Classical parachuting

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF PARACHUTING

Classical parachutingparachuting - accuracy landing and style with performing of acrobatics, tricks and stunts in freefall. The aim of accuracy jumps consists in defeating of a target of 3 cm size. Before now, at jumps with round canopies, the target was a circle of 100 meters in diameter, and the deviation of 80 meters was considered quite a good result. With equipment upgrading the target decreased in size. After the appearance of slotted canopy “UT-15” the target began to have the size of 10 cm, and after the appearance of gliding ram-air canopies the target decreased up to 3 sm. Nowadays, to win a competition it is necessary to show a series of results with deviation of 0 centimeters.

An perfect variant for classical parachutism are "Malva" series parachute systems manufactured by OJSC "Polyot".By performance «Malva-24», «Malva-21» and «Malva-27»do not yield to world-best world models of this class.

Relative Work (RW) aims to making maximum quantity of different formations by a team of skydivers. Classical quantity of skydivers in a team is 4 and 8. Accordingly teams are called a "four-way" and an "eight-way" team. The basic formations are well-known and are usually announced before competition; names of these formations give an idea as to what they look like: "wine-glass", "star", etc.

Relative Work

The second type of RW is making formations from a record-breaking number of skydivers. In order to the fall rates to be identical (and at movements the sportsmen do not separate in height) the team-mates put on vests filled with fine shot to equalize the weights. While completing a formation there are “base” and "floaters". “Base” are several skydivers exiting together from an aircraft and forming the basis for a formation. Floaters move to the “base” and grip the sportsmen in set points. In a big formation everyone has his place and moves in a strict sequence. Similarly a "break off" before the deployment is performed. In big formations the break off is done on rings - each time one ring leaves, having turned round in a complete circle. In a short time all team opens the canopies. After that the second ring leaves, etc. The main aim in "break off" is to open a parachute at a safe distance from other sportsmen.

For the sportsmen of RW OJSC “Polyot” offers parachute systems "Blitz-11" and "Impulse-12", providing fast, safe flight and a soft landing.

Canopy Relative Work

Canopy Relative Work (CRW) – a team of two, three or eight skydivers carries out various rearrangements, rotation and high-speed completing of different formations while under the opened canopies. Formations are completed from the canopies of opened parachutes. This is the fundamental difference of CRW from other kinds of parachuting where the work at the result is carried out before the deployment (except for accuracy landing). The features of this kind of sport demand special equipment. While completing formations of CRW the skydivers come into direct contact with parachutes of other skydivers as well as the adjacent parachutes can contact each other. So, canopy dumps often occur. While approaching to the other skydiver the canopy gets into the disturbed air flow from the canopy of the preceding parachute, therefore at this stage high skill level is required. After the formation having been completed, different rearrangements are possible. For a team of 8 mates in CRW OJSC "Polyot" offers parachute systems "Crystal-134 "which are made on the technology considerably strengthening the durability of the canopy. Parachute systems "Quantum-120" manufactured by Ivanovo parachute works are designed for a team of 4 skydivers. "Quantum -120" is suitable for performance of jumps on rotation in CRW.

Skysurfingis a kind of skydiving in which the skydiver performs aerobatics in freefall with a ski strapped to his feet. Aerodynamics of the skier strongly differs from simple free fall, therefore jumps with a ski are considered practically other kind of skydiving. As all work goes in free fall, for estimation of results a camera flyer shooting during the whole jump is required. The results are evaluated on the basis of video recording

Thus, the team consists of two people - the skydiver and the camera flyer. Only 50 seconds of a jump are counted. Skill, artistry in performance of

Skysurfing

acrobatics and work of the camera flyer are estimated. The attachment of the ski to the feet is normally made removable, so that in emergency situation the ski can be jettisoned. In case the ski is heavier than 20 g/cm it should be equipped with own parachute. Jumps with a ski is a complex and skill requiring kind of sport, so only experienced skydivers are admitted to it.

For this kind of skydiving OJSC "Polyot" offers parachute systems "Impulse-12 ", "Blitz-11".

Freestyle - air ballet in freefall. Freestyle as a kind of sports appeared about 10 years ago. Essentially it is a performance a set of acrobatic figures in freefall. All the work goes on in freefall, so to observe a jump camera flyer is necessary. Perfecting of the figures on the ground requires special equipment.

FreeFlying – relative work with performance of vertical figures.

Pair-ski – accuracy jumps with landing on a mountainside and skiing down according to the big slalom program.

Para-athletic multiathlonmultiathlon - parachute jumps, running, swimming, shooting, pulling up etc.