"For humans, no. After ~10sec you’re falling at terminal velocity"
That means that falling higher will not increase your already slim chances of survival, and might well increase them, if ever so slightly. No?
Hard to say definitively - double malfunctions are relatively rare, so the sample size isn’t enormous.
More time can increase the likelihood that you can get some piece of parachute fabric above your head. And if you can do that, the odds go way up. There’s a saying I was taught on the first jump: “keep fighting until your goggles fill with blood.”
But if you cannot get a parachute out for some reason, a longer freefall will only give you more time to contemplate your fate.
More time can increase the likelihood that you can get some piece of parachute fabric above your head. And if you can do that, the odds go way up. There’s a saying I was taught on the first jump: “keep fighting until your goggles fill with blood.”
But if you cannot get a parachute out for some reason, a longer freefall will only give you more time to contemplate your fate.