keithbar 1 #1 September 6, 2014 So i am bored . it's raining and I'm playing on my smartphone. The Raven sizings were Raven 1 181 square foot Raven 2 218 square foot Raven 4 249 square foot and Raven 3???its bugging me that I can't come up with it but it would have to be somewhere around 230 square foot right?i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #2 September 6, 2014 raven I - 181 sq ft raven II 218' raven III 249' raven IV 282' this was my downsize path till I hit zero porosity Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #3 September 6, 2014 Thanks I knew my feeble brain had it messed up somewhere i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #4 September 6, 2014 your welcome :-) Ravens were awesome for their time and hell, even though they cant compete with zp they are a great canopy :-) now my micro raven on the other hand is an evil bitch!!! Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 61 #5 September 6, 2014 282 sq ft - Accuracy reserve?Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #6 September 6, 2014 they were reserves with a pilot chute attachment point and many ended up as mains - if memory serves you had manta, falcon, raven as the best of the non zp canopys - the raven had much better performance*(imo) gotta remember that non zp canopys take a lot more material to bring you down soft new non zp opened hard landed soft - as they aged the two turned around a bit Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quagmirian 40 #7 September 7, 2014 One thing to note is that the Ravens are not measured the same way as some other canopies. If you put a Raven II (218) next to a PDR 218, the Raven will look about a size smaller. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #8 September 7, 2014 Its PD that measures theirs differently. PIA specs measurement method that most manufacturers use. PD does it.differently that results in a larger number. Why they fly "big" and pack a little bigger.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quagmirian 40 #9 September 7, 2014 I don't doubt you, but Ravens seem to measure particularly large, not just in comparison to PD products. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
