quade

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Gear Reviews posted by quade


  1. I guess I can be blamed for not doing quite enough research into how the different types of wings are constructed and exactly where they attach, but then again Tony Suit doesn't exactly make it easy. By easy, I mean they -could- have several photos on their web site that show how the wings are constructed and what to expect. Their jumpsuit designer program doesn't offer much help either. And while I'm on the subject of photos, they could throw in a few about the different bootie styles as well. Six styles of booties -- no descriptions or photos.

    I wanted a wing that would enable me to fly 4-way RW and let me be a little creative from time to time in a sit and on my back -- so I ordered a "C" wing.

    The wingtip attachment point (the farthest out on the arm that the wing goes) was located about 1/3 of the way from by elbow to wrist and the trailing edge ended just below the lateral band of my container with another 6 inches or so of tape running to an RSL connector.

    In my view, the wing -could- have ran all the way to the wrist and all the way down to the RSL connector giving -substantially- more wing area. Additionally, the wings were not constructed of zero-p material as I thought they would have been.

    Also, and I guess this is a minor nitpick on my part, I hated the way the wing tension loops came from Tony. They come as a sort of slip knot and instead of transfering tension to the wing, they just seem to get tighter on your hand (or in my case thumb).

    I had a local seamstress, Shirley Pelland, remove the wings and construct new ones to my specifications.

    Additionally, I had Shirley install a stirrup to go under the feet to hold the booties in place. I hate it when booty toes slide off. I don't really blame Tony for this because this seems to be "standard" on booties everywhere, but a stirrup really does help them from slipping around and it also helps if you want to backfly and not have the booties flapping off.

    So, anyway, when it comes to the jumpsuits, Tony does a great job of construction, but do a lot of research in exactly what type of wing you'll be getting. In any case, you'll probably want to have some minor (if not major) adjustments made.