{"id":24040,"date":"2020-03-31T13:20:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T13:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=24040"},"modified":"2020-04-07T12:04:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T12:04:01","slug":"mythbuster-mondays-less-flare-downwind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/mythbuster-mondays-less-flare-downwind\/","title":{"rendered":"Mythbuster Mondays – Less flare downwind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mythbusters \ud83e\udd13 \u2013 A new series of shorts where we explode some skydiving hearsay and tell it for real…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Myth: \u201cYou have less flare power when landing downwind\u201d \u2013 FALSE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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This comes from a common misunderstanding surrounding relative wind, airspeed, and ground speed. In truth, landing downwind only means that your speed across the ground is higher (the sum of your canopy speed and the wind speed). The speed your canopy is moving through the air is the same whether you’re facing downwind or into wind (or cross wind, or in a nil wind). It\u2019s the airflow over your canopy that affects how it flies, so the same flare technique will achieve level flight whichever direction you’re landing.
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You should be comfortable landing your canopy in any condition, including crosswind or downwind. If you haven\u2019t practiced this recently, speak to your canopy coach and make sure you\u2019re current on all relevant canopy skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#DontRunOffADownWinder #YouWillFallOver #PLF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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