canopy

[dzjohn 0]

Just wondering if any one use's or has any knowledge on a canopy called codE 170

[skybytch 273]

Coe D - built in South Africa, F111 nine cell, basically the same as a PD F111 nine cell.

If it doesn't have a lot of jumps on it, you can pick it up cheap (and can't afford a newer zp main), and you don't load it over 1.0:1 it wouldn't be a bad first canopy.

[Zep 0]

As said it's a South African copy of th PD 170
If you are thinking of buying one second hand try to find out
exactly how many jumps it has, Above 600 an it's probably jumped out.
Which means slow opening and loss of flare on landing.
The Coe-D ( and most SA F-111canopies of that era)sufferd more from UV rays than the PD
Have a riggerd check it for porosity an general condition

If you decide to buy it unless you are very confident with pro packing flat pack it
It will open quicker (Go on flame me someone I dare you)

I put over five hundred jumps on one and in the end I would not jump it in nil winds


Note this is my opinion

Gone fishing

[AggieDave 6]

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Coe D - built in South Africa, F111 nine cell, basically the same as a PD F111 nine cell.

Or one of the very few built by PD before PD had even moved to Deland.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[skybytch 273]

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Or one of the very few built by PD before PD had even moved to Deland.[Wink]

Yeah... could you do me a favor, Dave? Could you take pictures of the label on the side and the warning label on that canopy at your dz and post them?

Poynter's Parachute Manual volume II says that all CoeD's were built by PISA in South Africa, under license from PD - who were at the time located in Hialeah, FL. (Semi-interesting side note - also according to Poynter's, CoeD's were available in 170, 190 and 210 sq ft, PD F111 nine cells were at that time available in sizes from 150 to 260 sq ft).

I'm curious as to what exactly those labels say about where the one you mention was built. I'm especially curious if either label uses the wording "built under license from."

Not that I doubt you... more that I'd like to know if the info in the manual is incorrect (or perhaps just incomplete).