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Does anybody know anything more about the fabric? Pablo Hernandez stated that his 190 fits to Javelin NJK which by specs is max for 120 ZP. So seems like some super UL fabric. My concern is that how many jumps can you make on it?
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I'll put it this way. If I raced Jarno, he'd beat me in pretty much every suit combination. On the other hand if I raced myself I would clearly gain from performance advantages of the suit. So of course it's about the pilot, but still even (or especially) the best pilots in the world have multiple suits and change them according to what they do - to make their life easier Why do you think suits like Freak, Strix, Havoc or Funk exist and are so popular?
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Yet it still outperforms other designs I have been very happy with my good ol' Pilot. Opens faster than Sabre2 and never had any problems if only I kept good opening position. have been flying it with Phantom2, Swft, HavocC, Funk and Aura
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I think (might be wrong) but the idea of crossbraces is not to keep the shape of the wing (as the ribs do) but to have fewer lines. In that sense would make sense to make them from ZP to reduce the pack volume (as stated above)
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So far 1 cutaway in 4200 wingsuit jumps, watch me pack in 3 minutes So why don't you pack your BASE rig that way? Who says he doesn't?
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that's why we jump out of them perfectly good airplanes.
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Film few of your opening and see if you can see those folds after canopy comes out of a d-bag
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If your profile data is right - I'd advise you to buy something way smaller to gain good experience and skills before trying them. I think both Tony and Intrudair suggest around 150-200 wingsuit jumps before trying the models you mentioned - if you really have only 200 jumps I guess you don't have more than few WS jumps?
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I guess you're talking about situation that wingloading for those canopies is not the same? And the glide angle in relation to the ground?
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I remember not long ago there was a long discussion about recovery arc in downwind/upwind situations (http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4821758;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread) and vast majority of people agreed that wind direction doesn't matter. So why does it matter now?
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Can you explain why the difference when flying down- and upwind?
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Yeah, it's not the same thing. When you downsize you are flying a smaller wing with less material, surface and usually shorter lines - basically it's a bit more twitchy than bigger wing at the same wingloading. One of the reasons why competition swoopers use weight is that at some point when downsizing the wing is too small and doesn't create that much lift anymore - so even though you have more speed, the wing doesn't carry you that far
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People tend to overestimate packing quite much. Couple seconds after canopy is brought to line stretch the way how you've packed a canopy is completely not relevant. (unless you did some mistakes while packing). At this point the canopy is in a shape that is formed by lines and the slider. Any off-heading or canopy diving in the final stage is caused by line trim (or out-of-trim lines) or body position. For the last 2 years and few hundred jumps the only things I do while packing (assuming canopy is not in a knot) is giving a good shake, straightening and counting the tunnels, yanking the nose (which brings lines to their groups) and quartering the slider. I have packed all kinds of canopies like this (Navigator, Spectre, Pilot, JFX, Scirocco, Leia, Petra etc) and all open just fine. So if you keep your lines straight, packjob symmetrical and sit straight in the harness, every single modern canopy in the world will open just fine (or how manufacturer designed it). Keep it simple stupid!
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... or at least looked cool
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Wouldn't say it's in the exact same position. Here it looks to be much more moved up on the top of the container. At least when compared to Stream, LD3 and JackDaw. Anyway, I like the idea of WS specific container also for skydiving. Especially with UL canopies making recently their way to skydiving world.
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Haven't tried it, but I'm a bit worried about PC placement, as it is in different place than normally. Could potentially cause some troubles when you get used to it and switch later to base rig.
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Don't know if this was discussed here already, but what do you guys think?
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For fuck's sake, man, shut the fuck up already. Nobody want to hear you pussy-ass whining. Can we all agree that all wingsuits are copies or Birdman's design and go on with our lives??
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It is also very important what you are doing after the pitch when parachute is opening. It is crucial to keep a good, symmetrical position during that time. I personally like to put my hands to the chest as soon as I feel the canopy pulling.
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Right Rotation Approach Videos...POST HERE!
skow replied to freeflyit's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
There's some good approach in this video. Not sure why the pilot decided to bail at the end... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XiHyPbOU08 -
Just to be on a safe side, I'd do at least 3 jumps with something smaller. Carve or Hunter could be a reasonable choice. If your coach doesn't agree, find a new one. No one needs nay-sayers
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Nearly? Two recent fatalities (that I know of) and some near misses. It's been like this for years
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You could say also otherwise - long recovery arc and steepness aren't strong indicators about the aggressiveness of a canopy at least when it comes to twitchiness - for an extreme example (don't take this seriously) - round parachutes fly pretty damn steep but you don't see that many of them in the competitions I know what you're saying and you are right. AR and taper are not the only factors that make an aggressive wing. But how quickly and easily canopy goes to dive (i.e. how twitchy is it) definitely adds to aggressiveness. (compare e.g. AR and the nose of VK and VE)
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Not really sure why you mention them, but I never said any of those things you wrote. The main point was: based on which my understanding is that XF2 and XF3 are aimed for the pilots wanting the same class wing
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From info on the site: "The aspect ratio and taper have not been changed dramatically from the Crossfire 2 because it was important to us that the Crossfire 3 remains in the same class of wings, suitable for intermediate to advanced pilots." My understanding is that both Tesla and XF3 (and XF2) are in the same class which means both are less aggressive than Katana.