HookSky 0 #1 December 6, 2002 At my DZ I have noticed that the guys jumping the Velocities hold their back risers as they plane out and then just at the end, flare with their toggles. I was wondering if anyone has tried this technique with a Stiletto, would it work with all canopies or only the heavy loaded ultra high performance canopies ? and whether it would actually increases the swoop. (135 @ 1.6) Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garywainwright 0 #2 December 6, 2002 Haven't tried it on my stiletto mike but Brian Vacher does on his 107 and he says "it rocks". My own opinion is that on a canopy such as a velocity, Xaos etc you start the turn much higher and have more time to set yourself up. On one of my early attempts on my Xaos i fumbled for the risers twice before aborting and going to toggles and it was no drama! On a stiletto i don't think you would have as much time and the whole process would be a bit rushed because you turn so much lower. I think Milko has tried it - ask him if he's back from Floridahttp://www.garywainwright.co.uk Instagram gary_wainwright_uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HookSky 0 #3 December 6, 2002 At the moment Gary I am try to be smooth with everything to keep the speed, if I do manage to get the risers in time, it seems that when to transfer back to your toggles from your risers it a quick sharp movement - or should it still be smooth ? Mike. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garywainwright 0 #4 December 6, 2002 it tends to be a fairly fast movement because there is some slack to take up. I work on nailing the turn everytime before thinking about rear risershttp://www.garywainwright.co.uk Instagram gary_wainwright_uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsoutar 0 #5 December 6, 2002 Used it on a Stilletto loaded at 1.5. Worked well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psw097 0 #6 December 6, 2002 I use the rear risers to plane out my Viper often. It works very well. Not as well as when I tried with a Velocity but well enough to get significant extra distance. The one downside I find is that the Viper does not have the 'pop' at the end the cross-braced canopy did - this makes timing critical. It may also be because I have not done this enough to be any type of expert. I only have a handful of Stiletto jumps and my loading is higher. But the Viper and Stiletto are similar wings. Webster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #7 December 6, 2002 You can absolutely rear riser a Stiletto and get great results. Three of eight members of the GK 8-way team rear-riser every landing, as do several guys on the tandem team. They all jump between 107 and 120 Stilettos. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites