JerryBaumchen 1,446
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Saved my arse a couple of times with a Lopo. Opened fine, landed OK did a PLF out of habit.
Had a 4 line cut mod, which gives enough steering to turn into the wind for landing. Apart from that a good spot landed me in the clear, as it was supposed to do.
Have never actually had to use a square reserve even though I've had one packed in my rig since 1988.....and that mainly because I did a lot of demo jumps, into very tight LZ's in the city or near hazards.
A good spot is essential, no matter what reserve you have, never trusted GPS spots without backup of the mark 1 eyeball.....
Edit: Its never a good plan to expect a standup on any round canopy......main or reserve. Always prepare for a PLF.....
Had a 4 line cut mod, which gives enough steering to turn into the wind for landing. Apart from that a good spot landed me in the clear, as it was supposed to do.
Have never actually had to use a square reserve even though I've had one packed in my rig since 1988.....and that mainly because I did a lot of demo jumps, into very tight LZ's in the city or near hazards.
A good spot is essential, no matter what reserve you have, never trusted GPS spots without backup of the mark 1 eyeball.....
Edit: Its never a good plan to expect a standup on any round canopy......main or reserve. Always prepare for a PLF.....
My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....
Marisan 0
Any landing on a LoPo reserve is soft compared to the alternative.
Hammitt 0
I had three reserve rides on a 26' navy conical and one test jump on a 26' Security LoPo. All four had a four line release. The Navy Coni and Security LoPo handled and landed about the same. I did a Plf on one landing and stand ups on the other three. I still have a Security LoPo packed away in an old Classiflier in my shed.
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I'm looking to use this round on a BASE jump into a vertical cave with a flat grass landing area. Spotting won't be an issue. Just that I can have some forward speed and land it without issue.
Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
Krip 2
Hi Jerry
I'm wondering didn't pioneer or someone else come out with Lo Po round canopy's, for mainss.
I'm not sure about the Dia either.
We need a rigger
The LO PO mains did have some nice color patterns, I think
One Jump Wonder
Lopo worked well for Owin Quinn.
If you want a really fast opening canopy, find a Tri-con.
If you can't find that, look for a Piglet reserve.
If you want a really fast opening canopy, find a Tri-con.
If you can't find that, look for a Piglet reserve.
U only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler.
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JerryBaumchen 1,446
Hi Krip,
For many years Pioneer built Lo-Po's in both 28 ft & 32 ft diameters. The material was a 1.6 oz fabric. You could have to three colors in any canopy.
The ParaCommander ended the days of Lo-Po's except as reserves. 
JerryBaumchen
Having never flown a square reserve, I had 3 26' lopo rides in my life. The last one was in 1981.
I was always about 200 lbs and never had what I considered a real hard landing.
I was always about 200 lbs and never had what I considered a real hard landing.
You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime
oldwomanc6 60
QuoteLopo worked well for Owin Quinn.
If you want a really fast opening canopy, find a Tri-con.
If you can't find that, look for a Piglet reserve.
I was always a Piglet girl. That was the canopy I jumped whilst making the required 100 jumps (Elsinore) so I could jump a square.
It always opened like a firecracker. My early 20's body never had a problem with it. With my body weight, it had about 12 mph, and with a bit of care and perfect rear riser flaring, I could do perfect standups. It could also pound you in if any part was just a little bit off.
I also had a Piglet reserve. Jump #91, had a terminal opening on it, crack! And then a standup in the peas. 700 jumps later, cutaway. Again, intstant opening. Needless to say those 700 square jumps set me up for a two-week hospital stay with 3 surgeries due to a broken calcaneus. That and not insisting on spotting the jump myself.
A Piglet reserve is NOT one I would recommend to 1. Someone over 150 lbs. 2. Someone not currently jumping a round, preferably a piglet.
Learn to spot and insist that you (the jumper of the canopy capable of covering the least ground) have the right to to this yourself. I usually spotted all the jumps i made (damn, I was good
). I would play the "I have a round reserve" card, but for some reason, I didn't on that jump. I still regret it. ![[:/]](/uploads/emoticons/dry.png "[:/]"){kind=small}
IIRC, The regular Piglet was 21', there was a larger version which was 23', but the reserve was only 20'.
For lightweights only.
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Andy9o8 2
QuoteFor many years Pioneer built Lo-Po's in both 28 ft & 32 ft diameters.
I've got a couple jumps on a 28 ft lo-po. The owner swore it gave him softer landings, but to me it landed just like any cheapo.
Krip 2
QuoteQuoteFor many years Pioneer built Lo-Po's in both 28 ft & 32 ft diameters.
I've got a couple jumps on a 28 ft lo-po. The owner swore it gave him softer landings, but to me it landed just like any cheapo.
Hi A
I had at least 75 jumps on a 7tu rag (as required) and 400 + jumps on PC's . We ONLY weighed 120 lbs
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We started with PLF's on the rag but eventually started standups on the rags and PC's were no problem. I could check my log book (#1 ) and come up with a specific first stand up # but whats the point. It Was all good.
No way could we penertrate a 12mph wind
. (One of these days I'll figure out how to reduce the photo size and post some pic's.) I still hate backing upThe winter water jump (frozen pond) landing was
Never jumped a Lopo. To expensive.
R.
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obelixtim 150
QuoteQuoteQuoteFor many years Pioneer built Lo-Po's in both 28 ft & 32 ft diameters.
I've got a couple jumps on a 28 ft lo-po. The owner swore it gave him softer landings, but to me it landed just like any cheapo.
Hi A
I had at least 75 jumps on a 7tu rag (as required) and 400 + jumps on PC's . We ONLY weighed 120 lbs.
We started with PLF's on the rag but eventually started standups on the rags and PC's were no problem. I could check my log book (#1 ) and come up with a specific first stand up # but whats the point. It Was all good.
No way could we penertrate a 12mph wind
The winter water jump (frozen pond) landing was
Never jumped a Lopo. To expensive.
R.
Often the reserves were mounted so the mod was in the front, as most times you would be backing up if there was any sort of wind. The reserve was basically hooked up backwards.
With the mod in the front, you could turn it to get maximum drive from the canopy into the wind, but you were actually facing the way you were going, and could see better and set up for a forward PLF rather than having to do a backwards one....
In still wind conditions the forward drive was prolly about 5 knots, max.
My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing....
I wish I had a dollar for every standup landing I either had, or witnessed on both cheapos and lopos. The Lopo was the most common main chute in the early 1960s, and just as I was about to order one, they brought out the Para Commander, so I got that instead. I always had a cheapo packed and ready to use in case someone had a plane and my P.C. was still unpacked.
Bill Cole D-41
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docjohn 0
landed my 26' lopo w 4 line release. was surprised to have a nice easy stand up. Of course, this was back when I weighed a mere 160 lbs.
Doc
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nt8us 0
if your referring to owen quinns twin towers jump, that was with a 26 ft navy conical NOT a lopo
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I once jumped a 26 ft Security Thunderbow LoPo reserve rigged as a main. It landed softer than my daily driver surplus C9 cheapo.
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Krip 2
Hi A
QuoteI had at least 75 jumps on a 7tu rag (as required) and 400 + jumps on PC's . We ONLY weighed 120 lbs
Warning!!!!! Me bad checked log book actually weighed 135#'s
QuoteWe started with PLF's on the rag but eventually started standups on the rags and PC's were no problem. I could check my log book (#1 ) and come up with a specific first stand up # but whats the point. It Was all good.
No way could we penertrate a 12mph wind
. (One of these days I'll figure out how to reduce the photo size and post some pic's.) I still hate backing upThe winter water jump (frozen pond) landing was
Never jumped a Lopo. To expensive.
R.
One Jump Wonder
I was right at 165 when I started ad think it around 25 jumps before I did a stand up. It was a C-9 7T-U.
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