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    I feel no difference in recovery arc when going from 21 to 24 inch risers, other than having to re-adjust my brake lines. Whatever flight change there is, is minimal at best. I DO like the extra leverage I get, which is why I like the longer risers. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Regularly. PM for gamercard. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    +1 There's nothing wrong with a Storm and you can swoop the hell out of it. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    +1 Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Glad you lived through it. Life often grants us opportunities in the strangest form. Seize it. Heal fast. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    I *think* that's accurate, but I'm not 100% sure. It would be best to contact PD directly for confirmation. I know the lower control lines are longer on the VC though. Performance Designs Factory Team
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    No they are entirely different to the old style Vectran. The weave, shape, and thickness of the line. Yes. It is NOT the older vectran with an orange coating. It's a totally different line. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    I would do 500 orange Coated Vectran - they're thinner than 500HMA and last longer. Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Hi Scott, I've been jumping the 300 lines for about a year now and I've found that the coating, depending on landing area, stays on pretty well. For grassy DZ's it takes about 50-70 jumps to start showing a more dull orange. In sandy area's significantly less. That said, the lines themselves are easy to see wear on (like other vectran lines). I can say that the lifespan, compared to equivalent hma, is definitely longer. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Really? Tell that to the dead AFF instructor with 1000's of jumps from our DZ who hooked one in to the pond (yes, the pond). That canopy is entirely inappropriate for your jump numbers. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    +1 for the sv650. Amazing commuter bike. Lots of low end power and plenty for a novice rider. I've had mine for a few years now and am only now considering a change Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Why would you think I care what his religious beliefs are? He's not the one posting images in the speakers forum, and I've never ever had him try to convince, or shove his religious beliefs down my or anyone else's throat Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Here is your explanation. I just found it the other day. It gave me a chuckle.
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    Agreed. Sandy environments will degrade your lines at a much higher rate. I see significantly less line life when I've had a set that's even only 'visited' somewhere sandy for 20 jumps. Performance Designs Factory Team
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    On 500HMA, yes I think that's an entirely reasonable number. I wouldn't expect the 150 range you've experienced. Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Check the rings. If there's a slight burr (might even be impossible to detect by touch) it'll chew through your lines in no time. Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Raeford is notoriously turbulent. It's surrounded by a large tree line. Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Mine end up always being down BECAUSE, I pull my slider down, past the brake lines, before I detach it. This is after a time where the spinning ring, from cutting the slider away, spun through my excess brake line on it's way down and locked my toggle in place. Had enough altitude to fix it, but after 1000's of jumps doing it and getting away with it, it was enough to make me change my habits. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    LOL - I missed that error. That's funny
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    Wow - GO JT!!! 205 meters at almost sea level in very similar conditions to what we had in Colorado? Daymn....that's ballistic Performance Designs Factory Team
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    I'm not arguing that. What i'm saying is that it doesn't scale and you cant just take the difference of a downwind and no wind and say that's what it would be in a headwind. It'll be more stretched out on the back end with a tail wind, and compressed on the front end with a head wind. In a 6.7 mps headwind you're effectively not going to cover any distance at all over the ground for your last 3+ seconds of flight (since your ground speed will be zero - even though the canopy can keep flying). In the downwind scenarios you're still moving at 20 mph+ for those last 3 seconds. Hell, I could be wrong - it's happened before
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    Deceleration absolutely matters. Remember we're measuring distance over the GROUND so ground speed matters. Yes, airspeed is consistent regardless of ground speed, but that's not what we're talking about here. Using 6m per second as an example: Just because you go 100 feet father (compared to no wind) in a downwind, doesn't mean you'll go 100 feet shorter (again compared to no wind) in a headwind. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Im not sure those numbers are right Dan. Do they take continuing deceleration into account? This is going to play a huge factor of distance (not air time) in a headwind). Performance Designs Factory Team
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    Meters per second. Limit, according to the rules, is 7 meters per second (for reference) Performance Designs Factory Team