand circuit)
Play Area
(up wind)

34. LANDING PATTERN
(left-hand circuit)
Play Area
(up wind)
Downwind Leg 1000ft
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

35. LANDING PATTERN
(left-hand circuit)
Play Area
(up wind)
Downwind Leg 1000ft
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Base Leg
500ft
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

36. LANDING PATTERN
(left-hand circuit)
Play Area
(up wind)
Downwind Leg 1000ft
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Base Leg
500ft
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Final Approach 300ft
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

37. LANDING PATTERN (left hand circuit) THE PARACHUTE LANDING AREA
UPWIND HOLDING AREA
Student Cross
Landing Arrow
RUNWAY
THE PARACHUTE LANDING AREA

38. UPWIND HOLDING AREA
1000FT
DOWNWIND
LEG

39. UPWIND HOLDING AREA
1000FT
DOWNWIND
LEG
500ft
BASE LEG

40. FINAL APPROCH 1000ft DOWNWIND LEG 500ft BASE LEG 300ft
UPWIND HOLDING AREA
FINAL
APPROCH
1000ft
DOWNWIND
LEG
500ft
BASE LEG
300ft

41. (10 ft, 2 - 3 sec's from the ground)
Landings
Smooth flare from full flight
(10 ft, sec's from the ground)

42. If you flare too high - keep the toggles depressed & adopt the PLF position
If you flare too low - flare quickly & PLF

43. ANY QUESTIONS?

44. 4. Locate the DZ (move to holding area)
Flight Drills
1. Check canopy
2. Pump brakes twice
3. All round observation
4. Locate the DZ (move to holding area)
5. Assess drift

45. Experiment

46. The Landing Pattern

47. Turbulence Causes: thermals wind deflected over buildings Effects:
canopy buffeting
Cure:
fly on third brakes until through turbulence

48. Common Problems
(Nuisance Factors)

49. carry on with flight drills
Toggle Released Prematurely
Release other toggle
and
carry on with flight drills

50. SLIDER UP
PUMP
TOGGLES
TWICE

51. END CELL, CLOSURE & SLIDER UP
PUMP TOGGLES

52. TWISTS
CHECK CANOPY
KICK OUT OF TWISTS
GRASP TOGGLES

53. ANY QUESTIONS ?

54. 1. Show the Common problems video
2. Look forward to flight two
3. Then give the hand- out out!