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I assume you reach the bottom in a cloud of silt sitting in the impact crater that you've made from your rapid descent with empty wings and kicking on your way down. Let's not stretch the truth in support of a good concept. You should not descend at a rate greater than your BC inflator can keep up....unless you have the new tech braking system to deploy moments before impact:>) Lee Mike Rodriguez wrote: > At 02:30 PM 12/9/99 +0100, Frank Riffel wrote: > > >3) Stress: This is the real reason to reduce your descent rate. If > >you descent slower: > > * bouyancy control is easier and more precise > > * equalization is easier > > * you have time to look for your buddies and your equipment > > * you reach the bottom much more relaxed > >For my taste a descent rate of 45-35fpm is just fine. > > If I descended at less than 120 to 180 fpm minimum, I'd drift well > past half the wrecks I dive before I even saw them. My descent > rate is as fast as possible with no air in the wings and usually > kicking slightly as well. > > -Mike Rodriguez > <mikey@ma*.co*> > Pn(x) = (1/(2^n)n!)[d/dx]^n(x^2 - 1)^n > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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