unclecharlie95 3 #1 February 6, 2007 QuoteTRACKING SUIT The Phoenix-Fly Tracking Suit is the essential piece of equipment for any serious tracker, using ram air technology combined with a unique air inlet design to offer incredible tracking performance! The original PF Pants & Jacket launched in 2004 sparked a revolution in the BASE and skydiving world, 2007 sees the launch of the updated and improved version. http://www.phoenix-fly.com/products/trackingsuit.htm Photo attached. JBASEstore.it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shunkka 0 #2 February 6, 2007 any recomandation (number of jumps/skills) before jumping it? any training recomandation before flying it? edit to add...i talk about skydiving enviroment ofcourse ------------------------- "jump, have fun, pull" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zettel 0 #3 February 6, 2007 it's in the manual: 50 jumps (a hell of a lot ;) http://www.phoenix-fly.com/articles%20stvari/trackingsuit_usermanual_1.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbagdrew 0 #4 February 6, 2007 I was just sending e-mails around trying to find out when this was going to come out. I ordered my suit soon after your post. I wonder if I was the first one to order it. I asked around to the locals in my area about the PF tracking suit, and the only negative feedback was that the belt and bootie clips needed to be stronger. Sounds like they fixed those issues. Looks great too. And all for the same price. Sounds good to me!Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. - Mark Twain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #5 February 6, 2007 Looks like a good evolution of the suit, I like the reinforced knees and longer jacket. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias123 0 #6 February 6, 2007 I hope there'll be some footage online soon of the new PF suit in action "In a mad world, only the mad are sane" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbase 0 #7 February 6, 2007 Damn it!! i send a order 3 weeks ago for a new a PFpantz and now this happens.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB38 0 #8 February 6, 2007 Contact them...I really don't know what I'm talking about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbase 0 #9 February 6, 2007 QuoteContact them... Yepp..got pm from unclecharlie95 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites elias123 0 #10 February 6, 2007 Yeah the same happened to me. I bought the PF jacket a month or so ago and now this ..."In a mad world, only the mad are sane" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Maxim 0 #11 February 8, 2007 what type of performance differences were you getting during testing between the original tracking suit and the new one? or is it more just durability and fixing some things? Life is Great. Even Greater what we do with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mbondvegas 0 #12 February 9, 2007 I've been skydiving in one since around 50 jumps (the older version). It is a pretty simple suit to fly. The new version does not appear to have any major changes that would appear to affect the ease of flight. It's a blast to fly!- - - I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites deadmanwalking 0 #13 February 11, 2007 Sure they look cool, but do tracking suits really do anything?Symmetry doesn't matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites norbase 0 #14 February 15, 2007 No they don`t do anything...the only purpose is to look cool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ether 0 #15 February 15, 2007 Quote No they don`t do anything...the only purpose is to look cool Well hell, I might as well jump naked then.Looking for newbie rig, all components... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dbagdrew 0 #16 March 15, 2007 QuoteNo they don`t do anything...the only purpose is to look cool And that they do. Just got my suit in the mail. Looks pretty sweet. Attached are some pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites blair700 0 #17 March 19, 2007 Damn that's a sweet suit, one of the sweetest looking suits I've ever seen. I am curious about the even sweeter PC handle your rig.. which looks like a BASE rig to me. Do you regularly jump that configuration and if so do you worry about death from a pc malfunction? Later Blair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KrisFlyZ 0 #18 March 19, 2007 Really nice looking suit. Maybe I am not seeing this right...it looks like a standard tube PC(not a single attachment point) with some tape on it. Kris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MyTwoCents 0 #19 March 19, 2007 QuoteI am curious about the even sweeter PC handle your rig.. which looks like a BASE rig to me. Do you regularly jump that configuration and if so do you worry about death from a pc malfunction? I assume you bring this up because it looks like a heavyweight hacky-sack? I actually think it's a regular PVC tube with black tape wrapped around it (perhaps to prevent a finger from getting stuck in it). But I'm sure Drew will chime in here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites blair700 0 #20 March 19, 2007 yes thanks that makes cents, it looked like something different to me. my mistake, Blair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dbagdrew 0 #21 March 20, 2007 Quoteyes thanks that makes cents, it looked like something different to me. my mistake, Blair Yah, Jaap was right. Regular PCV with tape around it, to prevent the finger in the tube. Probably a little paranoid, but I have a vague recollection of either me getting my finger stuck in one, or hearing about it (on a skydive). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zoter 0 #22 March 21, 2007 My suit arrived today ! Build quality looks great, its comfy and fits well..I'm happy...shame I dont get to fly it for a week or so though.... The 'blue steel' expression though...hmm, needs work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
elias123 0 #10 February 6, 2007 Yeah the same happened to me. I bought the PF jacket a month or so ago and now this ..."In a mad world, only the mad are sane" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxim 0 #11 February 8, 2007 what type of performance differences were you getting during testing between the original tracking suit and the new one? or is it more just durability and fixing some things? Life is Great. Even Greater what we do with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbondvegas 0 #12 February 9, 2007 I've been skydiving in one since around 50 jumps (the older version). It is a pretty simple suit to fly. The new version does not appear to have any major changes that would appear to affect the ease of flight. It's a blast to fly!- - - I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadmanwalking 0 #13 February 11, 2007 Sure they look cool, but do tracking suits really do anything?Symmetry doesn't matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbase 0 #14 February 15, 2007 No they don`t do anything...the only purpose is to look cool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ether 0 #15 February 15, 2007 Quote No they don`t do anything...the only purpose is to look cool Well hell, I might as well jump naked then.Looking for newbie rig, all components... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbagdrew 0 #16 March 15, 2007 QuoteNo they don`t do anything...the only purpose is to look cool And that they do. Just got my suit in the mail. Looks pretty sweet. Attached are some pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blair700 0 #17 March 19, 2007 Damn that's a sweet suit, one of the sweetest looking suits I've ever seen. I am curious about the even sweeter PC handle your rig.. which looks like a BASE rig to me. Do you regularly jump that configuration and if so do you worry about death from a pc malfunction? Later Blair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #18 March 19, 2007 Really nice looking suit. Maybe I am not seeing this right...it looks like a standard tube PC(not a single attachment point) with some tape on it. Kris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MyTwoCents 0 #19 March 19, 2007 QuoteI am curious about the even sweeter PC handle your rig.. which looks like a BASE rig to me. Do you regularly jump that configuration and if so do you worry about death from a pc malfunction? I assume you bring this up because it looks like a heavyweight hacky-sack? I actually think it's a regular PVC tube with black tape wrapped around it (perhaps to prevent a finger from getting stuck in it). But I'm sure Drew will chime in here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blair700 0 #20 March 19, 2007 yes thanks that makes cents, it looked like something different to me. my mistake, Blair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbagdrew 0 #21 March 20, 2007 Quoteyes thanks that makes cents, it looked like something different to me. my mistake, Blair Yah, Jaap was right. Regular PCV with tape around it, to prevent the finger in the tube. Probably a little paranoid, but I have a vague recollection of either me getting my finger stuck in one, or hearing about it (on a skydive). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoter 0 #22 March 21, 2007 My suit arrived today ! Build quality looks great, its comfy and fits well..I'm happy...shame I dont get to fly it for a week or so though.... The 'blue steel' expression though...hmm, needs work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites