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The OM your perfect wingsuit canopy. If you’re always hopping between different dropzones, you may have noticed that in the wingsuiting community, one of their biggest concerns is the moment of parachute deployment. Wingsuit flying is an incredible discipline within the world of skydiving, but it has a slight drawback – when opening the parachute,
You see them every day, those impressive flights of canopy at high speeds, with turns that seem crazy but that finally end in a smooth and controlled landing. Every skydiver dreams or has dreamed of achieving that type of landing, of being able to fly a high-performance canopy so well, and of course, everyone can
The second most common question in skydiving after “can I use a camera already?” Is “can I downsize my canopy?”. A classic. Is either the hurry of going for a smaller size to don’t look like a student anymore or the FOMO because everyone else is doing it. So, if you identify with one of
If you’ve ever been curious about the art of skydiving, you might have come across the phrase “adequate wing loading.” While the size of the parachute, or canopy, might seem like the main factor to consider, the truth is that it’s the wing loading that truly matters. In this blog, we’re diving into the world
Tube Stows. Many people are anti tube stows for a variety of reasons, we watch a lot of people using tube stows in the field successfully without any problems. We have also seen people having opening problems then solving them through the use of rubber bands. If you are using tube stows successfully then keep
We totally recommend the use of soft links, not only will they make your slider easier to drop down they will be easier to pack with and increase the life of your line set. Most riggers will install soft links for you for a small fee.Download Soft Link Installation Instructions for Regular.Download Soft Link Installation
If your canopy is not performing as it should and any one line is more than 30mm out of trim then in this scenario retrim or reline the canopy. Select Canopy model for Line Trim Specifications:
Line Sets. On a Zero-P canopy the canopy will generally outlast the line set by several times. Spectra AKA Microline (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) :Spectra line has a limited life and will generally need replacing any where from 300-600 jumps for 500lb line and 500-1000 jumps for 725lb line. Note: your canopy may need
The pack volume of your canopy will reduce slightly over the first 20-40 jumps as the fabric softens through use. At the same time the coating that is on the fabric will become less slippery. After the canopy has been used a little you may find it much easier to pack than when brand new.
Line dump occurs when the line stows are short enough and loose enough to allow the lines to drop from the bag during the snatch of the bag lifting off your back. This may cause bad openings or increase the chances of malfunctions due to out of sequence line deployment. In the worst case the
Collapsing and lowering the slider behind your head as well as releasing some tension from your chest strap is of some benefit also. Although not providing as much gain as a collapsible pilot chute it can add some extra performance as well as changing the feel of your canopy quite a bit. By lowering and
Using a collapsible pilot chute will improve the performance of your canopy. The increase in performance you will gain depends on the size of the canopy and the wing loading. It is a balance between the two rather than wing loading or canopy size as the pilot chute size generally remains constant rather than reducing
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