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not true, the debris that builds up in it is harmfull, but I doubt it needs to be replaced at 30k. change your oil and filter, replace the airfilter. fuel filter if you have one. replace the plugs, "unless they come with platinum plugs from the factory". rotate and ballance the tires, check air pressure in tires. lube all the door latches, window glass runs. check all the ligts. check the brakes. and just look over car from front to rear. lube the suspension, if it has servicable parts. thats what you need to do at 30k. It is the first, major service. It is a good Idea to flush fluids on a regular basis, but it is costly to get all of them done, your ok at 30k though. I flush all the fluids in my car once a year. brake fluid, trans fluid, coolant, power steering, and diffefential--in your case.

there really is no reason why I wouldn't take mine to terminal. I jump it as an every day canopy.

no problem here.

ask your local dealer how thi affects them.

seriously, you people bitchin about this, should find out what is really going on, then I would think you wouldn't bitch anymore. this is a damned if you do, or damned if you don't scenario. some prices went up. and some went down. depending on the dealer, and how big of a dealer you are.

yes, I would like to see. I can vouch for this as well...they are definately not in the corner at all...I think I start my 180 higher than they do, wierd... Dave not saying they are, I just would like to see the video of how fast they are turning. they say it is slow, well i highly doubt that. im sure if they are that low, and loaded that heavey they are turning alot faster than they think. or they got a few techniques they might pick up about the turn.

yes, I would like to see.

HAAPPY B DAY!!!!!!

talked to hans this weekend about the price change, and he seems very happy with it. after he told me what changed, I have to say i think it is a great move.

I use the regular ZP. would be nice to have a 2.0, but it isnt an everyday canopy. it is a pain to pack. I would like a small one for comps. like an 80-84, but i would only use it for a comp, because of how much it is a pain in the ass to pack.

cost went up. im sure the amout of employees went up sponsored pilots cost went up. im sure the list is endless.. the next step is to trim the fat, in about a year or two.

Oh and Grant why didnt you ask someone who doesnt have A.D.D? just kidding love taking digs at peeps today my A.A.D. got wet last weekend, I don't think it works anymore.

I just thought of something, maybee this will help explain it better, remember I told you it is harder to get the JVX to turn, or start turning? but then you have to add input too stop it from turning. it takes longer, or it is "harder" to start the turn, even with line twist, it takes longer before it starts to spin. this delay gives you time to get out of them. maybe that makes more sense. of course if it does start to go, then it will spin. then once your out, you got to stop the turn. but that is true with a velo also.. does that make more sense?

here is a pic of one of the first JVX's ever made, maybe the first. you can see im HEAVY in the rears on the right side of it, but look how far foward the crease in the wing is. it is even more far forward when you have lighter rear inputs. you might have to zoom the pic to see it, note also, this JVX is pretty worn out.

nope, I dont think you understand what im getting at, they are two very different things. and also, this is just MY observations, not something that others think. but i got quite a few jumps on a VELO, VX, and JVX.

Ian, in my experiance, an eliptical 9 cell takes longer to spin that a 7 cell. not sayuing it wont, but it takes longer to speed up.. I HAVE experianced this on a VX and a JVX. and the velo would sometimes fly straight and level, but sometimes you would be spining on your back above the canopy instantly. the JVX just takes longer to get to that point that is all im trying to say. I have had linetwist on it, and am able to fix it before it gets too bad, on the velo it sometimes would just be like that instantly. im sure any VX pilot out there that also has VELO experiance will tell you much of the same thing.

you can do your turns at about the same altitude, but slightly further back with the JVX. but if your digging with rears out of the turn on a velo, turn higher with the JVX. the VX and the velo's openings are a little bit more predictable than the JVX. not heading and stuff, but if not packed carefull with the slider like i said, it CAN spank you. packing is the key, i think mainly because of the uneven slider stops.

i have found that if you pack the JVX 4 rolled into one and stuffed into center. on both sides it opens nice. as long as you make sure the slider is all the way on the stops, "front and rear are uneven due to no stabilizers and the slider stop being on the brake line." make sure they stay down when you lay it down. and "quarter" the slider well, with the front "nose" side of the slider exposed in front of the nose and spread open. ask brandi, I tought her how to pack a while back. she knows how i like it. if you have line twist, it doesnt spin like a velo, well it will but it doesnt start flinging you right away, and my lineover last weekend wasnt bad either. packing is inportant with the JVX, you will get nice openings with carefull packing, you cant just throw it together like you can a velo.] don't try to "fly" the opening, just let it be, and don't be moving forward "from a track".

here is what i tell people, and im thinking other jvx polots will agree. "it flies like a 9 cell velo with less drag."

the JVX isnt as steep as the velo, and it's arc is longer. "further back" "flatter". the jvx has a little oversteer wich you will be used to in a few jumps. "once it starts to turn it keeps going untill you stop it." the riser pressure is a little higher on the JVX, but not alot. the rear riser pressure is a little less than a velo, but it doesnt react to rear input as quick as the velo, but more than the vx. the front and rear riser pressure are fairly even. you will notice on the JVX that it uses more of the wing in rear riser flight. "pull down the rears and watch where the canopy bends. it is close to the nose". but since the recovery arch is longer and flatter, it wont dig as quickly out on rears as a velo, but it is less drag in rear riser flight. one of the biggest things you will notice is the amout of speed the JVX gets compared to the velo, it is quite noticable, and the speed takes quite a bit longer to degenerate also, im thinking this is because it has less drag than a velo due to its thinness. it is obviously a nigher aspect ratiop wing also, but I don't know what that aspect ratio is. it also isnt as "twitchy" as a velo, and doesnt "breath" as much. I really like my velo, I also like the VX, but I really really like the JVX.

haha, the test jumping has been completed to the point where it is marketable. but why would you stop there?

that can be worked out, but your kinda late. she is promising the real thing to me. SNAP!! That's funny... I mean that's really funny. Does the statement "out of your league!" mean anything to you? I don't play games, so how could anyone be out of my league? That you're basically not in her league to begin with. I'm cool with that, you're a bigger man then I to admit you can't attain something you long for. sometimes shit goes over my head i guess. and that went over my head.

that can be worked out, but your kinda late. she is promising the real thing to me. SNAP!! That's funny... I mean that's really funny. Does the statement "out of your league!" mean anything to you? I don't play games, so how could anyone be out of my league?

that can be worked out, but your kinda late. she is promising the real thing to me.