Techno

Have a techno 190 reserve chute with 100kg of weight, and a wing load arround 1.3, with reserve canopy...hade left toggle unbreak during opening, line twists, and had to cutaway, was in rotation, so in shitty position, cutawayed and opened with 2 s delay, opened, unbreaked, very ground hungry, and landing was ok...

so, i'am alive, and reserve done job....

Had an unrecoverable line over recently that was winding up, chopped and pulled reserve while in a poor body position, but it opened quickly and smoothly with no twists. Slow forward speed with brakes stowed and a bit of a surge when getting to full drive so no issues with making the dz for an unremarkable landing. Loading at 1.4 which is pretty much the same as the main. Performed perfectly; which is more than can be said for the packer.

Unfortunately I had to use my techno twice last year. Thanks to good spots I was able to land at our rather small dropzone and not out I the close by clear cut forest...

I am loading my reserve with 1,74 pounds per square feet, and I can tell that when landing straight forward in zero wind conditions you cannot count on stand up landing - be prepared for the old fashioned PLF or butt slide.
Does its job great, as a reserve...
But in my next rig I will invest in a bigger reserve to have larger marginals.

After mixing different gear, my main pilot chute (too small) didn't pull out the main. Used reserv - my Techno 155 opened very fast and onheading despite my bad body position after cutaway.

After a line-over I chopped my main and pulled the reserve handle. The Techno reserve opened fast and cleanly. It put me down gently for a standup landing.

The Techno has a extremely good reputation in Europe.