I gave this one too much angle on t' pad, and as a result while t' vertical velocity was near zero at ejection, me bucko, t' horizontal velocity be still booking' right along. Arrr! Parachute shredded, but it landed on soft grass and was nay damaged. Begad! I bought an eighteen inch nylon 'chute from Vaugn Brothers and put one in this model and one in me Big Bertha.