Reserve Parachute

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How to buy a reserve parachute for paragliding

Reserves have developed fast in recent years, resulting in several different types. The three main types are round, square, and steerable Rogallos
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Study into reserves and G-force by Matt Wilkes

Reserves and G-Force: What you need to know

Find out more about the biggest study into reserve parachutes for paraglider pilots and G-force ever done. By Dr Matt Wilkes
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Reserve ride. Photo: Andy Busslinger

Reserves: The Big Fat Repack Study

Could you find your reserve when you need to? Would it deploy? Dr Matt Wilkes studied 55 pilots to find out
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The Big Fat Re-Pack Study: Reserve Parachutes

In this brilliant video Dr Matt Wilkes explains his findings from an important study into how paraglider pilots throw their reserves.
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Finsterwalder & Charly lightweight steerable tandem reserve

DC 160 ST: lightweight steerable dual reserve

Finsterwalder & Charly have brought out a new lightweight steerable Diamond Cross tandem reserve
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Team 5's new rescue parachute, the Orange Cross

Team 5 Orange Cross reserve parachute

Team 5's Orange Cross is a small, lightweight fast-opening reserve parachute
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Sky Spare Light reserve parachute

Sky's Spare Light reserve is developed from the popular Spare rescue system, but has been made lighter in weight (only 1.4 kg for the M size; 1.9 for the XL). Its sink rate still betters the 5.5 m/s standard set for reserve parachutes.
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Beamer 2 steerable Rogallo reserve parachute

Swiss company High Adventure have released the Beamer 2, a new version of their 1995 classic rogallo steerable reserve parachute.
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Aeros SX rescue parachute

Aeros' new rescue parachute, the SX, has been tested to 115 kg with a descent rate of 5.5 m/s.
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Team 5 Orange ST

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