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RJ was called out of town in the beginning of the week but did make it to Yuma for the PATCAD VIP day. Unfortunately since he arrived so late they wouldn’t register him to witness the drops! We speak to him every week so if you are having trouble contacting him, let me know and I'll forward your correspondence. To clarify, STARA (the 3rd party vendor you mentioned) doesn't sell Cuben Fiber, we promote it at our events because another vendor in the parachute industry has been promoting Cuben Fiber as their own and not giving RJ credit. We feel the rightful inventor of the technology should be given credit. In regards to PATCAD, STARA had a terrific performance, our miniature guided chutes delivered 5 pound and 20 pound sensor packages very close to the target. There's a 5 minute video clip from the Arizona news on our website about PATCAD, I think every vendor's chutes are displayed. Even the one where the chute didn't open and the guidance unit smashed a hole in the drop zone. www.stara.biz/patcad

Hey all, Any composite parafoil you see today is made of Cuben Fiber. Other manufacturers claim the material to be their own but in fact they are using Cuben Fiber too. RJ Downs, the inventor of the composite material and the inventor of the first composite parafoil has been making composite parafoils for years. Some have been used for skydiving and a majority have been used for windsailing. I think he and Pioneer Aerospace made a composite parafoil nearly 10 years ago. If you want to know more about Cuben Fiber please contact RJ at [email protected] or call him at 480 641 0438. RJ's material is really going to flip the industry upside down. Hop on board. As of last week