NiteQwill 0 #1 September 14, 2009 Picked up a recently relined [by Brian Germain] Lotus Max from Serg, and with a little help from some riggers, got it attached and flying. First, this canopy is great in flight! Over my last canopy, Spectre, this canopy just brought smiles to my face the whole 4 minutes after a hop-n-pop. My question: Any tips on packing an airlocked canopy? I've been packing since I was a student and other than the usual packing-blues on a hot day, it has been noneventlful. For the first time ever, I had to ask a packer to help me out! I just couldn't get the damn thing in the bag without it inflating on me. Tips? Help? Thanks to Serg for the service, the riggers/packers at Elsinore for the help with attachment for a totally clueless jumper, and Brian for making a great canopy!"Fail, fail again. Fail better." -Samuel Beckett Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #2 September 14, 2009 Airlocked canopies pack the same as non airlocked canopies (1200+ Airlock jumps now). It sounds more like issues controlling new slippery fabric then anything else. Where you will have issues is on windy days when the canopy stays inflated and you have issues collapsing it to carry it in. Read the tricks in the BAS manual for those issues. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NiteQwill 0 #3 September 14, 2009 Quote Airlocked canopies pack the same as non airlocked canopies (1200+ Airlock jumps now). It sounds more like issues controlling new slippery fabric then anything else. Where you will have issues is on windy days when the canopy stays inflated and you have issues collapsing it to carry it in. Read the tricks in the BAS manual for those issues. Thanks for the reply. Yea, I had the same problem with my Spectre while it was still in new condition. Damn that slippery fabric! I guess more practice and I should be golden"Fail, fail again. Fail better." -Samuel Beckett Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scootersv 0 #4 September 14, 2009 Have dealt with several Airlocked canopies in the past and bagging the damn thing/collapsing after landing is as a bit of a challenge, that's for sure, but maybe only for first 20 jumps or so. The trick is: take your time squizzing as much air out of the canopy as possible, control the bulk (don't let that sucker to breathe in again) and then proceed as usual. P/S. Lotus probably is not a swooping machine (have not tried loading it higher than 1.6 though) but definitely a great all around 9 cell main and flies rock solid in any wether condition. Would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #5 September 14, 2009 Sorry for the laughs but my Lotus was a real BIOTCH to pack when it was new. It will get better with practise Cheers!!! “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #6 September 15, 2009 i have a 170 lotus max, and like others have said, no real differences compared to other canopies. my only issue is trying to speed up the opening."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
