What are the limitations on how my recovery parachute is made?
Beyond the basic requirements of the rules, which are that “every part of the outer edge of the canopy of this parachute must lie outside a circle of 14 inches diameter and inside a circle of 16 inches diameter. This canopy measurement will be done with the parachute laid flat, or if the parachute is a shape that will not lay flat, then with discs that are compared to the base of the inflated canopy., there is a lot of room for innovation. You canselect the type of canopy material, the length and number of shroud lines, and the size of any central “spill hole” in the canopy.
