Sylvain 0 #1 April 4, 2004 Hi there, I'm looking for some feedback about the Cayenne intermediate canopy by Performance Variable. Did anybody try it ? any opinion welcome. Thx, -- Sylvain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ironmandan 0 #2 February 9, 2005 I will have one on the morrow, and jump it this weekend. loaded 1:1. Quote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Canuck 0 #3 February 9, 2005 Do a search in the forums. I gave my impressions of it a few months back; granted it's only based on a few jumps and some word of mouth. Basically I found it to be a very decent canopy - especially for the price. Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Malta_Dog 0 #4 February 9, 2005 Clicky! With a little bit more experience I'll just add that the openings will slam you from time to time no matter how you pack it. It barely snivels. I have just tried my new Pilot 188 this WE and after getting used to the violent openings of the Cayenne, I was surprised by the nice soft snivelling... At the same WL, the Pilot seems to fly a bit faster without being more ground-hungry (it's just a first impression after a couple of jumps). But the nice price of the Cayenne makes it a decent deal IMO. All your dropzone are belong to us!!!!111! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ironmandan 0 #5 March 16, 2005 It took longer than the next weekend to get a better evaluation!! I did jump it that weekend, but only one jump. On that jump, it felt to me to travel further and faster than my regular chute (CLOUD XL) or the TRIATHLON 220! Landing was, to me, FAST!! Keep in mind, I am 55, and have only 30 Jumps. loaded at 1:1. size 210. I got in 3 more jumps this sunday.. First, Directions say to turn in the nose, to the B lines... I agree, but roll each side about 3-4 turns! openings are softer that way... Factory directions will work, it's just more brisk. The brakes set position are almost a waste of time.. they only grab about 12 inches of steer line. Hard to tell under canopy if the brakes are unset or set, not much change. 3-4 inches of slack at full speed to take -up of steering line. A full tilt toggle turn WILL NOT spin you up into line twists. I tried it twice. both left and right side. First time I ever saw the horizion over the TOP of the chute!! I did this at a touch above 3500. Had my Dytter blasting me in the ear!! second warning!! This was in response to another jumper who said that his PD spun him up, when he did it. Rate of drop, I timed a 500 foot drop, at full speed. 1 minute. at 4000 ft. to 3500ft. Landing. first time, I took the toggles to my chest, the chute planed out for 20+ feet. Leaving me about 10 feet in the air. A very perplexing situation. I held what I had and then went full flare. ate some humble pie, and grass. Last three times, I flare where I think I will be crashing and burning, then flared out. Works great!! A my dropzone, while a student, the directions for us are to be over the gas plant at 1000 ft, travel down the fence line, going to the freeway. At 500 ft, turn left and at 300 turn left again. setup and land. (TRIATHLON 220 and CLOUD XL) I have never been over the freeway, following these directions This chute will put me OVER the freeway and at 600ft indicated! I'm a Traveling Man!! The instructions are on a CD that comes with it..And you will have to use I.E. to properly view it..... Their website has the chute manual in english. The chute itself is a 9 cell ZP. has closed end cells, and 2 and 8 are partially closed. My Rigger liked the design, in that load bearing ribs have runners going to the top of canopy. I like the chute... It will get me down safely every time , so I can do it all over again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ironmandan 0 #6 October 15, 2005 Time to give a better update!: I now have 54 jumps on the cayenne. Not a hard opening yet! 1. I never set the brakes. waste of time. flies with no real difference set or unset. 2. I now pack better. I carefully pleat the a to b to c to d lines. Not just blousing them outward, but pulling them up and getting them square with the world. I think this makes a difference. 3. rolling the nose or not? NOT. Will create off heading openings. one side or the other will unravel before the tighter rolled side. It will dart you around a little. no biggie. Real fun is spinning the "D" bag before putting it into the containerjavascript: addTag(':P') Just follow the directions per factory, AFTER IT HAS HAD ITS BREAK-IN JUMPS!! I make sure that I leave the slider nose hanging out a ways. Mine opens real nice, now. I think that it needed some time to get the lines shrunk up to the "good" length. I will add to this edit again, when I get 100 jumps on the canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Danne 0 #7 October 16, 2005 Quote ... BREAK-IN JUMPS What does that mean? /D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites phoenixlpr 0 #8 October 16, 2005 Introductory jump, just subterminal, because the material is stretching. It could be some reason why the price is just 995Euros. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydiverton 0 #9 October 18, 2005 QuoteIntroductory jump, just subterminal, because the material is stretching. It could be some reason why the price is just 995Euros. Introductory jump? Someone lives 20 years ago! 995euro because the manufacturing takes place in east-europe (low labour cost) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites phoenixlpr 0 #10 October 18, 2005 QuoteIntroductory jump? Someone lives 20 years ago! Quote RTFM. Quote995euro because the manufacturing takes place in east-europe (low labour cost) Check their site. Previous canopies have different pricing. I don't think the difference is coming from the labor costs, different, cheaper material. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites huszcza 0 #11 October 18, 2005 "995euro because the manufacturing takes place in east-europe (low labour cost) " Emmm Sri Lanka ist definitely NOT east europe, just for your information Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ferrand1974 0 #12 November 11, 2005 QuoteHi there, I'm looking for some feedback about the Cayenne intermediate canopy by Performance Variable. FABULOUS CANOPY!!!! I am realy happy with it :)João Ferrand - Portugal http://www.blue-emotions.pt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. 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Canuck 0 #3 February 9, 2005 Do a search in the forums. I gave my impressions of it a few months back; granted it's only based on a few jumps and some word of mouth. Basically I found it to be a very decent canopy - especially for the price. Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malta_Dog 0 #4 February 9, 2005 Clicky! With a little bit more experience I'll just add that the openings will slam you from time to time no matter how you pack it. It barely snivels. I have just tried my new Pilot 188 this WE and after getting used to the violent openings of the Cayenne, I was surprised by the nice soft snivelling... At the same WL, the Pilot seems to fly a bit faster without being more ground-hungry (it's just a first impression after a couple of jumps). But the nice price of the Cayenne makes it a decent deal IMO. All your dropzone are belong to us!!!!111! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ironmandan 0 #5 March 16, 2005 It took longer than the next weekend to get a better evaluation!! I did jump it that weekend, but only one jump. On that jump, it felt to me to travel further and faster than my regular chute (CLOUD XL) or the TRIATHLON 220! Landing was, to me, FAST!! Keep in mind, I am 55, and have only 30 Jumps. loaded at 1:1. size 210. I got in 3 more jumps this sunday.. First, Directions say to turn in the nose, to the B lines... I agree, but roll each side about 3-4 turns! openings are softer that way... Factory directions will work, it's just more brisk. The brakes set position are almost a waste of time.. they only grab about 12 inches of steer line. Hard to tell under canopy if the brakes are unset or set, not much change. 3-4 inches of slack at full speed to take -up of steering line. A full tilt toggle turn WILL NOT spin you up into line twists. I tried it twice. both left and right side. First time I ever saw the horizion over the TOP of the chute!! I did this at a touch above 3500. Had my Dytter blasting me in the ear!! second warning!! This was in response to another jumper who said that his PD spun him up, when he did it. Rate of drop, I timed a 500 foot drop, at full speed. 1 minute. at 4000 ft. to 3500ft. Landing. first time, I took the toggles to my chest, the chute planed out for 20+ feet. Leaving me about 10 feet in the air. A very perplexing situation. I held what I had and then went full flare. ate some humble pie, and grass. Last three times, I flare where I think I will be crashing and burning, then flared out. Works great!! A my dropzone, while a student, the directions for us are to be over the gas plant at 1000 ft, travel down the fence line, going to the freeway. At 500 ft, turn left and at 300 turn left again. setup and land. (TRIATHLON 220 and CLOUD XL) I have never been over the freeway, following these directions This chute will put me OVER the freeway and at 600ft indicated! I'm a Traveling Man!! The instructions are on a CD that comes with it..And you will have to use I.E. to properly view it..... Their website has the chute manual in english. The chute itself is a 9 cell ZP. has closed end cells, and 2 and 8 are partially closed. My Rigger liked the design, in that load bearing ribs have runners going to the top of canopy. I like the chute... It will get me down safely every time , so I can do it all over again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ironmandan 0 #6 October 15, 2005 Time to give a better update!: I now have 54 jumps on the cayenne. Not a hard opening yet! 1. I never set the brakes. waste of time. flies with no real difference set or unset. 2. I now pack better. I carefully pleat the a to b to c to d lines. Not just blousing them outward, but pulling them up and getting them square with the world. I think this makes a difference. 3. rolling the nose or not? NOT. Will create off heading openings. one side or the other will unravel before the tighter rolled side. It will dart you around a little. no biggie. Real fun is spinning the "D" bag before putting it into the containerjavascript: addTag(':P') Just follow the directions per factory, AFTER IT HAS HAD ITS BREAK-IN JUMPS!! I make sure that I leave the slider nose hanging out a ways. Mine opens real nice, now. I think that it needed some time to get the lines shrunk up to the "good" length. I will add to this edit again, when I get 100 jumps on the canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danne 0 #7 October 16, 2005 Quote ... BREAK-IN JUMPS What does that mean? /D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #8 October 16, 2005 Introductory jump, just subterminal, because the material is stretching. It could be some reason why the price is just 995Euros. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverton 0 #9 October 18, 2005 QuoteIntroductory jump, just subterminal, because the material is stretching. It could be some reason why the price is just 995Euros. Introductory jump? Someone lives 20 years ago! 995euro because the manufacturing takes place in east-europe (low labour cost) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #10 October 18, 2005 QuoteIntroductory jump? Someone lives 20 years ago! Quote RTFM. Quote995euro because the manufacturing takes place in east-europe (low labour cost) Check their site. Previous canopies have different pricing. I don't think the difference is coming from the labor costs, different, cheaper material. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites huszcza 0 #11 October 18, 2005 "995euro because the manufacturing takes place in east-europe (low labour cost) " Emmm Sri Lanka ist definitely NOT east europe, just for your information Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ferrand1974 0 #12 November 11, 2005 QuoteHi there, I'm looking for some feedback about the Cayenne intermediate canopy by Performance Variable. FABULOUS CANOPY!!!! I am realy happy with it :)João Ferrand - Portugal http://www.blue-emotions.pt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
huszcza 0 #11 October 18, 2005 "995euro because the manufacturing takes place in east-europe (low labour cost) " Emmm Sri Lanka ist definitely NOT east europe, just for your information Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ferrand1974 0 #12 November 11, 2005 QuoteHi there, I'm looking for some feedback about the Cayenne intermediate canopy by Performance Variable. FABULOUS CANOPY!!!! I am realy happy with it :)João Ferrand - Portugal http://www.blue-emotions.pt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
