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Vision

Item: Vision 
Manufacturer: Aerodyne Research Corporation   (819 Hits)
Purpose: Main 
Shape Elliptical 
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Description:
Imagine the feel of flying a high performance canopy that is in tune with its pilot.

Experience a Vision of flight, as you never have before. The Aerodyne Vision.
Once again the Aerodyne development team refused to be bound by the "status quo".

We wanted to address more than just the aerodynamics of high performance. Many who have preceded us have done this. We feel an equally important need to address the emotional side of canopy flight. How does the canopy feel, how does it respond to your commands, does it feel natural in flight, does it instill confidence? We want our designs to be extensions of the pilot, canopies that feel and look as good in flight as they do on a computer model, maybe even better. Is that possible? We know it is! This canopy is the embodiment of that goal. What better name for it than after the "Vision" that inspired us?

The Vision is the canopy for those of you who share this desire with us. Those who want a bit more faster turns, higher speeds and longer swoops in a canopy that feels as though it can almost anticipate what you want it to do. We refer to this as "a natural feeling of high performance flight". What does this mean? Our best recommendation is to say: "Go out and try one for yourself".

Added: 2003-05-19 | Item ID: 419


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16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

Reline of my vision 150
Rated by: northern (more about me) on 2007-05-25 07:46:01 (user reviews) Review ID:1808

Pros: Nice flying canopy
Cons: The company and their customer service

I sent my vision down to Aerodyne in the start of January 2007 to have a reline done. Aerodyne have some issues with there canopies on opening line twists and diving canopies. They were aware of this and said they could fix it. This is a line set issue. I fly a camera and did not want to deal with this problem on top of all the other stuff I have to deal with. It took them 5 months, yes 5 months to do a line set and when I asked them to send the canopy this past Wednesday air mail so I could jump it this weekend.What do they do? these idiots send it ground and I will not see it for another 2 weeks. This will bring the total time to almost 5 months 2 weeks for a line set. like alot of other skydivers I do not have the luxury of a second rig or canopy so I have had to rent one from my DZ. extra money out of the pocket. I talked to them over the last couple of months asking for a status report and I got lies. I was told your canopy is done and we are sending it back to you or we are waiting for the lines or let me get back to you or.......That was 3 months ago. If you are planing on buying any aerodyne product...I strongly not reccomend it. not because there products are bad...I like them, but because of the customer service. I rate their customer service at an all time -10%. They have dropped the ball badly and I feel the people that dropped it are the people that run this company. I wonder if this was an isolated inncident or if this happens on a regular basis. I will never buy another Aerodyne product as long as I live and if anyone asks I will be the first to tell you about the incompetence I feel for this company and how they treat a fellow skydiver.

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2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Tried out the Vision 149
Rated by: matt3sa (more about me) on 2006-10-07 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1671

Pros: Flys Smooth. Responsive. Nice dives. Fast
Cons: Off heading openings. NO GLIDE OR FLARE.

Tried out the Vision 149. Have previously been jumping PD. I thouroughly enjoyed the Stiletto. The Vision flies great. It's smooth, predictable and responsive while up high. What I didn't like the most was the swoop and glide. Right when I found the "sweet spot" on my flare, the canopy would only glide for a split second or two and then just drop. Not much shut down either.

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11 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

Vision 132
Rated by: skajdajver (more about me) on 2005-05-19 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1289

Pros: Soft openings, powerfull flare,
Cons: Frequent offheading openings

This is my second canopy, my first was a Sabre2 and now i´ve got this Vision 132. So this is my first eliptical canopy and ive been jumping it for about 150 jumps. The thing that i dont like with it is the openings. Ok they are really really soft, would even call them slow. But they are all over the place. Sometimes opening with linetwist, sometimes offheading left and sometimes offheading right. Rarely opening on heading. Now ive getting used to it, but i dont like it at all. Maybe its some problem with my canopy or maybe its because of me. I dont know. It is really sweet to fly. I love the powerfull flare and the responsive toggle input. Its hasnt got a steep linetrim, wich makes it easy to get back from those long spots. For me its been a good first eliptical canopy.

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