Lately I find myself wanting to rid myself of all my flat / para-sheet style chutes and upgrade to something better like a "Hemispherical" type chute from Spherachutes, Fruity Chutes and CATO chutes for all my projects. Why? IDK maybe I feel more comfortable with the performance of that type of chute. I know the para-sheet type of chutes have been flown with great success from many flyers here and I agree for the money you can't go wrong, but I guess maybe it just boils down to personal preference. I'm also not one to "collect" a bunch of chutes, although I feel having an assorted chutes to choose from helps when faced with different flying conditions.
Another thing I could never understand is the way the shroud lines on a flat para-sheet chute are sewn. If you lay a chute out you see that the shroud lines are sewn from "corner to corner" always causing that one line to cross or tangle with the others, whereas if they were sewn "across" or "opposite" from each other when you grab the chute from the apex the shrouds will be uniform and even and not cross each other? IDK maybe it's my OCD kicking it, but I hate untangling lines. It's funny if you look at an ESTES plastic chute they got it right. Maybe that's why I like the style of the "Hemispherical" type chutes. They seem more uniform and realistic in their design and also provide a greater CD. I mostly fry mid and high power, but even on my smaller rockets I'm still leaning toward the smaller "hemi" type chutes.
Anyway what's your preference and why? BTW - Yes I will be having some chutes up for sale shortly.
Another thing I could never understand is the way the shroud lines on a flat para-sheet chute are sewn. If you lay a chute out you see that the shroud lines are sewn from "corner to corner" always causing that one line to cross or tangle with the others, whereas if they were sewn "across" or "opposite" from each other when you grab the chute from the apex the shrouds will be uniform and even and not cross each other? IDK maybe it's my OCD kicking it, but I hate untangling lines. It's funny if you look at an ESTES plastic chute they got it right. Maybe that's why I like the style of the "Hemispherical" type chutes. They seem more uniform and realistic in their design and also provide a greater CD. I mostly fry mid and high power, but even on my smaller rockets I'm still leaning toward the smaller "hemi" type chutes.
Anyway what's your preference and why? BTW - Yes I will be having some chutes up for sale shortly.