Interesting that the parachutes are deployed 32 seconds before landing, and only fully expand 22 seconds before landing (as far as I can tell from the video).
Anyone know what the margins for a skydiving human are by comparison?
Anyone know what the margins for a skydiving human are by comparison?
In emergency situations it's possible to deploy at 200-300ft. and survive.
Basejumpers deploy way below 2000ft. with 200 or 300ft. not being uncommon but they have gear and techniques designed to open the chute very quickly.
Skydivers can fall at a rate of ~160 ft/sec. So in a worst case scenario you've got 2 seconds before impact.