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    Then it would be odd if his D-bag didn't have them also. It could be it looks like re-inforcement tape to him. I PM'd him asking for a pic of the top flap. Derek
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    Oops, missed that. How many locking stows does your bag have? Derek
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    He has a Javelin which doesn;t have the option for the stows on the closing flap. Derek
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    They were both right after cutting away. The containers were both Javelins, so they were the same rserve PC's. Yep Derek
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    I had 2 reserve rides within a week or two of each other. Both were on Javelins. One was a MR-109-M and the other was a Fury 220R. There was a large difference in the amount of time it took before the 220 came out of the freebag vs. the 109. The tandem reserve rides I've had took a long time for the reserve to come out of the bag. I too would like to hear from PD or someone else with hard data to see how my experiences compare. Derek
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    Not really, no. They should be very neat to avoid a bag lock. As for getting the canopy into the bag, pack it wider so it fills up the corners more. Then it won't pack so tall and it'll close easier. Derek
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    Here's my thoughts on this and I would like to hear PD's. The 106 would open in less altitude for several reasons. First off, a Javelin RS and a J7 both have the same size reserve PC's. They are lifting much different weights though. Same drag on PC with 1/2 the weight means it is going to come out of the free bag a lot sooner. Shorter lines also means it will come out of the bag sooner. Tandem reserve deployments take forever for the canopy to come out of the free bag. As for altitude to inflate after coming out of the free bag, even if the 218 slows the jumper down quicker, it won't be enough to catch up to the 106 that got out of the free bag long before the 218. With all that being said, don't get a smaller reserve because it can deploy faster. Derek
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    I don't think it matters. The only time it has been an issue is when people have stowed their excess steering line in the riser and it snagged the link. I don't think it is a good idea to stow excess in the loop on the riser for the link. A better solution is on the front of each rear riser like RWS's Trulock risers. Derek
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    No. What's your point? Derek
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    Yep, me. I can install Slinks in less than half the time it takes to properly install Rapide links. Take a look at PD's reserve manual or Poynter's, you do need them. Rapide links can loosen over time, a match mark/toque stripe is a way of making inspection easier and lock tite helps prevent the link from loosening. Um, those ARE slider bumpers. You can spin a Slink too and don't need tools to inspect it. You can't see small cracks on Rapide links, especially if there on the threaded area. I guess you could use NDI, but that seems like way to much for a cheap link. I thought we already agreed Slinks are better? Why would use Rapide links when Slinks are better? Derek
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    The threads have stripped on Rapide links, letting the link bend open. Modern canopies don't use nylon lines. What do you consider long term? 1000, 2000, 3000+ jumps. Slinks have gone the distance without any long term problems. I would disagree, there are a lot of Slinks out there. Not that I know of. I do know of Rapide link failures though. We've agreed that Slinks are better than Rapide links, but you still prefer Rapide links. Why? Derek
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    See, that wasn't so hard, was it? Derek
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    You can do that with Slinks. The slider stops work really well and don't damage lines or need to be tacked like the vinyl slider bumpers do. Derek
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    I heard about exactly that happening, a damaged slider grommet from a Rapide link wearing through a Slink. With a well cared for slider, it'll never happen since Slinks don't damage the slider grommets. It should never happen, but some people don't take care of their gear. All that being said, that is the only Slink failure I have ever heard of I have seen more Rapide failures than that and heard of a lot more. I would like to hear one thing a Rapide link does better than a Slink. I don't think there are any. Derek
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    You misunderstand. With Slinks you won;t ever be in a situation of noticing a problem too low to cutaway. If they were to fail, they would fail completely, on deployment. You would know immediately. I know of only 1 Slink failure and that was indirectly caused by Rapide links. The rapide links had damaged the slider grommets, creating a sharp edge. The owner replaced the links with Slinkw ithout checking his slider grommets-go figure. The slider grommet cut through a Slink. Slinks are stronger than Rapide links. Slinks do not damage slider grommets. Slinks do not bend open creating the possibility of the lines falling off too low for the jumper to do anything. Slinks are easier to install, requiring no tools, no lock tite, and no nail polish, or slider bumpers. Slinks are easier to inspect for wear. Slinks have less bulk. Slinks are better than Rapide links in every way. Derek
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    Same weight under both, the 218 would be more lightly loaded. Derek
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    Fully open for both. Derek
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    I would think performance would be the most important factor when purchasing a new reserve with price being the last consideration. Derek
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    What do you think will deploy faster (least amount of altitude), a PD 218R or a PD-106R, given all other factors are the same (airspeed, weight of jumper, same type of container, etc)? Derek
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    I think he is asking if it fails, can the manufacturer just try again with the same reserve? Kinda like getting your PRO rating, nothing says you can't just try again to get 10 in a row. Ihaven't read anything that says you can't try again with the same design if it fails a drop test. I didn't check all of the, but TSO C23D requires the same reserve/harness, whatever be used for all the drop tests. Derek
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    Theya re all TSO'd, but that does not mean that some reserves are better than others. Derek
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    Yes, they all do. War is a horrible thing and horrible things happen in war time. That does not make it right. But to blame out troops for being in Iraq and Afghanistan isn’t right. The article talked about the prisoners living in tents exposed to mortar fire while the guards lived in he cells. I’m OK with that. I would rather have the prisoners killed by their country men than our troops killed. I couldn’t care less if people want to hate our president, politicians, whatever for Iraq and Afghanistan, but don’t blame the troops, support them. Derek
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    They have been around a long time. They have great quality control. They are very well built and re-inforced. They open, fly and land very well. Every other reserve manufacturer has been playing catch-up with the PD-R. Derek
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    I bet you aren't against them as much as the men and women getting wounded and killed (along with the non-physical issues war brinbs) without a choice in the matter. You can dislike war, the President, and anything else, but you should respect and thank the soldiers serving our country. We need a military to defend this country and these men and women answered the call. Derek
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    Most ‘elliptical’ canopies are actually just tapered. Some are tapered on the trailing edge only, ‘semi elliptical’, and some are tapered on the leading and trailing edge, ‘elliptical’. Two elliptical canopies, tapered on the leading and trailing edges, can be very different by the amount of taper. Generally speaking a fully elliptical turns faster and is more efficient than a semi-elliptical or square canopy. There are exceptions to that though. Given the lack of other terms to replace elliptical, semi-elliptical, and square, they seem to wrk OK. Aerodyne international has what they cal the planform factor, http://www.aerodyne-int.com/download/planformfactor.pdf, in an attempt to compare how elliptical canopies are. Derek