lilchief 1 #1 February 10, 2009 Just checked PD's website..and in a couple of hours something will be presented..something big according to them. excited! "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #2 February 10, 2009 do you need a tissue?http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #3 February 10, 2009 Quote ..something big according to them. 300sqft Tandem Velocity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 February 10, 2009 Quote300sqft Tandem Velocity. Because you just haven't experienced the full violence of a chow with out 500lbs of suspended weight* *(Big Steve excluded by having previous experience)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #5 February 10, 2009 Lance Kerwin's? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #6 February 10, 2009 I just got the inside scoop from Rusty Vest, they've sold the company to Pioneer Parachutes. you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilchief 1 #7 February 10, 2009 ..and they've developed swoopable rounds =D"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 426 #8 February 10, 2009 Quote Lance Kerwin's? Now that's funny. Rarified air anyone?Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierre3636 0 #9 February 10, 2009 tick tock .... ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #10 February 10, 2009 Probably won't hear anything until this evening at best. The PD lunch schedule is TBD so who knows when it'll happen today, and when people will post the info. Blues, IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #11 February 10, 2009 I've heard it's a refined version of the Snuggie. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klingeme 1 #12 February 10, 2009 Quote Quote ..something big according to them. 300sqft Tandem Velocity. I can vouch for the fact that this is NOT what will be released. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #13 February 10, 2009 Quote Quote Quote ..something big according to them. 300sqft Tandem Velocity. I can vouch for the fact that this is NOT what will be released. Yeah, 300 sq ft would be rediculously large! Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaylorC 0 #14 February 10, 2009 finally make the velo 2 public? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piahenzi 0 #15 February 10, 2009 Quote I've heard it's a refined version of the Snuggie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #16 February 10, 2009 Dammit !! Out with it already. The anticipation is killing me. It's probably not even something I would be interested in. OTOH, it maybe something nobody in this forum will be interested in."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #17 February 10, 2009 Announcement is up http://www.performancedesigns.com/ Comp Velo Big Optimums Pulse Canopy. Enjoy Performance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilchief 1 #18 February 10, 2009 sjekk out PD's website: Optimum is bigger, Pulse is new And then we have Comp Velocity. Check out their site for details. Off course, there's probably a lot of other good stuff from the other manufactures =) edit: Ian beat me =("Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #19 February 10, 2009 So is the Pulse a step down from a Sabre2 in performance? Interesting that they are claiming lower pack volumes; that might be a nice reply to the comment, heard all too often, that "well, maybe I should be jumping a bigger canopy, but a bigger canopy won't fit in my container." I found the following notes on the bottom of the Pulse page interesting: ========= NOVICE: more aggressive than SI, less aggressive than SA. #'s are TF #'s shifted one size more conservative, then w/l are smoothed. 260 weight goes down due to total weight concerns. INT: 120 added at moderate wingloading. Bell curve shifted so highest wingloading moves down in size ADV: introducing the 107 for the first time. Peak of bell moves down to 190 size MAX: at 1.5 for smaller sizes due to what we know from test jumping, tapers off beginning with 170 and up. Total weight at 302. stayed more conservative on total weight than SA and SI. ========== It suggests a pretty rigorous statistical approach to recommended canopy loadings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #20 February 10, 2009 So, do you know much about the Pulse, Ian? Who is it marketed towards?She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #21 February 10, 2009 QuoteSo, do you know much about the Pulse, Ian? Who is it marketed towards? I still have to get official info, but my understanding is that it's target market is the Pilot crowd. Don't quote me on that, but that's my current understanding. Blues, IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kameraflyr 0 #22 February 10, 2009 Sweet, at last The Competition Velo! Does PD do Stimulus/Tax Loans or can I just have my paycheck direct deposited to them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilchief 1 #23 February 10, 2009 ian: what lines is the Comp Velo fittet with? 300/325 HMA only or with 550-ish HMA?"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return." - Da Vinci www.lilchief.no Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kameraflyr 0 #24 February 10, 2009 Webpage stated standard with 300 HMA or you can order 500 if you prefer longevity, Also comes standard with RDS instead of collasable slider. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllisonH 0 #25 February 10, 2009 QuoteQuoteSo, do you know much about the Pulse, Ian? Who is it marketed towards? I still have to get official info, but my understanding is that it's target market is the Pilot crowd. Don't quote me on that, but that's my current understanding. Blues, Ian I believe you're correct. I'm a member of the "Pilot crowd" who demo'd a Sabre2 and didn't like it. I was told by 2 different guys from PD within the past 6 months that something new was coming that I would like, and that they couldn't tell me any more about it, but I'd know it when I saw it. Looks like the Pulse is it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
