What was your first canopy?

[usedtajump 1]

First jump - T-10

First owned - Papillon with 26 ft Navy 4 color reserve in a Guardian Piggyback.

First square - standard weight Cloud.

The older I get the less I care who I piss off.

[Unstable 9]

My bad, he's bringing out an old sport canopy from the 70's that "is same dimensions and radius" as the military version. I hope we can fit that in a Student Jav, we can fit a manta in there, we can fit anything!!

sds

=========Shaun ==========

[peckerhead 0]

The first one I jumped was some sort of modified military surplus, I have no idea what it was, probably a t-10 t-u or double LL

I did not jump a ram-air till I had 56 jumps but I did 4-way RW on rounds with belly mount reserves before that....In those days you did not buy parachutes until you could afford a square.

My first canopy I owned was a Para-flite Strato-flyer.....

It had a real short life when it opened over the tail of a cessna 182.



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[Tonto 1]

A black Swift 5 cell in a wonderhog harness, with a 23' Tri Conical pioneer reserve.

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It's the year of the Pig.

[JeffGordon 0]

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It had a real short life when it opened over the tail of a cessna 182.

Bet that was an exciting couple of minutes.

[riggerrob 643]

My first 48 jumps were on military surplus round parachuites.
Then I did 1.5 jumps on Cross Bows.
My 51st jump was on an Eddie Grimm copy of a Strato-Star, packed in a Niagara Parachutes Six-Pack container with a 26 foot Baby Cobra reserve. I promptly bought the entire rig.
That was considered a radical transition on 1979.

[flyhi 24]

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That was considered a radical transition in 1979.

It would be today, too.

Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics.

[tbrown 26]

I remember your gr/bl/wh Pap Jimmy. Jimmy was my jumpmaster at the old Ripcord Club in W. Bloomfield, NY. You also had a red, white and blue Pap as well.

My first rig, as you'll remember Jim, was a purple and pink tie dyed 28 ft cheapo, with a 5-TU mod cut in the back, packed in a B-12 container. About a year later I got one of the original 1964 R/W/B Paracommanders and somewhere dug up a sage green Pop Top container for my 24 ft reserve (tr vent steering mod). I loved that rig with all my heart.

Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity !

[jimmytavino 16]

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I remember your gr/bl/wh Pap Jimmy. Jimmy was my jumpmaster at the old Ripcord Club in W. Bloomfield, NY. You also had a red, white and blue Pap as well.

My first rig, as you'll remember Jim, was a purple and pink tie dyed 28 ft cheapo, with a 5-TU mod cut in the back, packed in a B-12 container. About a year later I got one of the original 1964 R/W/B Paracommanders and somewhere dug up a sage green Pop Top container for my 24 ft reserve (tr vent steering mod). I loved that rig with all my heart.

never put too many jumps on a PC personally ,,
maybe a dozen...and always liked the Papillon... Yes Tom your tye dye was VERY trendy,,, as I recall..and The PopTop Chest Mount reserve...?????
... the slickest gear out there at the time... hahahaha. and Yes I bet we all have a bit of parachute gear, which will always remain near and dear to each of us,,,,, I' m sure !!!!!!.. MY first Strato-Cloud sits in a closet ten feet from where I am at this very moment...... hahaha it has been ceremoniously "retired".........

[NoMMO 0]

A "Double L" modified 28 foot with A LOT of "rip stop"!

[GeorgeOrwell 0]

first jump student manta 288
first used owned falcon 215
first new sabre2 190

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[chuteless 1]

when I was 9 yrs old I used an umbrella and jumped from the veranda railing OUCH, it didnt work to well. From and airplane my first was on a "goose" modification, but I dont remember what its cut was. It was a modified 28ft canopy.

[Asta 0]

My first canopy was an old Excalibur 170 that I later sold to a guy way heavier than me. It probably has about 1200 jumps, but it's still flying fine and his Excalibur swoops kicks ass.

[Jumpervint 0]

This was my first, too. A 28' 7TU (gutted the lines to make it lighter), and then after the mandatory 100 round jumps, a Strao Star with the rings and rope. In a SST.

Vint

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"Make it hard again." Doc Ed

“A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free” Nikos Kazantzakis

[kyros1 0]

Spectre 230 with a Javelin

[SkydiverRick 0]

First 38 jumps: RW Paracamander
First rig: XL Cloud, Wonderhog (with a blast handle), 26' navy conical reserve.
Paid $850 (about 50 jumps on rig) including matching Brand X jumpsuit.

never pull low......unless you are

[crewkeith 0]

first canopy saber 170 i still got it canopy now samarui 150






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The skies are no longer safe

I'm back

[1234hutch 0]

a red , black and yellow para commander Mk1 in an old b-4

hutch

[Skydiver40TN 0]

I've only owned 2. The 1st was a Falcon 195. Great 1st canopy.

[bobsled92 0]

RAVEN III
(Main & res.)Had it up until Aug. 2001 when I cut-away at CrossKeys.
Then I jumped the Raven III reserve but, it only counts as 1 jump
On breezy days I would land with a backward jog.
-Grant

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[sneaky 0]

A Pink Firelite 170...with a Lopo reserve.Deadly

[kaneclan 0]

First canopy was a 28' ripstop nylon.(1974) Orange & White.

Also had a PC, Baby paraplane, stratostar, Cruisair.

[hagalo 0]

The first canopy I owned was a beautiful blue 28 foot Hustler serial # 0001. It was produced by Lew Sanborn and had been stored in mothballs. Just after opening shock I could often smell the odor of mothballs. That odor still reminds me of those days.

More Starlite Trivia
The Starlite was also known as a “See-Star” based on its reputation for hard openings. Some referred to it as the only canopy that you were relieved if it opened and if it didn’t. I have a photo of a Starlite and PC CRW stack somewhere. I will post it if I can find it.

[darkwing 5]

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More Starlite Trivia
The Starlite was also known as a “See-Star” based on its reputation for hard openings. Some referred to it as the only canopy that you were relieved if it opened and if it didn’t. I have a photo of a Starlite and PC CRW stack somewhere. I will post it if I can find it.

Yes, I owned one of the pre-slider, pre-relief slotted starlites. It put me in the hospital. I still distinctly remember tracking and debating whether or not to pull. Nice after opening, and nice pack volume though.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[Vertifly 0]

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