Triathlon V Pilot

[popsjumper 2]

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The triathlon is the canopy that does everything. It just does everything really really poorly. ...

Dave, Dave...how wrong you are. Tsk, Tsk

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[popsjumper 2]

If you can't get your Pilot to open softly, may I suggest packing lessons? Or a Triathlon?

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[Andy_Copland 0]

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There ya go ya fat cunt.

Oh yea i got that lense, very nice. Cheers mate

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[BillyVance 34]

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The triathlon is the canopy that does everything. It just does everything really really poorly. ...

Dave, Dave...how wrong you are. Tsk, Tsk

Yeah, I don't know what the hell he's talking about. I love my Triathlon, it's done everything I wanted to and a little more, very well. He's just spoiled with ellipticals...

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[fmmobley 0]

I have had both canopies. Liked the Triathlon. Love the Pilot. I have a Pilot now and have consistently soft openings. It gives me a great flare, planes out well. I use the 2 stage flare.

Tell us what you get

... Marion

[Scoop 0]

Thanks everyone. I have ordered a Pilot.

[AggieDave 6]

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Yeah, I don't know what the hell he's talking about. I love my Triathlon, it's done everything I wanted to and a little more, very well. He's just spoiled with ellipticals

I've been saying this for quite some time now. I jumped a PD Storm this last weekend, it blows the Tri clean out of the water in just about every aspect. PD isn't the only company with a 7-cell product that just plainly shows how out dated and how poorly the Tri flies.

The pilot is a good canopy, though.

I'd rather jump that old ragged out Raider 220 that I used to jump then a Tri.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[popsjumper 2]

Aw c'mon, Dave. You're sounding like a PD rep or somebody who has forgotten what it was like to be a conservative canopy pilot. There's a reason why there are no Tri's and Pilots on the swoop circuit.

So you don't like the Tri and/or Pilot. They still help fill a large market niche and do everything as advertised..and do it well. Simple as that.

Have fun with the Raider! I have access to a Nova you might want to swoop! All it needs is a couple of patches and some new lines.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[woodpecker 0]

Good choice scoop. I love my pilot!

SONIC WOODY #146

There is a fine line between cockiness and confidence -- which side of the line are you on?

[DougH 270]

What size is the Nova....

"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall"
=P

[AggieDave 6]

Naw, I like the Pilot and I think its a good canopy. I just honestly can't understand why someone would jump a Tri any more when there are much better 7-cell canopies out there that fill that part of the market and fly so much better.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[faulknerwn 37]

Triathlon's are good canopies! I own 3 99's and love them. They surf pretty decent for a 7 cell square, and they're nice and stable and open sweet. And for those of us on a budget, purely because they don't have the PD name they're cheaper.

As well as for casual CRW, Spectres and Triathlon's play well with Lightnings, but everything I've read is that the Storm is not compatible with Lightnings.

I'm not sure what you hate about Triathlons, but mine open nice, fly good in CRW, and land well. What else do I need?

[VectorBoy 0]

I'm not sure what you hate about Triathlons, but mine open nice, fly good in CRW, and land well. What else do I need?

[AnKaLi 0]

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Naw, I like the Pilot and I think its a good canopy. I just honestly can't understand why someone would jump a Tri any more when there are much better 7-cell canopies out there that fill that part of the market and fly so much better.

Because the price was right and its a very kind canopy (to me)
I'd trade it in for a storm though....

[AnKaLi 0]

it might be because it's an older canopy, but I have amazingly soft openings on my tri, and I don't do anything special to it when I pack.

[phoenixlpr 0]

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I just honestly can't understand why someone would jump a Tri any more when there are much better 7-cell canopies out there that fill that part of the market and fly so much better.

So? They are cheap, open soft and without baby sitting, fly OK, and land soft. I like it.

[popsjumper 2]

RE: The Tri
"I can see where the reputation of brisker openings ..."

Wow! Out of the blue. Never, ever heard that before.

I got my first Tri because the original owner didn't like how soft it opened and wanted something "more brisk". I tried to tell him about slider placement but he had his mind made up so he gave it to me really, really cheap...which fit my wallet nicely at the time.


The OP will like his Pilot, I'm sure.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[Andy9o8 0]

You'll love your Pilot. Oh, and don't worry about the shit you get for that color scheme. Stiff upper lip, eh, wot?

[Scoop 0]

It's more the shit I'll get from all the little thunder bugs and such that will bother me! :D