Malta_Dog 0 #26 April 20, 2006 What's wrong with black? Actually, I'm aware that I'm not as easy to spot as a neon pink canopy so I like to hang in the air away from traffic and land after/away from the others (relatively easy as it glides well). With the coloured line attachement points and the center cell marking, an all black aerodyne pilot is not harder to pack than any other. All your dropzone are belong to us!!!!111! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 29 #27 April 20, 2006 my nitro 135 is black with orange checker-boxes for the middle cells ans stabilizers - i like it and it is clarly visible from ground and sky as for packing volume: white fabric of the same weight packs a tidbit smaller than black (or any other color) fabric as for longevity: white canopyfabric definitely lasts longer than neon-colores onesThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doorgirl 0 #28 April 20, 2006 Thanks for all the replies everyone! I've never actually flown near a black canopy, and something made me think that it would stick out in the sky - now I see that I was wrong. I think I'll pick some combination of Jade/Magenta/Blackberry that will stick out. Thanks again for all the replies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #29 April 20, 2006 QuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #30 April 20, 2006 Quotealso wouldn't all black canopy pack up bigger. It would be heavier too. Why?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swilson 0 #31 April 20, 2006 You're looking for something like this? 700 jumps or so on the canopy, the black and magenta have both faded somewhat, but I think the magenta has faded more. I've never been told that visibility is a problem... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #32 April 20, 2006 QuoteI prefer 'unnatural' patterns or something that makes the canopy easier to see whether it be from below or above or peripherally. Do you mean something like this?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doorgirl 0 #33 April 20, 2006 Thanks for the picture! It doesn't look too faded to me, although I'm sure you notice it when you're up close and personal. Nice to know that it doesn't turn charcoal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fcajump 164 #34 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. I don't know, in my experience the color of the other canopies never made any difference... they were either black moving voids in the sky (from below) or black moving voids on the ground (from above), and the bigger the void the closer they were... (5 night jumps, no CRW or canopy illumination) JimAlways remember that some clouds are harder than others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #35 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. I don't know, in my experience the color of the other canopies never made any difference... they were either black moving voids in the sky (from below) or black moving voids on the ground (from above), and the bigger the void the closer they were... (5 night jumps, no CRW or canopy illumination) The amount of moonlight can make a significant difference. And a strobe or chem-light can reflect light off the canopy - but I don't know about a black one. But night jumps are so rare, I wouldn't consider that a reason not to buy a black canopy. (25 night jumps, moon, no moon, illumination, no illumination) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #36 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. I don't know, in my experience the color of the other canopies never made any difference... they were either black moving voids in the sky (from below) or black moving voids on the ground (from above), and the bigger the void the closer they were... (5 night jumps, no CRW or canopy illumination) The amount of moonlight can make a significant difference. And a strobe or chem-light can reflect light off the canopy - but I don't know about a black one. But night jumps are so rare, I wouldn't consider that a reason not to buy a black canopy. (25 night jumps, moon, no moon, illumination, no illumination) The military guys here jump light grey canopies for daytime stealth and dark grey canopies at night. I think black shows up better than grey at night. The one canopy I really hadn't seen coming was various colors of blue in a row. We have some all or almost all white canopies here, those are harder to spot than the one black canopy we have, IMO. Guess it depends if you have to look up or down... My "new" canopy is magenta alternated with yellow, so no-one can say they didn't see me coming from ANY direction ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mattyblast 0 #37 April 21, 2006 How about magenta on the outside of the cells, with black ribs? That would look sweet, imo."DOOR!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
fcajump 164 #34 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. I don't know, in my experience the color of the other canopies never made any difference... they were either black moving voids in the sky (from below) or black moving voids on the ground (from above), and the bigger the void the closer they were... (5 night jumps, no CRW or canopy illumination) JimAlways remember that some clouds are harder than others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #35 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. I don't know, in my experience the color of the other canopies never made any difference... they were either black moving voids in the sky (from below) or black moving voids on the ground (from above), and the bigger the void the closer they were... (5 night jumps, no CRW or canopy illumination) The amount of moonlight can make a significant difference. And a strobe or chem-light can reflect light off the canopy - but I don't know about a black one. But night jumps are so rare, I wouldn't consider that a reason not to buy a black canopy. (25 night jumps, moon, no moon, illumination, no illumination) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #36 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. I don't know, in my experience the color of the other canopies never made any difference... they were either black moving voids in the sky (from below) or black moving voids on the ground (from above), and the bigger the void the closer they were... (5 night jumps, no CRW or canopy illumination) The amount of moonlight can make a significant difference. And a strobe or chem-light can reflect light off the canopy - but I don't know about a black one. But night jumps are so rare, I wouldn't consider that a reason not to buy a black canopy. (25 night jumps, moon, no moon, illumination, no illumination) The military guys here jump light grey canopies for daytime stealth and dark grey canopies at night. I think black shows up better than grey at night. The one canopy I really hadn't seen coming was various colors of blue in a row. We have some all or almost all white canopies here, those are harder to spot than the one black canopy we have, IMO. Guess it depends if you have to look up or down... My "new" canopy is magenta alternated with yellow, so no-one can say they didn't see me coming from ANY direction ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mattyblast 0 #37 April 21, 2006 How about magenta on the outside of the cells, with black ribs? That would look sweet, imo."DOOR!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
dragon2 2 #36 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteSuper stealthy for night jumps - sneak up on your friends, they'll never see you coming! And they will never see him coming - increasing the possibility of collisions. Not a good idea for a night jump, IMO. Other than that, I don't see any problem with it. I don't know, in my experience the color of the other canopies never made any difference... they were either black moving voids in the sky (from below) or black moving voids on the ground (from above), and the bigger the void the closer they were... (5 night jumps, no CRW or canopy illumination) The amount of moonlight can make a significant difference. And a strobe or chem-light can reflect light off the canopy - but I don't know about a black one. But night jumps are so rare, I wouldn't consider that a reason not to buy a black canopy. (25 night jumps, moon, no moon, illumination, no illumination) The military guys here jump light grey canopies for daytime stealth and dark grey canopies at night. I think black shows up better than grey at night. The one canopy I really hadn't seen coming was various colors of blue in a row. We have some all or almost all white canopies here, those are harder to spot than the one black canopy we have, IMO. Guess it depends if you have to look up or down... My "new" canopy is magenta alternated with yellow, so no-one can say they didn't see me coming from ANY direction ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattyblast 0 #37 April 21, 2006 How about magenta on the outside of the cells, with black ribs? That would look sweet, imo."DOOR!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
