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3. Profiles
3.2.4. CANOPY PILOTING (CPi)
The CANOPY PILOTING prole is primarily intended for the Canopy Piloting sports discipline. The prole is used only for the most experienced pilots
with extremely quick parachutes and vast experience. It is activated when the height above the landing location is lower than
approx.
270m / 885ft
and fall rate is higher than approx. 45m.s
-1
/ 101mph. The altitude lock opens at
approx.
450m / 1 475ft. The device does not activate when below
approx. 150m / 490ft. The activation zone is thus in the range of approx. 270m to 150m / 885ft to 490ft above the landing location.
Warning:
The speed of approx. 45
m
.s
-1
/ 101
m
ph may be also reached with a fully functional parachute!
3.2.5. TANDEM (TAn)
The TANDEM prole is designed for tandem kits. It is activated when the height above the landing location is lower than approx. 610m / 2 000ft
and fall rate is higher than approx. 35m.s
-1
/ 78mph. The altitude lock opens at approx. 900m / 2 950ft. The device does not activate when below
approx. 100m / 330ft. The activation zone is thus in the range of approx. 610m to 100m / 2 000ft to 330ft above the landing location.
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