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  1. On 6/14/2021 at 12:08 AM, rjklein4470 said:

    Demo a VK 96 IMO.  If you are a confident flyer with good jump numbers you will be fine.  You will see the performance difference but, you will see the wing come alive at 2.5 wl

    moving from [email protected] to [email protected] is too huge step IMO. As I said  - [email protected] is smarter choice as a FIRST xbraced wing.

    But [email protected] is good as hell, that's true :) 

  4. I had this issue last october - one line has been broken at opening. It was jump no.120 with this "blue lines". Brake point was about 1.5inch from riser. I have ordered new lines at FluidWings, sent canopy to rigger and asked him to make lines protection, exactly what OP said. Did not wrapped it with tape yet, I'll do it tomorrow. 

    WW1.JPG

  8. 19 hours ago, JumpRu said:

    Just want to make sure before i invest in RDS slider... Damn thing would cost like half of a canopy I will use it for... :(

    с РДСом будет быстрее. у меня есть Параависовский слайдер, шил для велика, сейчас лежит без дела. Пиши если интересно.

  10. On 11/10/2018 at 12:51 AM, 28337 said:

    military canopy - 45
    260 7-cell students - 10
    dolphin 195 (1.1:1) - 3
    flimingo 190 (1.1) - 8
    spectre 190 (1.1) - 6
    ozon 170 (1.2) - 3
    flamingo 150 (1.4) - 110
    sabre2 150 (1.4) - 16
    magellan 130 (1.6) - 166
    odyssey 130 (1.6) - 64
    odyssey 120 (1.8) -125
    velo 103 (2.0-2.2) - 99

    CompVelo96 (2.3-2.5) - 205
    AirWolf84 (2.6) - 165

    switched to WAirWolf84 (2.75)

     

  11. 10 hours ago, richoH said:

    Christ knows if my flysight was still going (I always turn it on, but I flew the WW like 4 days into a boogie). I should definitely have some footage I can dig up.

    nice! share some pictures and video please. what size/wl you've got?

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  13. Posted

    Fluidwings announced new canopy couple days ago. WairWolf. It took place between AirWolf and HKT in Fluidwings lineup. It is not minor modification of AirWolf, it is NEW wing, based on AW.

    New features:

    - Improved opening performance
    - New planform shaping
    - Steeper line trim
    - 5% reduction in line drag
    - All FT30 construction for a more rigid wing and less distortion
    - Increased roll rate and overall more harness response
    - Steeper longer rollouts with more power
    - new FT 30 fabric colors specifically for this release
    - New mini-rib profile

     

  14. daffes

    I have put those 3 canopies on my rig:

    1) Airwolf 75 with FT 30 on the Top Skin and Ribs (Hybrid type 1)
    2) Helix 84 Hybrid (Ribs, Mini ribs and xbraces) (similar amount of sail as a hybrid VK)
    3) VK 84 non-Hybrid

    "3" packs about a size smaller than "1" and "2".
    "1" and "2" pack about the same size.

    this is what I was talking about - hybrid AW pack 2 sizes bigger than full-zp VE/VC/VK. full-ft30 AW pack 3 sizes up.

    my AW84 (ft30 TS and ribs) packs same size as my VC96

  15. 28337

    45 jumps - military canopy
    10 jumps - 260 7-cell classic
    3 jump - dolphin 195 (1.1:1)
    8 jumps - flimingo 190 (1.1)
    6 jumps - spectre 190 (1.1)
    3 jumps - ozon 170 (1.2)
    110 jumps - flamingo 150 (1.4)
    16 jumps - sabre2 150 (1.4)
    166 jumps - magellan 130 (1.6)
    64 jumps - odyssey 130 (1.6)
    125 jumps - odyssey 120 (1.8)
    99 jumps - velo 103 (2.0-2.2)
    currently own CompVelo96 (2.2-2.3)

    and I still keep jumping 260-280sq.f accuracy canopy (military jumps) - about 200 jumps for now.

    205 jumps - CompVelo96 (2.3-2.5)
    switched to AirWolf84 (2.6)

  18. danielcroft

    I don't know how you fly but, assuming you're not a silly human, you're probably fine. Just remember that you have to know what you're doing with a wing as responsive as a VK (Hybrid Leia, HKT, etc.) when you're close to the ground. It's my opinion that someone who can jump a VC/VE regularly for a few hundred jumps is fine on a VK as long as, again, they're not a silly human. Respect the wing, get coaching? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I switched to AirWolf-84 one month ago. I lost some weight and my WL is 2.6 now. First three jumps was scary :) my hands was shaking and heard was ttrying to jump out of my throat :) Now I have 27 jumps with AW nd I love it. I love it much more than I loved CompVelo - because of openings, response, power, turn control, rears, speed, flight distance....

    You can find some of my flights here:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BmLf7EfAoxY/?taken-by=the.good.the.bad.the.ugly

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BoJj31CALC9/?taken-by=the.good.the.bad.the.ugly

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BLWALsQjlFX/?taken-by=the.good.the.bad.the.ugly

    If you (as experienced pilot) can give me some feedback in PM - I'll be grateful.

  19. Crispy.

    Out of curiosity, is your AirWolf all ZP or hybrid (ZP and sail)? Same question for the VC you were flying

    AW is hybrid (ft30 for top skin and ribs), VC is zp.

    Crispy.

    There is a reason that everyone wants the hybrid VCs and the all ZP VCs are sitting on the shelves at PD.

    PD do not produсes hybrid VC. May be you mean VK (valkyrie), not VC (velo comp)? I have no experience with VK.

  20. HUPRA

    Anyone jumped the new Fluid Wings Airwolf yet and care to share their opinion of it?

    Made 15 jumps with [email protected]. Swithced to AirWolf from [email protected].
    No shit - AW is completely different wing and AW is much MUCH better. Yes, it is faster and have sharper controls because of smaller size, but it flies different, feels different and controls different. And it is much much better than VC does.