pchapman 279
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I had 1 reserve ride on my Tempo 150, and it flew like a dog.
It was pretty offputting trying to get a good flare while compensating for an annoying inbuilt turn.
It was pretty offputting trying to get a good flare while compensating for an annoying inbuilt turn.
danornan 79
I had 1 reserve ride on my Tempo 150, and it flew like a dog.
It was pretty offputting trying to get a good flare while compensating for an annoying inbuilt turn.
What I said! They will get you down, but be prepared for a steep dive and very little flair. Had it happen two times on my apx. 1:1 loaded 150, and it if you have one , just know what to expect. It did save my life, but knowing what I now know, and when it is time to replace it, I'll get a reserve, like the PD, that has a softer landing.
Dano
As has already been said - i would suggest a Speed Reserve from Paratec or an X-Fast Reserve from Basik or the PD reserve.
Any of these three should be better than the Tempo and all of them have small pack volumes.
The X-Fast is cheaper than the Speed Reserve usually.
If you want to check what size X-Fast will fit your container you can always check with Basik in France!
Any of these three should be better than the Tempo and all of them have small pack volumes.
The X-Fast is cheaper than the Speed Reserve usually.
If you want to check what size X-Fast will fit your container you can always check with Basik in France!
tbrown 26
Tempos have not been made in several years. The early Tempo's did not have Span wise reinforcement and were able to reduce a lot of their pack volume this way. Later versions of the Tempo had the reinforcement and the size was much larger on these from my packing experience. The Tempo was replaced by the Smart reserve in Aerodynes line up.
That about says it all right there, that and all the complaints about Tempos having built in turns and little or no flare. If you want to comparison shop for a new rig, compare the Opti with the Smart.
But most importantly, get a reserve that's big enough to put you down safely, especially if you're already injured. That may be a problem with the Opti, as PD still can't get a TSO on the larger sizes. So if you need something bigger than a 143, consider regular PD reserve.
Aerodyne obvioulsy decided they needed to come up with a better reserve and I know plenty of people who are happy with the Smart.
Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity !
irishrigger 32
i have been under both reserves a few times
to many to admit too,but rest assured i am expirienced under reserves!
the tempo was build by PISA-Parachute industry south afica.and i agree they havent build in a few years,i think the are called Chuteshop now.
i have been under both reserves a few times to many to admit too,but rest assured i am expirienced under reserves! both reserves got me to the ground safely,although the PD reserve performance and flare was a hell of a lot better.in my opinion you cant really load the tempo reserve that much,the more you load it the poorer the performance flight.you can def load the PD reserve more and not loose the performance.not that i am suggestion that you load the reserve of course!! I have a PD143 reserve with a wingloading of 2.4! yeah i know i got a huge big fat backside![[:/]](/uploads/emoticons/dry.png "[:/]"){kind=small}
i am awaiting for the bigger optimum reserves to come out.i think the PD reserves are by far the best quality reserves out there.Paratec speed reserves are ok too,i place them ahead of the tempo and smart reserves.and the optimum 143 will pack a lot smaller than a tempo 150.
my two cents,i would go with the PD reserve,they are the best reserve on the market today!
although all of the reserve mention,will get you to the ground,Pd reserve will set you down gently all of the time!
see if you can jump a demo PD somewhere,and tehn make up your mind.
but bottom line,i hope you dont have the see the reserve out too often!
cherrio
rodger
I have a PD143 reserve with a wingloading of 2.4!
Hell that is only 40 lb. more than the test weight and 90 lb. above MAXIMUM OPERATING WEIGHT. What could possibly go wrong?
Sparky
My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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his MAIN WL is 2.4 (look at his profile). His reserve WL is a bit less.
I have landed a PDR106 at 2.1, and would prefer not to make it a daily occurence.
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his MAIN WL is 2.4 (look at his profile). His reserve WL is a bit less.
I have landed a PDR106 at 2.1, and would prefer not to make it a daily occurence.
That is still undeer the weight that the canopy was tested at. And having landed is at the WL does not make it the smart thing to do. It just means you were lucky one time.
Sparky
My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
A rigger I know watches a reserve ride (a save of hers) and then talks to that jumper, who had used his Tempo reserve for the first time.
She says to me, "Turns out it's a Tempo L !"
I wasn't on the ball so I say, "Huh?"
She clenches her hands, sticks her left hand way up, her right hand way down.
Got it, it's a Tempo L, not a Tempo R....
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