Does shortening or lengthening risers affect the canopy flight characteristics much? I would assume that lengthening risers would give a slightly flatter wing maybe improving glide slightly...? just not sure if these kind of lengths of 2 or 3 inch difference on the risers, would have any noticeable effect?
Longer risers are handy to increase flare power when the brake lengths can't be shortened further due to trailing edge deflection at full flight, as he mentioned. Shorter risers help if you have short arms and have trouble reaching the slider to collapse it.
Does this mean that this 21" industry standard is for some specific/standardized person height? I would assume that if two persons 5' and 6' jumps using the same canopy than their flare points are in different position or am I getting it wrong?
Might sound like a dumb suggestion, but would have also been nice to include how to measure the risers for newer people to the sport that might have bought used gear. Regardless good info. thanks.
Ryan Hicks take a rule or something in inches and measure from the begining of the riser until the end without the metal ring. That gives you the measure of your risers, remember just material no metal
Skydivers eyes are always at the same level with reference to the horison....Changing the risers length doesn't change the reference point of where the skydiver's head is. It only changes the distance from their eyes to the canopy!
