NWFlyer 2 #51 April 5, 2011 Quote Quote my reserve is 225 sq.feet...if i have a cutaway, i'll be loading it @ less than 1 to 1if i have a total, i'll be loading it at More than 1 to 1 ..jmy Big mac? Happy meal? Main canopy? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #52 April 5, 2011 Quote Quote Quote my reserve is 225 sq.feet...if i have a cutaway, i'll be loading it @ less than 1 to 1if i have a total, i'll be loading it at More than 1 to 1 ..jmy Big mac? Happy meal? Main canopy? I know that, I was just curious since 8lb made that much of a difference, would a burger?"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #53 April 5, 2011 QuoteI see some load their reserves above 1.6..... PD-R 126 flies and flares really nice even with WL 1.6. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #54 April 5, 2011 have not eaten a BIG Mac in over 20 years..... yuck. too old for a Happy meal....wouldn't want one anyway... Main is a PD Spectre 210... i'm at 205. so if the main is still in my container my 225 reserve is loaded more than 1 to 1 ... if the main is out, and cutaway, i guess i'm just under 1 to 1 ... right??/ jt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firemedic 7 #55 April 5, 2011 PD 160 1.43 2 rides and the landings were nice soft stand ups. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #56 April 6, 2011 i just figured, my main- AND my reserve-WL were way up the roof; YAY me!!! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStewart 13 #57 April 6, 2011 QuoteWith all this talk about reserve WL and reserve line twist... I did a search but the posts I found were from 2002 and 2006. I think things have changed since then so I'm doing this again. What is your reserve wing loading? What reserve (and size) canopy is it? Mine: PD Optimum Reserve 143 loaded @ 1:1 Reserves are not z-p fabric. It is folly to think you can load them like a z-p main and get the same results. I have a smart 135, Icarus 138, and PD 143. My mains are all 135'sOnward and Upward! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #58 April 6, 2011 PD 160R at 1.2Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoZ3r 0 #59 April 6, 2011 PD Reserve 126 @ 1.48If everything seems under control.. You're just not going fast enough..! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #60 April 6, 2011 My reserve WL is 1,5:1, it's a Speed 2000, 135 sqft made by Paratec. My main is a XFire2 129 (1,6:1) so they go together well. I already had a ride with that reserve , however with the rig of a sportsmate of mine. Didn't have any problems, was easy to handle, didn't really feel like a reserve - meaning, good flare, easy and smooth flying, direct response to toggle input.The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigbey 0 #61 April 6, 2011 QuotePD-R 126 flies and flares really nice even with WL 1.6. PD-R 126 flies and flares really nice even with WL 1.75. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ftp- 0 #62 April 6, 2011 Quote i just figured, my main- AND my reserve-WL were way up the roof; YAY me!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #63 April 6, 2011 stalking me much!?“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ftp- 0 #64 April 6, 2011 Quotestalking me much!? I don't know, is that what you call the thing you do? You know, just click a stupid face as a response? I am just reciprocating your psychotic behavior. Now go spend the 5 minutes typing me a PM so I can just delete it without reading it again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brwonder 0 #65 April 6, 2011 Two reserves. PD143 at 1.4 and PD160 at 1.25. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #66 April 6, 2011 >PD-R 126 flies and flares really nice even with WL 1.75. Well, until you dislocate your right shoulder, that is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigbey 0 #67 April 7, 2011 If you have personal experience with such a situation or know someone who does, please say so. What specific wing loading do you recommend? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #68 April 7, 2011 QuoteIf you have personal experience with such a situation or know someone with does, please say so. What specific wing loading do you recommend? 3:1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RafaelYP 0 #69 April 7, 2011 Main Spectre 210 w/l 1.15 Reserve PDR 193 w/l 1.25 1 ride, I no feel diference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #70 April 7, 2011 >If you have personal experience with such a situation or know someone who does, please say so. Tammi from Elsinore. Dislocated right shoulder, had to deploy her reserve with her left hand, could not flare it. Fortunately her reserve (a PD126) was fairly lightly loaded. >What specific wing loading do you recommend? Up to you. What specific wing loading would you be OK landing without a flare in a cruddy area? Personally I wouldn't go much higher than 1.4. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #71 April 7, 2011 Quote Reserves are not z-p fabric. It is folly to think you can load them like a z-p main and get the same results. ZP fabric does not make a canopy design fly and better than the same design made of and F-111 type of material. It just allows the canopy to maintain the flight characteristics longer. Plus it gives the jumper the opportunity to pack ZP.SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #72 April 7, 2011 QuoteIf you have personal experience with such a situation or know someone who does, please say so. What specific wing loading do you recommend? i know an affi that had this happen. dislocated his shoulder while student was deploying. ended up with a crash landing on his reserve and messed his shoulder up even worse. he still isnt jumping and this was last seaon."Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pnuwin 0 #73 April 7, 2011 Quote If you have personal experience with such a situation or know someone who does, please say so. A fellow jumper with a dislocated shoulder landing his reserve without flaring. It didn't kill him but it broke his gear and put him out for a while. After watching the video, think about how fast you want to go under your reserve in the worst case scenarios (e.g. Incapacitated) Link here - http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=3994728;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25; Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXuE4ndBSc&feature=player_embedded#at=276 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldschrat 0 #74 April 7, 2011 Quote Quote Reserves are not z-p fabric. It is folly to think you can load them like a z-p main and get the same results. ZP fabric does not make a canopy design fly and better than the same design made of and F-111 type of material. It just allows the canopy to maintain the flight characteristics longer. Plus it gives the jumper the opportunity to pack ZP.Sparky + we will not forgot, the upper side from same rarely reserves are ZPO! Ever liked from the rigger folks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigbey 0 #75 April 7, 2011 I've jumped my reserve and am comfortable with the way it flew and landed. If I was not, I would not have purchased one that size. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
