robertmicp 0 #1 October 22, 2004 Just jump my new rig today (well, new to me) and the PD230 has about 200 jumps on it. After jumping all the student rigs and used to a snivle (3 -5 sec), when I pulled at 7000' (first jump on it), and moving back into a good arch, I looked up and my slider was coming down at me already, and the canopy was open (on heading), flying perfect!! And you know what? No slam at all!! I was very surprised how soft it was. I made two other jumps today pulling lower and the same thing. Fast and soft openings. Is this normal for the PD230? tia "Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badlock 0 #2 October 22, 2004 From what I've heard, it depends on the jumps the canopy has. Back in my student days I made a couple of jumps on an older PD 210. It opened really soft every time with a long snivel. But a friend of mine jumped a pretty new PD 170 for a longer time and got slammers on every jump. Don't be a Lutz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JONWBROWNE 0 #3 October 22, 2004 I have just sold my PD230. I did ocer 400 on it and the only time it slammed was a trash pack to get on the last load of the day. I'll really mis it on all those Hop & Pops from cloud base to start the day. Enjoy th soft openings and the long long rides home Quote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites vt1977 0 #4 October 22, 2004 My first canopy was a PD-170 which I had from brand new and did around 400 jumps on. The first couple of hundred jumps it slammed me hard just about every jump. After that, it seemed to settle down and gave lovely gentle on-heading openings. Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Unparagoned 0 #5 October 24, 2004 Well the PD210 I jump atm, is a soft and usually long opening-depending on how you pack it. I wouldn't say it is fast at all. But it might be because it is 15 years old... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites docjohn 0 #6 October 24, 2004 Back when I was jumping a heavy camera helmet, my PD-230 was my canopy of choice for doing camera work because of the consistent soft openings. Doc http://www.manifestmaster.com/video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #7 October 25, 2004 ugh... my DZ has a pd230 that i have had to jump lately a few times... it has a few hundred jumps on it, and it opens like crap and flares like crap. It seriously stalls out at about quarter-brakes. My friend also had a used pd190 and it barely flared. They only thing its good for is when you stall it out, it holds a fairly stable stall that can be ridden for a few hundred feet. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shunkka 0 #8 October 28, 2004 i had one of my best opening on a PD-230 ------------------------- "jump, have fun, pull" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sundevil777 102 #9 October 28, 2004 My PD210 has about 250 jumps. It still flares very well loaded at 1.15. I get very nice openings from stack packing. If a PD230 is stalling at 1/4 brakes, it sounds like the brake setting is wrong. It definitely takes a lot more than that to stall it if the brakes are set correctly.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
vt1977 0 #4 October 22, 2004 My first canopy was a PD-170 which I had from brand new and did around 400 jumps on. The first couple of hundred jumps it slammed me hard just about every jump. After that, it seemed to settle down and gave lovely gentle on-heading openings. Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unparagoned 0 #5 October 24, 2004 Well the PD210 I jump atm, is a soft and usually long opening-depending on how you pack it. I wouldn't say it is fast at all. But it might be because it is 15 years old... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docjohn 0 #6 October 24, 2004 Back when I was jumping a heavy camera helmet, my PD-230 was my canopy of choice for doing camera work because of the consistent soft openings. Doc http://www.manifestmaster.com/video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #7 October 25, 2004 ugh... my DZ has a pd230 that i have had to jump lately a few times... it has a few hundred jumps on it, and it opens like crap and flares like crap. It seriously stalls out at about quarter-brakes. My friend also had a used pd190 and it barely flared. They only thing its good for is when you stall it out, it holds a fairly stable stall that can be ridden for a few hundred feet. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shunkka 0 #8 October 28, 2004 i had one of my best opening on a PD-230 ------------------------- "jump, have fun, pull" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #9 October 28, 2004 My PD210 has about 250 jumps. It still flares very well loaded at 1.15. I get very nice openings from stack packing. If a PD230 is stalling at 1/4 brakes, it sounds like the brake setting is wrong. It definitely takes a lot more than that to stall it if the brakes are set correctly.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
