Can everyone that has a picture of their canopy post the URL to it? I'd like to find a canopy with really cool colors and copy it... I just can't decide with those online canopy coloring pro...
Hello fellow jumpers,
I have for sale a Monarch 175 that would make a great intermediate canopy for someone.
It was relined recently and has about 750 jumps on it. Other features include micro...
Does anyone know of any Canopy Swooping Videos? From the Pro-Blade meets, or other swoop meets? or videos with some kick ass footage of canopy swoops?
Hi, I'm Sharon Shumway and have been on the US Sequential Canopy Formation Team since 1993. I have always had to wear weights ranging from 10 to 30 lbs. I don't think you're likely to n...
I have had the silicone treatment on my canopy. I thought it helped right from the get go. The material was just as slick as 0p. But it seems that over time the silicone has slowly worn off.
I rec...
...ing while under a good main?
What I mean is, let's say you were at 850 feet and did some radical canopy work that got you falling faster than 78 MPH at 750 feet. Would the Cypres fire?
Is...
My best friend is laying in the hospital because of a negligent canopy pilot. Hook all u want, but for God's sake, look up, down, and all around before you do it. How many more people have to be ...
You need to remember that the Diablo is a 7 cell canopy, and the stiletto is a 9 cell. SO the overall characteristics of the two canopy are going to be different. Like Chris said..the Diablo has a dif...
I felt the same when I got the Stiletto 150 - went from a 220 to the 150 and boy I just love this Canopy - I'm at a wing loading of 1.4 and it responds great - would have a hard time finding a be...
Anybody ever have to shorten steering lines on a new canopy? I just got my new rig a few weeks ago. Jav, with a sabre 170. Before getting this rig, I demo'd a used sabre 170 that had about 800 ju...
Espen wrote >He was contemplating returning it :o)
That bad? Once in a while a canopy will go out that is way out of trim. I really don't know anybody that has had that happen to them on a...
...g to use the risers to land with. Though, in some instances it can be almost necessary, ie; highly loaded canopy, I really doubt you meet those criteria, or you'd already know how. Fly your Diabl...
..., I rented a student rig with a 230 for the first jump. All went very well. The second jump was on my own canopy and the wind had come up. The landing went fine but I had to run after my canopy. Actua...
...ng the nose was not necessary.. For some reason, the pro-pack seemed to cause inconsistent openings on my canopy.. Some opened on heading, some turned left, some turned right.. Never more than 60 degr...
I recently purchased a Talon 2 container and new canopy. I got the chance today to jump it for the first time. After pulling high to play around with the canopy, I had an interesting experience. After...
The payment has been recieved so the canopy is now sold. Thank you.
LQQKing for My Main Canopy..finally getting back in! I need a Sabre 170! Got one for sale? Cheap?? LOL
Monique
the cutaway on the train was connected to his toggles, so when he went to full flare it released the canopy,
...;ll want to get. http://www.enclave.com has a massive list of skydive related links and classifieds. If canopy control is your biggest worry and the explanation in the book doesn't help, pick u...
besides that what can you use that main for ive all ready givin my grandsons class a good canopy to play with
agreed but there were weight and DZ altitude restrictions on it. It definately was not a big boy's canopy.
Another very nice toy was the Sierra, 2' diameter larger but still a mover.
...lly. I get very nice swoops when I hook it, and it lands great on straight-in approaches too! I love this canopy.
ยท The canopy is purple & a 'vibrant' blue, is equipped with a great...
Could be doing the math wrong....7,500 sq ft canopy - 9 ton X-38=2.9~3.0 wingloading.
Wonder if they can hook/swoop it?
I'm sure someone will let me know if I did that calculation wrong.
I have seen a canopy made for the French military. The idea is to jump and then glide in from dozens of miles away. I believe they are made by nervures de france but don't hold me to it
Cheer...
...39;t repacked . I did what was my best so far head down and was really happy about it. When I pulled, the canopy made a 180 left turn and then planed out. No problem there. But as I was checking out t...
...mber seeing a video a while back full of skydiving bloopers (such as biffed landings, water landings, CRW canopy wraps, and so on). I was wondering if anyone knows what video this was, or any other vi...
...y the hookturn/surf croud and how many (%) are made unintetionally , by people that doesnt know how their canopy will react (avoidance)..until its too low.. Seems to me that the latter is way way way ...
I got an old XL Cloud demo canopy in the closet I will give ya for both of them...if of course you dont mind smoke grenade burn holes. :o) jim SL/JM TM/I/00 Gold Wings Diamond Wings
...o could surf the furtherest. I didnt have a go on it.. am too heavy.. so I helped launch it and chase the canopy when it was cutaway whenever the person comes close to hitting a) the Wind sock b) the ...
...ny things with noses and sliders, yadayada.....
or they hire a packer who doesn't care how their canopy opens.
PD will hellp you out if you are having hard openings with a Sabre.......
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