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It is going to be good..... http://www.performancedesigns.com/pdzone.asp Blue Skies Magazine

This is copied exactly out of the e-mail sent to me by our engineering manager, but I will check with him. Blue Skies Magazine

Here it is :) Stainless # 25 = 19.16 gr Brass #8 = 21.9 gr Blue Skies Magazine

Good observations. Shannon (as well as the other guys on the PD team) have years of experience behind them along with an incredible amount of knowledge flying canopies. Anyhow. Binkster, I am truly sorry that you feel we gave you the runaround. It shouldn't happen, and we do try our best to treat our customers with the respect they deserve. At times we fall short of our goals, but we will keep on trying to provide the best service possible, along with the best products we can design and produce. Should you decide to give us another chance and try a Katana, the demo will be on the house. I might even be talked into buying you a jump so you can take it for a spin

Hi Bart - I contacted our Engineering Manager for the information, and as soon as he's back in the office I will edit this post to give you the weight. Blue ones, Kolla Kolbeinsdottir, Performance Designs, Inc Blue Skies Magazine

- very good idea indeed! PD has on occasion given away canopies deemed unairworthy, and in those cases we make sure that the canopy can not be easily hooked up. Usually we remove several line tabs (leaving holes in the bottom of the canopy). In addition we cut a few inches off the bottom of the lines so that the canopy can't be hooked up. Also - should you at any point have a problem with your PD canopy, please don't hesitate to contact our maintenance department. We will do our best to help you with determining the cause of the problem and see what can be done to fix it. If the canopy is beyond repair, we will let you know that too. It really isn't very expensive - $15 for a complete inspection, and the ladies in the maintenance dept are just fantastic to deal with. Blue ones, Kolla Kolbeinsdottir Performance Designs, Inc ** Forgot to mention that we also make a note on the warning label "Do Not Fly" Blue Skies Magazine

We a video of Jonathan's swoop posted on our website, go check it out: http://www.performancedesigns.com/pdzone/video2.asp?team=flight1&category=swoop&videoID=107 Blue ones, Kolla Kolbeinsdottir, Performance Designs, Inc Blue Skies Magazine

We plan to get some footage on the PD Website later on this week - www.performancedesigns.com

Yeah, thats pretty much what we were waitning for. Now that is out of the way, we can get back on the larger Katana's Blue Skies Magazine

It could be wrong, I got that info from Kevin, but perhaps someone on site can verify it. Blue Skies Magazine

The canopy is standard. The HMA lines are not. Blue Skies Magazine

Hey Ian! Gafney got the numbers right - 479.66 ft (146.2 m) Jonathan was jumping a standard Velocity 90, wingloading at 2.5, with HMA lines. Due to a "wardrobe malfunction" he wasn't able to remove his bag & pilot chute (only the slider) - makes the record all the more impressive! Blue ones, Kolla Blue Skies Magazine

Jonathan Tagle of the PD Factory team just broke the current distance record, right on Shannon's heals. I don't have the offical number yet but will post that here as soon as I hear back from my boss Kevin Schafer (who is at the World Cup in Lk Wales right now). Go PD Boys - you rock!! Kolla Kolbeinsdottir Performance Designs, Inc Blue Skies Magazine

Ohhhhh I will smack you! Blue Skies Magazine

Yeah, that was brilliant It's always fun to keep secrets from Sangiro, especially ones as juicy as this one Betsy, you make that little Katana look good, have fun with it!! Kolla Blue Skies Magazine

Happy birthday Scott!! Woobie says hi - take care

You can contact Teri Stone in our customer service deparment (teri@performancedesigns.com +1 386 738 2224). She is a cool chick and will take good care of you! Blue ones, Kolla Kolbeinsdottir, Performance Designs, Inc. Blue Skies Magazine

Oh you bastard..... that's it, next hurricane you are on your own!!! Gimpy - it will be good to see you again :) Hopefully we can get all the demos out early in the morning and then sneak off to do a couple of jumps! And Remi, that Katana makes me smile big - so all must be well in hoo-haa-land Blue Skies Magazine

Hey Andrea! Isaiah and I are coming to the boogie too with a bunch of demos. Since there are chicks coming to the boogie we will make sure that we bring some Spectre demos See you there! Kolla Blue Skies Magazine

Hey! Not sure when you submitted your request, but things have been a bit crazy the past few weeks with hurricanes Odds are that your request never made it through to us. Anabel (our demo queen) is really good about getting back with people, so you might want to try to go back online and resubmit the request. You can also get send her an e-mail at anabel@performancedesigns.com

Boy.... you better look good under the little one when you come to DeLand!! I'll be out there watching - make me proud!!! And Ian - you better get your butt down here for the event - I won't listen to any lame ass excuses. Kollz Blue Skies Magazine

Yepper, we will have a few out there for the brave souls that want to try them

Hey again! I checked with John LeBlanc to get his input. He said that it would be a bit hard to make any solid comments as he doesn't know the exact circumstances, but here are some of his thoughts. ____________________________ "My thoughts are that when going through turbulence at high speed, and you get a downer, the lines go slack and then the canopy races back to the end of the line, just like it should do. It can make a loud pop when it does this. The turbulence could stem from other canopies around or any other source. When you are on a canopy that has light riser pressure, it is easy to over control. When you fly through crappy air, the riser pressure can vary quite a bit. If you fly a "riser pressure" rather than a "riser position", that variance can lead to unwanted riser movements which can make things worse. Flying a "position" rather than a pressure, will help prevent the pilot from inadvertently pulling more riser down when the pressure is momentarily lower. I'm not concerned about it, but I do think jumpers should be realistic about the type of air they fly in with such aggressive maneuvers. They also need to make sure that their riser loops are way high on the risers, and be mindful of proper toggle position". ____________________________ I hope that helps! Blue ones, Kolla Blue Skies Magazine

Hey Lew! Looking forward to seeing you in Rantoul, but I would suggest that you call our Maintenance Dept here at PD before you go to get their input. We won't be set up to do rigging or detailed inspections at Rantoul so we couldn't help you out much under the tent! Call Donna or Robin (386 738 2224) or e-mail (donna@performancedesigns.com, robin@performancedesigns.com) to get the specs and their input on it, they are two excellent ladies! Blue ones, kolla Blue Skies Magazine

Hey Conway!! Yeah.... unfortunately we can't always pack all the demos when we hit the road - but the reserve demos are my favorites (well after the Katana)! And you are right - with a little bit of attention to the pack job, you can make a terminal opening on the demos quite nice - but I still recommend hop & pops