skydivercowboy 0 #1 February 6, 2011 ok so i have a tempo 150 reserve does anyone know alot about them... if anyone has had a reserve ride on one please let me know what you think of them...love that rush! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #2 February 6, 2011 Here's a good place to start.. http://www.dropzone.com/gear/Detailed/63.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivercowboy 0 #3 February 6, 2011 thanks man!love that rush! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spootch 0 #4 February 6, 2011 only flown one 3 times, but so far they do what they should. They fly fine, have a luke warm flare and oddly enough....look like an angel as they open Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivercowboy 0 #5 February 6, 2011 sweet! i have heard some of them have a built in turn... so i just wanted to know what some experiences other people have had. thankslove that rush! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spootch 0 #6 February 6, 2011 I haven't seen one (a turn) on the two I've jumped (and I am being well versed in built in turns). Any canopy can have bad manners, i'm sure Tempo is no exception. That being said They are thick fluffy 7 cell canopies that fly like a, well, a sponge. A little input here or there to correct a slight turn will probably go un noticed, unlike the large piss spot on ones groin. One of the rides I had was from terminal. I thought it opened as hard as the 2 sub terminal openings I had, which I found odd. But then again I was in the middle of saying a short prayer to baby Jeasus and the wee lil donkey, so maybe I didn't notice as much Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VideoFly 0 #7 February 7, 2011 I’ve got two rides, each on a different Tempo 150. They both flew straight and landed well. I wrapped the brake lines a couple of times around my hands to get more of a flare on landing. Compared to my main, they were doggish, but for a reserve, they were great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #8 February 7, 2011 QuoteI wrapped the brake lines a couple of times around my hands to get more of a flare on landing. For others... If you are going to do this trick, make sure you practice the flare before you land. It is very easy to flare and stall any canopy, worse when you modify it. A stall is violent, and a stall on landing normally hurts like hell."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #9 February 7, 2011 Quote Compared to my main, they were doggish, but for a reserve, they were great. It would be hard to make a fat celled F-111 7-cell canopy flare as well as a high aspect ration, ZP semi elliptical 9-cell canopy. Reserves are designed to be reliable, not high performance. I recommend doing a practice flare on the way down with your reserve. I've seen reserves that had the brake lines too short, IMHO, and stalled when the jumper flared. Not good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinheid 0 #10 February 8, 2011 Quote Quote I wrapped the brake lines a couple of times around my hands to get more of a flare on landing. For others... If you are going to do this trick, make sure you practice the flare before you land. It is very easy to flare and stall any canopy, worse when you modify it. A stall is violent, and a stall on landing normally hurts like hell. +1 -- and whether you take a wrap or not, practice the flare a couple of times before you land because most likely a 150sf 7-cell is very different than your main. I've had one or two rides on my 150, and it was fine, without the sharp stall point that some reserves have (this was at a 1.1 wl, BTW). SCR-6933 / SCS-3463 / D-5533 / BASE 44 / CCS-37 / 82d Airborne (Ret.) "The beginning of wisdom is to first call things by their right names." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 635 #11 February 9, 2011 Quotesweet! i have heard some of them have a built in turn... ..." ................................................................ I have packed a few hundred Tempo reserves and got a dozen or so "saves." Only one customer complained about his Tempo turning. ... Oh! A minute earlier he was complaining about his big, docile student canopy turning! Oh! After landing we noticed that his adjustable main lift webs differed in length by 6 inches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bushkey 0 #12 February 13, 2011 I have one reserve ride on my Tempo150. Had no problems. I managed to follow my main effortlessly an landed accurately where it landed. Like I said, used it once with no complaints. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Bushkey 0 #12 February 13, 2011 I have one reserve ride on my Tempo150. Had no problems. I managed to follow my main effortlessly an landed accurately where it landed. Like I said, used it once with no complaints. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
