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Claimed turn rate is 5 seconds for a 360-degree turn... Its name means something to the extent of "Golden Eagle". I wonder how far it swoops!

Okay, where did you find the photo? If you must ask... It's scattered on several (Russian) sites, but I can't find who the manufacturer is. I did find evidence that this is a prototype. http://www.yandex.ru/yandsearch?rpt=rad&text=%E1%E5%F0%EA%F3%F2-20+%EF%E0%F0%E0%F8%FE%F2 The first five links lead to various (Russian) sites, describing the canopy identically (each more identical than the last ). This is the only photo available.

Far as I remember, Dactyl is a single skin canopy, this one here has top skin and bottom skin. Manufacturer info on the canopy: Accuracy canopy, Ram-air, 15 cells, Inlets 75% closed, About 220 sqft, Claimed to be stable even in very deep brakes as opposed to other accuracy canopies

Take a look at the attachment.

If you cut it close to the toggle, it can be replaced in all of about 15 minutes, no? On my first jump on a 190 (Spectre), I had a toggle that wouldn't unstow and stood up the landing. That was around jump #25.

I didn't list Dragon either... How about Ruby and Indigo they advertise or used to (I can't find where anymore)? I'd say it's them who are missing their newest canopies on their site

Hooray, I get to spoil somebody!

So who out here likes to bubble a happy hookah (not to be confused with an omophonous word )? What flavors do you prefer? We've got a few of them at our DZ. We even have an omen that when our chief swooper looks at the sky and goes to his room to bubble-smoke, the weather is definitely not going to favor jumping any time soon...

Okay, it's blush time for me now . I've been packing two rigs lately, each about 20 times. One has modern risers with pockets into which to insert the tips of the toggles. The other rig, an Elite Racer, has older risers, and since I was so accustomed to inserting the tip, I just kept inserting it into the grommet, without really thinking about it. I wasn't usually the one to jump my Racer packjob, and those who jumped it usually complained of a linetwist or two, which was attributed to the best excuse of any packer: their body position (not by me, though, but I too positively couldn't see where the twists were coming from). Then last weekend I started to jump this very Racer and too had a linetwist or two on each jump. On the last jump of the day, I even had spinning linetwists that took about 2k to kick out of. At the end of the day, the following conversation occurred between me and a rigger: "Hey Dan did you pack the Racer the week before? I went to repack it and found a mal on it." "Oh... really? I guess I did pack it. What was the mal?" "Toggles were stowed improperly, it would have been one hell of a funky opening." "Improperly how?" "That's how." "Er... that's how I always packed this chute, for at least 20 times. By the way, I've just had spinning linetwists." "That's exactly what you've been packing all these times... lucky you didn't chop." Now learn from it already, lest I subject myself to blushing for naught! :p Edit: the fact that the linetwists only occured on my Racer packjobs should have made me suspicious. Other rig packjobs elicited no complaints. Upon opening, the brakes appeared to be stowed like normal, although I do seem to recall that there was no significant forward surge when I unstowed them.

because they are half the world away and won't send it overseas oh wait, it wasn't me you asked

The Cypres I bought came with no paperwork. Battery change date is indicated on the label. Is last maintenance date indicated somewhere on the unit, or do I have to take the seller's word for it?

I think it's more accurate if we restrict it to one canopy choice per person. Adding jump number choices will not do much as you won't be able to conclude that canopy X is being flown by Y people with Z jumps...

Yeah, there would be interesting corellations alright, but you can't make double polls here just yet... (I could technically put it all into a single poll... with, say, a 100-jump discretion rate and up to, say, 1500 jumps, that would be 900 poll options).

I knew I'd forget something Sorry!

Given a large number of recipients, the data promises to be interesting. At the very least we'll find out the most popular canopies among dz.commers

You and me bro!

This is a poll for rig owners. Please mark the canopy that you own (in case you own more than one, choose the one you fly the most), not the one you plan on getting or like better. I hope the list is comprehensive enough. Thanks!

The way I stowed brakes was indeed wrong. The question is: what do you think happens when you, as you said, "Plug the top of the toggle through the cat's eye", and THEN insert the top of the toggle into the keeper ring instead of finishing the process properly (by stowing excess line).

Stowing brakes--Pull on toggle till cat's-eye comes through the grommet, do whatever the design calls for to stow excess brake line, then insert the toggle tip into a keeper. Think older velcro risers with no keepers -- velcro is the sole thing that keeps the toggle in place. For added security the owner of the rig put a rubber band onto the grommet. This band is that into which to insert the toggle tip. During a pack someone (me ) inserted the toggle tip into the actual grommet instead of into the rubber band on top of the grommet. How would this affect the opening?

Would in this case "condition" be something that the unit spews at you during self-test, or can I send it in for a check-up for my own peace of mind? (Alternatively, I could make it fire every 4-6 years, just to make sure it works ok :P)

I put it up for you here: qfile.de/dl/8636/neptune_updater_v231_public.zip.html Click "Kostenlos" somewhere at the bottom of the page, then "Download Link". What error and at what stage you get?

Cool! I do wonder if I can put them in my cordless mouse, because it seems to go through regular batteries like a starving rat through fresh camambert. I tried to look around for bats with like a few months to live but ended up buying new as folks kept telling me it just wasn't 'normal practice.' Which led me to post this question.

Uh... come again? Let me elaborate, here I have a Cypres with batteries showing strong voltage yet past 2-year mark, so I have to replace them. It dies in half a year, leaving me with another set of batteries good for 1.5 years. How can I use them? :)

How is it different from 20q.net? And, it didn't guess parachute for me...

What use do people make of retired Cypres batteries which are still good?