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  3. on the cutaway system it two parts. The lower part is to release the right and left heal, so the cutaway is a Y. The upper part attaches to the lower part and goes under your spandex or some form of pants to hold the cable tight to your body. you cut a hole in the pants up by your thigh, letting the pad poke through. The velcro of the release pad will attach to the under shorts, that has velcro attached to it as well. So you have under shorts with velcro that the release handle attaches to and the spandex pants covers the cable running up your leg and has a hole for the handle to be exposed.

  6. take this with a grain of salt. Love your enthusiasm for the sport of skydiving, however it doesn't feel like you have the experience to be giving advice.

    I am always very careful about giving advice, but I am happy to have a conversation.

    so instead I would " gear " your channel to a conversation about .....

  12. FYI, you can demo the reserves from PD. In the past I have always jumped my reserve as a demo. So if and when you have to goto your handles, that little voice in the back of your mind is gone.

    Years ago I was flying a " Nova" this canopy will date me, lol. I had a small rip in one of my end cell's. About that time the NOVA was known to acting funny in turbulence low to the ground, collapsing. Even though MY NOVA with the rip was acting fine at altitude, flair was fine, turned fine, recovered fine, I still decided to chop it.

    I had several jumps on my reserve as a demo, so in the end it was the right choice.

    I sent my Nova back to Glide Path for the repairs, and they said that they would not repair it, but would replace the canopy or give me my money back. This is when the news of the canopy collapsing started to spread so I had them send me a check.

  14. I was in this same situation, and I chose the Peregrine Manufacturing Glide with the Ace Mard system.

    I got my custom rig in less than six weeks, quality is outstanding, and Dave was amazing to deal with.

    I would take a look.

  15. I guess the only real way to find out about the degradation of performance is to have flight data the first day, and every day after.

    I love having new canopies, but hate packing them! So maybe the softer material is to aid in ease of packing thus better customer feedback.lolol

  16. I am not sure about this comment ^^^^^^^^^^^

    We know that PD, and all the top manufacturers do lot's of testing. So without input from one of their engineers, we are all guessing.

    I really doubt the manufacturers are using cheaper materials, but I could be wrong.

    Rob

  17. in the late 90's early 2000's I racked up around 500 jumps on a board. It's like trying to stand on a surfboard in the deep end of a pool at first.

    Make sure your core is really strong is the best advice I can give.

    practice your recovery technique. That would be sit flying with the board out in front of you. You really have to own this move.

    make sure you are 100% stable standing with your arms in all different positions before you move to more complex moves. If you wave off and pitch, and then become unstable it could be bad for you.

    I spent around 25 jumps on each one of those moves before I moved on.

    Not sure a AAD is a good idea, I always turned mine off

    canopy choice is important. I always jumped with a stiletto. I felt like it was a great canopy for jumping a board with.

  21. https://www.purehockey.com/product.aspx?itm_id=18155&div_id=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8O6887Hm1wIVhrjACh2cnwpIEAQYCSABEgL8l_D_BwE

    I wore a hockey helmet right off student status, but back then there was only one skydiving helmet.

    http://tonflyusa.com/helmets.php

    I like the TonFly helmet, I think they offer some good protection vs weight

  22. I am 6-7 220 without gear. And I really had to work hard on my tracking form. Cupping your shoulders and de-arching, trying to cup as much air as possible is what I try to do. Also when I wave off, I go back to the giant X vs Frog, to try to slow down as much as possible for the small wings.

  23. berchtoldaj

    Going from the KA 120 to a VE 120 the Velocity will feel sluggish. same size for same size, the Katana will seem like a much sportier canopy. The KA will turn faster, dive harder, and accelerate quicker. Where the Velocity will excel is the slow flight characteristics, which is why the Velocity is better as you get into smaller sizes/higher wingloadings. For example, you may find a Katana 107 seems to loose bottom end flight/lift sooner than the Velocity 103, simply because the slow flight characteristics are better on the Velo. So if your going to make the switch, most people choose to downsize, unless your looking solely for the better slowfilght and don't want to go faster.
    The Velo is a great first crossbraced if your ready to take that step. With the release of the Valkyrie, their are loads of used ones out there if you want to do gradual step downs in size. If your looking to pick out something to last you a bit longer and are planning on going new, I would recommend going for the Comp Velo. It is very similar to the regular Velo, but it opens better, has better rear riser performance, and better slow flight. Standard they both have regular sliders and 500 or 700 weight line.
    You can def try a few things out when your here in Deland and we can discuss further in person. Give us a call a little before you get here and we can get a few canopies ready for you to play with.

    Albert Berchtold
    Performance Designs



    Albert,

    Thank you for the great advice. And yes once I figure out when I am coming down to Florida I will call.

    Thank you,

    Rob