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    PdF Techno 155 loaded @ 1.6.

    Used it one time and no problems flying and landing it although I would prefer a bigger reserve when I've got the money to buy a brand new Vector 3.

    It's pretty hard to find a matching container for a 170 reserve if your exitweight is 250 Lbs and you're flying 139 and smaller main canopies.



    As well as looking at container sizing, don't forget to get to look at Optimum reserves.



    Forgot to mention that. When I buy a new Vector 3 I will also buy a Optimum because I can then get a reserve one size bigger.
    Blue skies!

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    I also got the RDS-pouch from LookMa which can be used even in freefall and is easy to put your slider in. It has 2 straps that connect to your hiprings and a sleeve where you put the cheststrap through.



    Why?

    Roll up the RDS and shove it between your back and the bottom of your container. It is out of the way and it works like a champ. After around 1000 jumps doing that, I haven't lost one yet. Then you don't have a big bag with extra straps floating around near your handles.



    I only use the removable slider because the slider gets in the way with my camera-herlmet on. Don't know if this will work then.

    The pouch is easy to use. I sewed two hard pieces of webbing onto the back of the cheststrap and they keep the pouch perfectly in place. The pouches isn't floating near the handles, it stays in place perfectly. Even while freeflying with 190+ m/h.
    Blue skies!

  4. I loosen my cheststrap every jump. I loosen my cheststrap before unstowing my toggles. I added a step to my EP which now is:

    - Tighten cheststrap
    - and the rest....

    I bought a removable slider from LookMa 2 months ago and made about 15 jumps with it. I love the great peripheral vision and the openings on my Crossfire2 - 139 got much better. I always got stuck with my camera box in my slider, it really sucked. The canopy flies even better with the slider removed than it did with the slider down.

    I also got the RDS-pouch from LookMa which can be used even in freefall and is easy to put your slider in. It has 2 straps that connect to your hiprings and a sleeve where you put the cheststrap through.
    Blue skies!

  5. I agree with pchapman. Try walking, jogging and running. The first response of the human body is to lean forward which is the natural balance of the human body. Try doing this with your cheststrap tight, it won't work. This has an negative effect on someone's landing abilities which could result in injuries.

    It also has a positive influence on the shape of the parachute. Accompanied by collapsing the slider and pulling it down it will definitely make your parachute fly better. It will also raise the comfort while flying your canopy.

    When pulling the slider down don't forget to release the toggles after you pulled it down and not before or else you will have to search for your toggles between the slidergrommets and the harness. You will make this mistake only once and it'll cost you a lot of time getting your toggles back up the risers.
    Blue skies!

  6. PdF Techno 155 loaded @ 1.6.

    Used it one time and no problems flying and landing it although I would prefer a bigger reserve when I've got the money to buy a brand new Vector 3.

    It's pretty hard to find a matching container for a 170 reserve if your exitweight is 250 Lbs and you're flying 139 and smaller main canopies.
    Blue skies!

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    I've been wondering about this for a while, it seems like the main non-theoretical disadvantage to the Skyhook, though any RSL would have this problem. You would have to recognize the malfunction, disconnect the RSL, cut away, possibly clear the risers manually from the three rings and deploy the reserve, all at terminal at 3000'. That's quite a lot of work for that little time.

    This made me wonder: why don't sport rigs have cutaway systems on the BOC like AFF rigs do? I mean a handle on the left side of the BOC that will cut away the entire pilot chute container. My understanding is that at least some DZs use this to give the reserve-side instructor a means to deploy the main. Wouldn't this clear a hard pull/horseshoe type malfunction, at least if the horseshoe is attached at the BOC? I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question.



    The problem with secondary releases for the BOC-pouch is the fact that the have small holes where they are attached to the harness (where the yellow cables run through the loops to connect the two). These can cause air to slip thru the BOC-pouch while freeflying and thus blow the pilotchute out of the BOC resulting in a premature opening. This is extremely dangerous while freeflying.

    We had this happen to one of our student rigs when a student was freeflying with a rig that had a secondary release for the BOC. For this reason our students cannot do freefly-jumps with a secondary release on the BOC.

    I think this would work for belly-flying.
    Blue skies!

  8. A think a good way to calculate wingload for PD canopies is using there wingload chart.

    http://www.performancedesigns.com/products.asp?product=sa

    For Sabre2 -170 student-weight = 136 Lbs (136/170=0.8) and max = 255 Lbs (255/170=1.5). So I assume this canopy can be loaded between 0.8 and 1.5.

    For Katana -135 advanced-weight = 176 Lbs (176/135=1.3) and max = 257 Lbs (257/135=1.9). So I assume this canopy can be loaded between 1.3 and 1.9.
    Blue skies!

  13. The last time I saw someone do a Mr. Bill they exited from 5000 ft and couldn't find the pilotchute-handle within 2 seconds so they opened after 5 seconds (Sabre2 - 170, total of 380 pounds of weight of the two guys).

    The result was a couple of broken lines and 2 blown cells while the one hanging couldn't hang on.


    I did film a tandem Mr. Bill which was nice to do. Except that the tandemmaster was much longer than the skydiver hanging in front of him. They struggled to release the hooks from 10000 ft till 4000 ft before they got the last hook to release.

    Man, my arms where hurting like hell hanging in the brakes for that long beside the tandem while hanging forward in the harness to film the tandem past my risers. The tandemmaster didn't unstow his brakes under canopy.

    Because of the time it took to release, the skydiver and I landed of and the tandemmaster got back to the dropzone with 380 sq. ft. over his head.
    Blue skies!

  15. I use the beeps of my optima only for flying my pattern. The last beep is set a bit high so I can dive longer if I want but I can also wait a couple of seconds and make a faster turn if I need some more time. I never use beeps while diving. I think this is dangerous due to ever changing weather.

    I always use my visuals to tell me if it fits the beep I heard. One time my Neptune told me I was at 550 ft and my Optima was beeping at the same time set to 350 ft and my visuals told me something else. Aborted the swoop and made a normal landing.

    Better safe than sorry.
    Blue skies!

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    very short recovery arc for the Safire2.



    I hear this very often.

    Can you please elaborate how short the recovery arc? Maybe some example, comparison (like to that of a sabre2).

    I'm really interested.



    I had a Sabre2 170 @ 1.5 and a Safire2 139 @ 1.8 and had to turn lower with the Safire2 then with the Sabre2.

    The Safire2 is a good canopy but imo not so good for safe swooping. It will go the distance but you got to have the balls to hang on to the front-risers till you're very low.

    I now own a XF2 139 and it's better for swooping but not for inexperienced canopy pilots. IMO the Sabre2 is the perfect canopy to start swooping.
    Blue skies!

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    believe it or not, my friend is now considering 270's.. :S

    actually he managed to survive the whole season with his tiny new wing n'stuff. guess i just like to rip on his mind and see what you guys are up to!?

    so, die or try!?



    Small canopy, high wingload, not much jumps, doing 270's and a very short recovery arc for the Safire2.

    The perfect combination to hit the ground very hard. Hope he survives. I'll read all about it in the incident forum.
    Blue skies!

  19. I had a Safire2 - 139 and now a Crossfire2 - 139 loaded at 1.8 and you can really see the difference in airfoil.

    When I fly half brakes on the Safire2 the airfoil still seems very rigid. When I fly half brakes on the Crossfire2 you can see the semi-closed parts of the nose get soft and flap around a bit. This would probably be the same when loading the Crossfire2 around 1.0.

    I even noticed much more bumping in slow flight modes on the Crossfire2 than on the Safire2.

    I really love the Crossfire2, especially for swooping but due to the design I would want to load it at below 1.5.
    Blue skies!

  20. I jumped both and preffered the Sabre2 way more for swooping. The recovery arc of the Safire2 is much shorter than that of the Sabre2.

    I jumped a Sabre2 170 @1.5 and a Safire2 - 139 @1.8 and still preffered the Sabre2 for the swooplandings. I sold the Safire2 coming from the Sabre2 within 30 jumps because it felt like a downgrade for swooping because of the very short recovery arc.

    The Safire2 builds up speed nicely and you can make a nice swoop with it but the very short recovery arc in my opinion is dangerous for swooping. The Safire2 is a great canopy but in my eyes just not suited for learning to swoop.
    Blue skies!

  24. I can tell you it isn't something they teach. I aslo want to know if this is a good idea.

    But what the f*** where they thinking. I saw the instructor look at the ground and the student do some alti-checks and suddenly no more altitude awareness while the instructor was still giving signs. A double 2-out opening this close to one another is crazy.

    A big f***up by the instructor. I would have some words with this guy if it where my DZ.
    Blue skies!

  25. I'd recommend the mPOD by Pgasus (Belgium). I just received mine yesterday and a lot of my friends have one (around 10 now). The mPOD really improves your openings, especially if you're jumping smaller elliptical canopies because of the reduction in bagtumbling.

    Another great Belgian invention and I've got to say the building quality is very impressive.

    Here's a video of packing with an mPOD.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCCWe08slMg
    Blue skies!