0
canopywhore

r-max vs pd126

Recommended Posts

Are you sure it's a 132. Maybe I'm misinformed but most of the R-maxes are 118,128, 138, etc...

I've got a few jumps on R-maxes set up as mains, and they have a lot of power in the flare and fly quite well. Both are great reserves. I've got a ride on a PD143, & PD126, and they also fly great. I don't think you could go wrong with either.
______________________________________________
- Does this small canopy make my balls look big? - J. Hayes -

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
I have a personal aversion to precision reserves due to well known customer service issues.

As an alternative to PD, I have heard the Aerodyne Smart reserves are very nice, and very affordable, too.

_Am
__

You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
As a jumper and a rigger, I hear a lot of the bias agaisnt Ravens(particuarly -M's), and some of that seems to have transfered onto the R-Max just by the fact that both are PA products. I tend to trust the word of those with more experience than me, but this is a poitn where I must disagree. I've got two reserve rides on a R-Max and wouldn't change reserves if given a free one.

One my rides, the R-Max flew rock solid and had excellent flare at a 1.1 WL. As a rigger, I've had a chance to become familiar with the construction of the canopy. The best way to desribe it would be that PA looked at the excellent reenforcement on the PD-R's and then took it a step farther.

Don't get me wrong, PD-R's are excellent reserves. It is just that, contrary to popular bias, the R-Max
line is as good if not better. I feel that the canopies are equal enough that the buying decision should come down to three factors: cost, delivery time and container size(R-Max's pack just a hair bulkier than PD-R's, which can make a difference in tight containers).

-Blind
"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
I watched some of the drop tests for the r-max, I would get one and not ever worry about my reserve blowing up. I was impressed by how overloaded the reserves were and how they were still opening fine when being dropped at very high speeds.

I have a tempo in my rig now, but only because I inherited it from a friend. My preferences would be r-max or pd-r.


-Karen

"Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
i have 4 reserve rides on a RAVEN M1. the last one was pretty dicey... had a built-in turn. i was wondering all the way down how it would flare. it was fine on landing, but i retired the old bitch and went PDR.

the RAVEN was 15 years old, so that is one factor worth considering when bad-mouthing the beast.

the greatest selling point with PD is their incredible service. they sold me new brake lines for my spectre, installed, test flight with video, all for $10, and returned it in short order. it don't get much better than that.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
After 18 rides on many different makes or reserve as a result of malfunction, wrap or entanglement, I've settled on PD reserves. I have PD 126R's in both my rigs. Dispite having some experience in the cutaway dept, I'm going no further than PD.

t
It's the year of the Pig.

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.

Guest
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.

0