Chogy
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But does the 33% power give accurate results, or is it just to familiarize oneself to the extremes.?
It's simply for familiarization, so you'll more easily reach for the handles if you need to.
And what effect does the wind have on somebody, the volumes of air pounding against you, and is there a risk of simply ramming against the canopy? Or into some other objects?
Consider that a human in free fall reaches no more than about 120 to 180 mph, or maybe 100 to 130 knots. At that point, he stops accelerating. Ejecting at 500 knots, the wind can produce horrible flail injuries... but the system is designed to get you clear of the hardware surrounding you.
On occasion, someone can bang their leg, or if they don't sit back straight, they can end up hunched over, which is very dangerous.