rjklein4470

2.5

I love these updates.

I will look in my log book

The HK is my goal, the shape of that wing is just drop dead sexy. What wing did you transition from?

WAIT A SECOND, YOU HAVE 28 JUMPS AND YOU ARE TAKING ISSUE WITH GETTING GROUNDED. man, that is grounds for some serious hazing. My second or third jump off student status back in the 90"s, I made a downwind landing without declaring it before I got into the plane. I got dressed down by my instructors, and the next jump I had to make in my underwear.

I just thought I would start a Fluidwings thread. Who is flying a Fluid wing, what are you flying, and or what are you waiting for. I am currently flying a OG 96, and a VK PS 96 and I have something fun on the way just in time for Christmas :-0

Manta- off student status PD 190- first rig Nova-135 Johnathan-120 Stiletto-120 Katana-120 Velo-103 20 Year break Two jumps on a student rig, no idea what size or model Tesla- 120 OG-120 VK PS-103 OG-96 VK PS-96 Next stop is Fluidwings So this makes me a wing ho

Ok lets take a step back. Why? What does this product offer that the current proven system does not.

somebody post something quick.

I had a pretty bad spinning Mal at 2.5wl, and with the Peregrine Glide Ace Mard system, I cut away at the top of the spin and arched away from the spin the best that i could, and I had a perfect on heading opening with my PD OP 160. Thank you Kramer, for packing a perfect opening. After that I would not unhook any type of Mard type system. regarding HP wing's I am not a test jumper but: if the wing is above your head with line twist you can kick out, but if the wing is below your shoulders with line twist chop it. Trying to kick out of line twist with a wing in a dive is just wasting time. I would rather chop it early and have a beautiful reserve opening, than fight the line twist only to lose, and then have to kick out of line twist on my reserve.

Dan, I think that would be great if you took the time to wright up your thoughts on the HK-T. Rob

what a stupid product

picking the rig up is a bad test. Once you put the rig on and tighten the leg straps you lengthen the rig. Put it on, and have somebody pull the pin with a fish scale attached and see how many pounds it takes to pull the main out.

This is my opinion in this matter. Buy a new custom rig, with the right reserve and main. You should have it for 250-500 jumps depending on your progression. You need to develop confidence in your gear, and it needs to fit you and your ability. There is no reason to develop gear fear at this stage. Skydiving is a great sport, but not so forgiving.

I have been flying a VK 96 PS, but have not jumped a Airwolf. I would say that the VK PS vs ZP you will notice a difference in the bottom end for sure. The sail will give you lots of shut down. Some have posted that the H1 airwolf vs H2 airwolf, is the difference in walking out of the landing vs running the landing, on a loaded wing no wind hot day ect.....

check your riser lengths.

I jumped a Johnathan before the stiletto's came out, and I would roll the cells and place them in the center cell. Later Tony sent me a pocket slider that worked really well. I really liked that canopy.

I had the 135, and it did pack up a little larger than say a Katana. The 135 OG I had only had about 30 jumps on it, so the first time I packed in, I tried the PD s fold and then stuffed it in the bag. That did not work so well. The second time I packed it I did one fold at the tail, then placed it in the bag, doing the S fold when the OG was half in the bag. lol This worked way better. It's just trying different packing techniques.

first tip: Just practice getting the canopy in the bag. You think you have to start over and do a complete pack job. Just fold and unfold the canopy in and out of the bag.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ so I apologize for the spelling mistakes. I was using voice dictating, and did not re read the post.

I just spent the last 10 jumps on the OG 135 at 1.81 WL, and I had a blast with this wing. At this WL, the OG was super fun to fly, so for those of you who want a fun wing, don't feel like you have to load this sucker up to have fun. The openings were very soft on heading. I had a couple 90 turns to the right, but during the final stage of opening she came back around. I am not sure how fluidwings does this, but the first part of the opening is so soft. One moment I pitch, then the transition to standing in the harness is well really relaxing. This wing has so much power in the rear risers and the bottom end. It has a very strong flair, but fluidwings down plays the performance of this wing. I think because the HK, and Airwolf are such HP wings they forget to tell you that this wing will still gobble 99% of the canopy's on the market. At 1.8 WL I felt like I could relax and enjoy the wing, but I also know she has another gear. My landing were all so much fun. Strait in this wing does move, it will be ground hungry. And it is so much fun, because the flair is so strong. The wing does respond very well to harness inputs, but it is not at all twitchy. It is a great combination to make adjustments on final using the harness, and keeping your hands off the toggles. This just makes the flair have even more power. The last two jumps I started using the rear risers during the flair, and the OG loves it when you tap her rears. lol just a small amount of pressure and she levels out and just goes and goes. I had so much fun with this wing, all I can say is the OG is super Legit.

I spent some time out of the sport after having lot's of jumps. My first jump back, I was nervous, but mostly because I was not jumping my gear. lol Once I got in the plane, and situated, I almost fell asleep I was so relaxed. My point is, when I was making lot's of jumps I really tried to relax in the plane. Close your eyes think about the jump, and use that time in the plane. The more you are relaxed and connected the better the jump will go.

Think of all this in this capacity. I see people spend lots of time trying to be good at something athletic, golf,basketball, tennis, ect.... Some people get better, some don't get better, and others take off. It just comes down to coordination, and balance. Some people are gifted with this from birth, others have to work on it, and others should not chew gum and walk at the same time. I feel like it is less the wing, and loading, and more the ability to feel. just my .02

Be careful with the marketing. Boutique small companies have to be very careful with the dollars. Would you rather have a pretty web page/social media, or better r&d/product. I really liked Peregrine Manufacturing, but I did my own research. Also I tend not to follow the masses. One of the reasons I found Fluidwings. Both companies are outstanding.

there was a tip Tuesday about this very thing on PD's web site