Not manufactured?

[Mike111 0]

Hi all,

Just wondering, since ive bought a PD 7 cell 170 , i checked the Pd website but the site info regarding this canopy is now taken off. Is that becuase they are not manufactured anymore?

if so would the reason be lack of demand?

thanks

Mike

[pilotdave 0]

Well, it's either not a 170 or it's not a PD 7-cell... It came in 176 and 160, but the 170 was a 9-cell.

You can find some info at square1: http://www.square1.com/manufacturers/square1/p866.asp

And yeah, it's an old F111 design. No market for it anymore.

Edit: Also remember that what it says on square1 is OLD PD marketing... Not really applicable anymore. For example: "The PD 7-Cell is a parachute that opens, glides, and lands better than any other F-111 7-cell on the market." Other than accuracy canopies, try to find any F111 7-cell on the market now.

Dave

[mjosparky 3]

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Other than accuracy canopies, try to find any F111 7-cell on the market now.

Just about every reserve made today.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[AndyMan 7]

It's pretty rare to find a PD 7 cell still in good enough condition to be jumping. Did you have a rigger inspect it?

These canopies aged very quickly partly because of the fabric they were made from doesn't last. You wouldn't want to jump one that had more than a few hundred jumps on it.

There were not a lot made since people generally prefered the PD 9 cell, but even those are hard to find in good condition.

To answer your question, - yes - the reason is lack of demand. There are better, newer designs.

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

[pilotdave 0]

Hehe yeah, yeah...

Which modern reserves don't fly, glide, or land better than any PD 7-cell that can be bought now?

Dave

[swilson 0]

All of the BASE canopies currently made are either full F-111 or part F-111/part ZP 7 cells.

There are plenty of new ones readily available, and PD even builds some of them.

And they even land pretty decently...

[riggerrob 558]

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Hehe yeah, yeah...

Which modern reserves don't fly, glide, or land better than any PD 7-cell that can be bought now?

Dave

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You just opened a loud and lengthy debate with the owners of Amigo, R-Max, Smart, Techno, Tempo, etc. reserves. ... basically, any reserve introduced since PD reserves.
PD was the first company to figure out how to make reserves land softly when loaded more than 1:1. Since then (15-ish years ago) other manufacturers have learned a thing or two ...
Personally, I have one ride on my Amigo 172 and am quite happy with it. I also enjoyed (if any reserve ride can be enjoyable???) my one ride on an R-Max 118.

[pilotdave 0]

I said "Which modern reserves don't fly, glide, or land better than any PD 7-cell that can be bought now?"

I think you're agreeing with me.

Edit: BTW, I was just kidding around anyway, comparing an old ass used PD 7-cell with a brand new reserve. Not comparing PD and other reserves.

Dave

[Mike111 0]

Yep its only got 7 jumps on it!!!

[Kernel_Panic 0]

No canopies are being produced anywhere by anybody with F-111 fabric anymore. George Harris went out of business long ago :)

[bob.dino 0]

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No canopies are being produced anywhere by anybody with F-111 fabric anymore. George Harris went out of business long ago :)

Don't you dare start trying to get everyone to call it Exacta-Chute® .

[Kernel_Panic 0]

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No canopies are being produced anywhere by anybody with F-111 fabric anymore. George Harris went out of business long ago :)

Don't you dare start trying to get everyone to call it Exacta-Chute® .

Heh, I agree that's a mouthful. We call it zerotahthree (0-3 cfm) but that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue either, but it's better than "that non-slippery stuff"

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[JerryBaumchen 1,047]

Hey Bob & kernel,

How about we call the two different fabrics:

Z-P & Z-3

Then on Sat nite, after a couple of beers, everyone will understand what we just said.

Jerry

[ernokaikkonen 0]

How about 'oh-three'-fabric?