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Monarch

Item: Monarch 
Manufacturer: Precision Aerodynamics   (590 Hits)
Purpose: Main 
Shape Square 
Cells 9 
Fabric: ZP 
   

Description:
The Monarch Series of nine cell main canopies was developed by Precision Aerodynamics to answer the call of experienced skydivers who want to extract maximum performance from a Zero-P canopy. By combining Zero-Porosity fabric from Performance Textiles with the design technology at Precision Aerodynamics, we have revolutionized the meaning of Zero-P performance.

Added: 2001-01-10 | Item ID: 29


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0 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

How can I slow the opening speed of this canopy?
Rated by: Zymurdoo (more about me) on 2009-05-04 01:43:52 (user reviews) Review ID:2175

Pros: Great Landings, Decent Price
Cons: Consistant Hard Openings, Inconsistant Off Heading openings

I have tried it all (short of duct taping the bag closed) and this canopy provides near instantaneous openings at terminal with great predictability. If you do slow the openings down it develops unpredictable off heading openings. Once you survive the opening this canopy is fun, fun, fun with awesome landings and surfs like crazy without and radical approach set-ups. If I could just slow the opening speed I would love it.

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monarch canopy
Rated by: mrbiceps (more about me) on 2008-10-30 16:32:42 (user reviews) Review ID:2090

Pros: flies and lands very nicely
Cons: openings were brutal

I brought the monarch zp canopy which is a 215 sqf 1993 model. It had done 80 jumps and the first time it opened it nearly killed me. It was extremely painfull and not fun at all. I had tried different packing methods like rolling the nose numerous ways. I had 4 different people pack it their own different way and do different things with the slider. Nothing worked. After reading about early model saber canopies doing a similar thing I decided to get a bigger slider made up. The original one was 610 x 710 mm. the new one measures 750 x 850 mm which was 47% bigger. The first time it opened I waited for the snatch to happen but it never did. It now opens great. I am only a beginner jumper so I havnt really experienced a modern canopy open so I cant really compare it to one. All I know is that I am no longer in a lot of pain after opening and now my skydives are 100% fun fun fun. The monarch flies and lands great. I love it.

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5 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

Bad quality for money
Rated by: nicknitro71 (more about me) on 2002-06-13 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:537

Cons: Hard to land

Don't get it. For less money you can get a Hornet that is a superior and easier to land canopy. I did not like flying it and could not land it properly.

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