diablopilot 2 #1 January 14, 2004 Quote I guess I'll have to warm up my notepad..... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #2 January 14, 2004 Oooh! Are you gonna get it... Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #3 January 14, 2004 I already did.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 January 14, 2004 Ok now the fun's over: QuoteKATANA-- slicing through a sky near you, in February. The official release date is 01 February 2004. Performance Designs is currently building demo canopies as well as stock canopies in anticipation of the release. Custom orders will only be taken as of the 2nd February 2004. Again, the Katana will initially be released in the following sizes: 083 089 097 107 120. Many of the current stock patterns will be available, however, PD will also be offering some new colour patterns that will be unique to the stock of the Katana. These colour patterns will only become available on the date of release. Inventory will be limited in the beginning as we build up stock levels. Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) * 083, 089, 097 - $1880.00 * 107, 120 - $1927.00 ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #5 January 14, 2004 I'm really disapointed, I was looking forward to playing with one, but I was really looking for a 150.... Bummer. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joyner 0 #6 January 14, 2004 There will be additional sizes available later! They are quote "In the latter stages of development". He who waits for something good..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #7 January 14, 2004 QuoteThere will be additional sizes available later! They are quote "In the latter stages of development". He who waits for something good..... Wonder if they hit a snag....at Rantoul they mentioned they were just finishing up the 135 and almost done with the 150. I don't mind they are taking their time, but wonder if this means the 135 and 150 will fly differntly than the smaller sizes. Much like the Stiletto - the 170 and 190 do not fly like a 150 (don't know about anything smaller than that)._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #8 January 14, 2004 QuoteI don't mind they are taking their time, but wonder if this means the 135 and 150 will fly differntly than the smaller sizes. Probably not. PD take extra time designing each size to fly like the rest of the series. I suspect it's one of the reasons you won't find PD building "any size" canopy. They have the technology to do it. Each size canopy is a little different (not just scaled geometrically) so as to produce the flight characteristics they want. I believe they really started playing around with this on the smaller sizes of Stiletto, and for sure on the Velocity.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #9 January 15, 2004 QuoteI believe they really started playing around with this on the smaller sizes of Stiletto, and for sure on the Velocity. Blue Skies, -jp- They have 3 different velocities for that reason. They apparently didnt scale well. Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #10 January 16, 2004 Any word from PD as to recommended canopy loading? For instance, would the recommended size be the same as a Stiletto, or smaller? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #11 January 16, 2004 In my tour of the PD factory this week I got to see a bunch of the demo models being cut and sewn. PD is taking this release pretty seriously and from the looks of it will have more then 50 demo canopies ready at the release date. There will be a lot of very happy people out there on Feb 2 when they ship out the demos.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
