ianmdrennan

Nothing at all wrong with that

Derek, If you're attending the dz.com boogie feel free to take a "riggers look" at mine. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I took mine out for the Redbull in Maine. Far as I know it's not compulsary at all in any of the swoop meets. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

ummm no. We (the company I currently work at) have a resource dedicated to removing the crap that is MS access while the rest of us write applications for the company. Thanks to the MSAccess database wizard you too can now create a support nightmare for your development and IT staff

all the time. Performance Designs Factory Team

Being "in the corner" is used to describe when you do a turn too low. What too low is depends on the canopy of course. So a little in the corner would mean having to apply slightly more flare than you'd want to level the canopy out. The deeper in the corner, the harder you have to flare to save yourself. Hope this helps. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

You should check out the neptune (Altitude in 10 ft increments in canopy mode). It's incredible for helping with swoops. Most notably going to dropzones where your visual references are significantly different. Normal Disclaimer: Use it as an aid to your eyes, not in place of them

I think you mean Heatwaves, not Hornets. Hornets are sabre'esque canopies, but the Heatwave is the elliptical PISA canopy. Just to avoid any confusion. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

not the details we're looking for - most particularly at what point from 4k to 1.5k did the cypress fire? If on the lower end (as I suspect - well actually I guess that stands to reason) that's hardly a reasonable or realistic test for a cypress firing during a high performance landing. That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of now. Most HP pilots aren't in the habit of spiraling from 2.5k till ground level (which is what this test actually simulated) so while it's good to know a cypress can fire under these wingloadings, it's not what I would consider a realistic test. A more realistic one would have been to fire it sometime in a 1000 feet. At least that's where I'm coming from for now

I know it's not quite the topic at hand but I noticed some comments relating and thought I'd throw this in: For the record I think it's the responsibility of the jumper and the dz to ensure that the gear they are buying/jumping is suitable. There are too many loopholes for inexperienced jumpers to get canopies from manufacturers that are out of their experience level that the jumper can manipulate the manufacturers system with. Of course manufacturers should have a list of questions and acceptable answers, but they cannot police who actually ends up getting the canopy. That is, in my opinion, for the dropzone, s&ta and jumper to do. They are around the jumper and should be familiar with their abilities. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Yes Jumptown, the oldest sport dz in the country, great people, clean family atmosphere, great instructors, etc. We have great facilities AND a twin otter Hope to see you there

my buddy has a single point attachment. Seems to work fine so far (although I hate looking at that tube in the middle of a canopy during deployment

hmm...I'd be interested to know WHEN the cypress fired between the 4k and 1.5k markers. I'd venture a bet it was after a lot more than 1000 feet. Just a hunch though. Yeah I think getting more info from Airtec would definately be a good idea. Thanks for posting the article details. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Well I'm sure a lot of this is a matter of opinion, but here goes: Pros for short recovery arc: I can't see any. Cons for a short recovery arc: A few feet is the difference between being DEEP in the corner and simply a little in the corner. There is less time to identify and correct a low turn. There is also less speed to correct the low turn = less flaring power. Pros for long arc: Significant amount of time to identify being in the corner. If you're in the corner at a reasonable altitude, you've LONG since completed the turn and have a level wing. More flaring power to recover from a low turn. Cons for a long arc: Turn it at the same altitude as a short arc canopy and you're in deep poo poo if you don't get on those toggles (Should also be questioning your canopy if you do this). More speed to impact the ground with There are probably a ton more reasons one way or the other and I'm too lazy to type them all

awesome. I look forward to hearing more about the tests. Thanks for looking it up. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I know they fired a cypress under canopy (up high) but last I heard it deactivated itself at 130 feet above it's ground level. That leaves the canopy pilot about 700 feet (Assuming a 270 is started in the 830 foot range - which is high for sea level on my velocity 90 at 2.3 so it should be plenty for about sea level folk or damn close to it) to build up and SUSTAIN enough speed to fire the cypress in a normal performance landing. I think a better test would have been to see if the jumper could build up enough speed to fire the cypress in 700 feet. Anyone know if this was how the test was done? If not, I can't really see the test being valuable if the jumper was spiraling through 2000 (say from 4000 to 2000) feet of altitude to fire the cypress. That's not really a realistc way of doing a performance landing...right? That would put the pilot at a high rate of velocity when entering the cypress firing range, instead of building up speed just on the outskirts of that range like a "normal" performance landing would do. I don't know all the details of the test, so if I'm way off base here please set me straight. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

What type of material is it made of? ZP can last for thousands of jumps if taken care of. Normally a re-line will restore the canopy to "new" flying characteristics. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I think he means the approach - not ground carving

Never said you couldn't post here, just don't expect me not to have input - This isn't a forum to justify your choices so I reiterate...either don't post here or accept that people are going to say things you don't like. Lack of judgement and ability to regulate ourselves is the reason it's there in the first place. Something I wish it hadn't come down to. Guess you're a prime example on why USPA put it in though. According to the website, PD (yes the manufacturer who may actually know more about their products than you) does not recommend a PD126 for a novice (That means you). If you think you know better, call up John LeBlanc and tell him to increase the placard weights. Ever consider the fact that you're asking the wrong questions? Better yet, WHY are you asking the wrong questions? Why is it so difficult for you to understand that your actions can effect all of us in the sport, as can mine or any other jumpers? We're supposed to look after one another, even if that means telling someone something they don't want to hear. Performance Designs Factory Team

Don't post here if you don't want my opinion. It's as simple as that. By the way it's not just my opinion anymore thanks to the USPA. Care to reveal the wingloading, your weight, etc? Yeah, thought so. And to answer you're question - No it's not a good reserve for you, but I doubt you'll listen to that too. Performance Designs Factory Team

Sorry dude, you're wasting your breathe. She's made it quite clear that she is going to jump small canopies and there's nothing we can do to make her change her mind (previous threads). Of even more concern is the dropzone letting her jump this stuff. No-one looking out for others there? Pity. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

You will be able to update the Neptune if you have access to a Laptop with an IR port (or an IR port for your computer). The process is simple and takes less than 5 min. Enjoy your new baby. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

There's no case on Pablo's statement. Yes there is a new version, but I have been using the older one with no issues. My point is that there will always be a "new" version around the corner on any software product. It's a response to customer feedback. For instance, if they release a new version that allows a user to adjust target altitude, does that make the old one not functional? Answer: No. Not saying you should rush out and by one, just saying I think you've not got all the information correct at this point. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I was saying that I haven't experienced any issues SINCE 1.16 Blue skies Performance Designs Factory Team

No it does not continue logging data after deployment (at least not any we can access). It switches to canopy mode for the rest of the flight. Blue skies Ian Performance Designs Factory Team