best f 111 9 cell made

[LongWayToFall 0]

Openings on the PD-9cell are excellent....

[Unutsch 0]

Yes, yes, the Raider - my 1st canopy... loved the slow openings. I(t) even managed some belly on dirt flares with it :D

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[GLIDEANGLE 1]

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in my gear room

A man after my own heart!!! My wife has almost given up protesting the arrival of more odd/old skydiving gear at our house.

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[airtwardo 7]

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in my gear room

A man after my own heart!!! My wife has almost given up protesting the arrival of more odd/old skydiving gear at our house.

Yeah, wife asked me once:

'WHY do you have like 15 helmets and 20 jumpsuits hanging up there?"
Because they won't fit in a scrapbook!

&

"Are all those old rigs worth anything?"
Yes dear, they are fuckin' PRICELESS...(to me)

then~

"Just how many parachutes do you NEED?"
All of them!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[jumpwally 0]

I think the Dragonfly was the best 9 cell F-111 made

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FB # - 1083

[pontiacgtp00 0]

I liked my PD-230 F111. Opened quick but not hard, loaded at .75

[deadbug 0]

Ah the Dajango Dragonfly225..my first canopy.

[Gene03 0]

Would you be interested in my Strato Star?

Black stabilizers, end cells and top skin

Internal ribs and bottom skin are bright yellow.

Real bad-ass Batman looking when you get close enough to the ground, up high it just looks washed out gray.

I should have put a little more thought into it when I designed her.

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[airtwardo 7]

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Would you be interested in my Strato Star?

As what..a pilotchute!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[danornan 79]

My first canopy, a 9 cell PD-150 had nice predictable openings, flew well, landed softly and was easy to pack. I thought that PD still made the 9-cell F111 canopies.

I checked PD's web site and I don't see the 9-cell PD, so I guess it's out of production... Ready-Fire-Aim!

Dano

[skybill 22]

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I think the Dragonfly was the best 9 cell F-111 made

Hi Wally,
Da' Dajango Dragonfly!!!! I'm with ya' on that one!! When it comes to all the things like pack volume, ease of packing, on heading openings, easy openings, L/D, turns and flare the "Fly" was tops!! Besides my Stilettos' it was the only other canopy I've ever had that I didn't have to cut away from at least once (besides a couple of cheapo's!!)!!!!!

SCR-2034, SCS-680

III%,
Deli-out

[riggerrob 643]

"Ready, Aim, Fire!"

Exactly!

Performance Designs stil sews F-111 canopies -by the thousands - for military customers. Most military canopies have more than 400 square feet.

The only PD main canopy I did not enjoy was PD-360. Those tandem terminal openings were HARD on the body! And I did not enjoy the rock-and-roll openings.
And the flare - with a fat Bavarian on the front - could have been a bit more powerful ...
Think 1986 ... before tandem drogues became fashionable!

[Zymurdoo 0]

My first new canopy was a PD-210 F-111 9 Cell followed by a PD-190. Canopies in the 90's opened somewhat brisker than the "snively" canopies made today. After several years away from the sport, the first openings I had would have been considered malfunctions back in the day.

http://www.performancedesigns.com/ninecell.asp

From the PD Website...

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While most people are opting for canopies incorporating 0P fabric, there are still those who prefer a 9-cell canopy, constructed entirely of traditional [low porosity (0-3 cfm)] fabric. If you are one of these people, this is the canopy for you. The reliability and performance of the P.D. 9-cell series of canopies have been proven over and over again.

Funny how they don't have a link on their home page or pricing for it.

Blue Skies, Soft Docks and Happy Landings!
CWR #23
(It's called CRW, add an e if you like, but I ain't calling it CFS. FU FAI!)