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From my logbook:
Jumps 001-020: Manta 288 w/l .69:1
Jumps 021-023: Mavoronne (sp?) 260 w/ .77:1
Jumps 024-030: PD Navigator 220 w/l .90:1
Jumps 031-050: PD Sabre 1 190 w/l 1.05:1
Jumps 051-060: PD Sabre 1 170 w/l 1.17:1
Jumps 060-107: Paraflite TZ 165 w/l 1.21:1
I loved jumping the Navigator and always had good landings.
I didn't notice much difference between the 190 & 170. I actually alternated between these two canopies a little depending on which one was packed when I needed it. I found the 170 to be a little more responsive and just as easy to land. Your mileage may vary.
My TZ 165 seemed to be a lot faster compared to the Sabre 170. Despite the slightly less sq. footage, the forward speed, at least my perception of it, was much faster than I expected. Now that I've been desensitized to this canopy, I actually like the faster speed on landing.
I got my rig based on the advice of my instructors; I'd recommend consulting with them before picking one due to the different performance characteristics at different wing loadings of each model. -
Zoos are way more organized that that jump ... hehe.
I've had about 20 other RW jumps before then and I was lulled into believing I had some form of control in freefall. On Sunday however I was screwing things up with great skill. I got yelled at 4 times by the gurus (wrong grip, grab the beach ball, let go earlier on exit, etc) and so I went back to 2 & 3 ways the rest of the day which were all awesome. Hopefully I will do better on my next set of 7-9 ways.
I was still happy to get 9 jumps in ... and I learned a few things in the process ... which is a Good Thing.
Dan -
I feel your pain ;-)
I had a similar experience. I was base on a 3-way hybrid a couple of weeks ago and it felt like re-entry from orbit :-) My goggles were a shaking and later that night, my shoulders and back were feeling sore.
We were moving so fast that the camera guy couldn't catch up (partially due to a less than perfect count on exit as well)
Despite the pain, I can't wait to do it again, it was fracking awesome!
P.S. Did you just get your 100th jump at STC this weekend? I think I was on that jump with you :-)
Take care,
Dan -
Hi,
I just started skydiving late last season and after 60 rental jumps, I bought an older rig that the DZ had for sale. It is a Paraflite Turbo ZX 165 in an early Vector 3 container. I think the date of manufacture on the main is 1995. The reserve is a PD-143 and it has a cypress 1 in it.
I now have 15 jumps on this rig and I since I don't have a manual or fellow divers jumping one at our DZ, I have a couple questions for the forum:
1) I'm wing loading this at approximately 1.2. Landings without wind now feel like downwinds to me. I've plfed a 3 times out of 15 jumps due to this already. I think I am getting the hang of it but perhaps I'm loading this a bit much still being in nube status? On my previous 60 jumps, only 4 landings were not stand-up. I've jumped a 170 a bunch of times (sabre-1) and it seemed to have a slower forward speed.
2) Pulling down the front risers is almost impossible. Is this by design? An experienced jumper who previously owned a canopy like this at our DZ says this is normal with this parachute and there is no point in even trying. What do I tell Scott Miller or Brian G. when they want me to do front riser dives in their class ? :-)
Should I rent a "normal" canopy for their class?
3) What's the 'glide angle' of this canopy?
4) Are there any other things I should know about this canopy that I might have learned with the owner's manual? Any maneuvers which should be avoided, packing suggestions, etc. ?
Despite some other postings about the paraflite turbo line of parachutes on this forum, all of my openings have been soft and on-heading.
Thanks in advance for any help. I will of course discuss anything I learn here with our rigger and/or instructors before taking any of it as gospel :-)
Take care and blue skies,
scuba divers
in The Bonfire