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With the standard HMA 500 line-set the openings are very good (with removable slider)!
Now I installed the 500 Orange Vectran lines and must say that my VC90 openings are much faster then before.
To be honest, I prefer the HMA 500 lines!!

Answer of PD:
Thanks for contacting PD.

The Valkyrie and Velocity are totally different wings. We never experienced the issues of the VK on the VE.

I know that trick for years already, use it on my VC90 too.
Do it while the canopy is still sniveling

Jojo wings:
http://old.jojowing.com/skydiving/hxp/hxp.php

NZ aersports: 285ft²
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=71990;t=search_engine

Velocity VC90
I jump it all the time on terminal with the removable slider from PD, not the full RDS. HMA 500 lines, wingload 2.5
I have no problems with the openings, not fast at all smooth and almost always on heading.

Indeed, the undertacker from firebird has them.

http://www.flyfirebird.com/fb/?canopies-gallery

I owned a Demon 100 and put a competition lines on it afterwards. Also owned a 90 with competition lineset (wingload 2.2).
Standard, these steering lines are very short so easy to stall the canopy. Therefore I made the steering lines 5 inches longer (24" risers)
- packes big due to the double coated fabric.
- openings are fast but not hard, the first 100 jumps onheading, afterwards..; that's another story ;-)
- Flying, very responsive on toggle turns.. didn't liked it very much for backriser landings. (to direct on backrisers)

pm send ;-)

Almost all of my openings are like this:
http://youtu.be/wCKXwfhaK2w

Yes, I use the original removable slider with the clips. But I didn't install the complete RDS system.
OPenings are always the same, a bit slower on hop & pops

I was happy with the Argus... (untill they banned it).
In swoop mode, once the canopy was open, it switched to standby mode.
Still think this is a good solution.

http://youtu.be/N1DrFn3hVb0
Skip to 48 seconds

Hi,
I owned two Standard Velocities 90ft² and now a VC90.
Openings are the same on the competition velocity as on my other velocities.
The openings are almost always onheading and with a nice snivel. At terminal a bit faster then when I do hop & pops. 50% of my jumps are freefly, the other 50% are hop & pops for swooping.
I always pack my canopy with care so maybe that has to do something with it ;-)
Same wingload on the Standard one as on the Competition Velocity.
- Wingload is 2.6. I only use the removable slider (so not the full RDS).
- Lineset is HMA500

Hi,
I owned two Standard Velocities 90ft² and now a VC90.
Openings are the same on the competition velocity as on my other velocities.
The openings are almost always onheading and with a nice snivel. At terminal a bit faster then when I do hop & pops. 50% of my jumps are freefly, the other 50% are hop & pops for swooping.
I always pack my canopy with care so maybe that has to do something with it ;-)
Same wingload on the Standard one as on the Competition Velocity.
- Wingload is 2.6. I only use the removable slider (so not the full RDS).
- Lineset is HMA500

- Velocity competion: Better on backrisers then the standard Velo
- JVX Full sail
Both very nice X-braced canopies to fly with!

Owend 2 Velocities 90ft²
Fly with the competition Velocity now (VC90) and a JVX 74 full sail.

VC90 loaded at 2.5:
Deep in the toggles until 820ft where I start diving on double fronts for about 3 to 5 seconds. Then I start to initiate my turn via harnass input and let my frontsrisers go very smoothly.

JVX74 loaded at 2.82:
Same procedure but I start diving at 950ft

Nice discussion here, but what about the undertaker from firebird,.. looks very simular then the Petra and Peregrine.. and is already on the marked for several years...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3JbTAGEaf8

When the Velocity competition first came out, PD also stated not to do terminal jumps with it. Only made for sub-terminal deployments was stated in the mail.

Soft links for reserves:
Slinks: PD SOFT LINK RESERVE

http://www.wingstore.aero/lang-en/341-soft-links-pd-slinks-typ-sr-1-reserve.html

I had 3 Velo's 90ft², very nice openings... now I own a VC90 and have the same nice openings.
Position of the slider is very important for a soft on heading opening.
Wingload between 2.2 and 2.5. At lower wingloads the snivel is longer

Argus is from Belgium, they are located in Wavre (near Brussels).

Vigil is also from Belgium.
Karel (from Aviacom) was even co-owner when Vigil was brought to live. After a few years he stepped out of the company and started producing the Argus.

Belgium

Check the video of your friend in that jump.
Seems to me that your risers were not under the flaps.
At some point you see them in your video in front of the lens.... and always in sitfly position. check the video from 30 sec...