Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Holdfast

Re: [hookitt] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Kirkk0herra

Re: [hookitt] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Thank you all for the answers. I think I've found a pretty good one. A friend recommended Storm 170 or 150 from Performance Designs (I'm 152 pounds). Apparently it's suited for WS skydiving as well which I can undoubtedly see in the future.

Nerra

Re: [Kirkk0herra] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Storms are great canopies, you'll have a lot of fun.

ianyapxw

Re: [Kirkk0herra] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

I'm curious, how about a CReW canopy, like what's suggested here

On another note, what should the considerations be when buying a BASE canopy to put in a sky rig? Are certain canopies better/worse? Are certain openings softer/harder?

jpengel

Re: [ianyapxw] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

I currently jump a CF Storm freepacked w/ tailpocket, mesh slider and dacron lines in my sky rig.

99.9% of my skydives now are wingsuit, so it's a non-issue. I have 100' on heading openings everytime - no rubberband/dbag bullshit. It also replicates a wingsuit base opening quite well.

Only downside, it flares like shit. Also need to put another brake setting in as the CRW settings are quite deep.

ianyapxw

Re: [jpengel] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Thanks for the reply

So you basically jump a skydiving canopy packed like a BASE rig?

jpengel

Re: [ianyapxw] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

It's more like a skydiving canopy trash packed with the lines in a tail pocket. I flake the bottom skin, stow the lines and start stuffing it into my container.

ianyapxw

Re: [jpengel] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

But do you use a Dbag? Also, what's the size of you PC

Shredex

Re: [ianyapxw] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Freepacked = no dbag.

jpengel

Re: [ianyapxw] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

30" non-collapsible pc and 9' bridle

ianyapxw

Re: [Shredex] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Shredex wrote: Freepacked = no dbag.
jpengel wrote: 30" non-collapsible pc and 9' bridle
Thanks guys!

GobbleGobble

Re: [jpengel] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

jpengel wrote: I currently jump a CF Storm freepacked w/ tailpocket, mesh slider and dacron lines in my sky rig.

99.9% of my skydives now are wingsuit, so it's a non-issue. I have 100' on heading openings everytime - no rubberband/dbag bullshit. It also replicates a wingsuit base opening quite well.

Only downside, it flares like shit. Also need to put another brake setting in as the CRW settings are quite deep.
How high are you turning on to final, and are you giving it some heavy fronts? I haven't flown a CF Storm, but have a lot of time on the Lightning. To get a good flare I hold double fronts till about 20' and then start the flare. Sounds sketchy but works well and is accepted practice. basically as soon as you get off the fronts it starts to plane out.

ianyapxw

Re: [GobbleGobble] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

What size and wingloading are you flying at?

While I'm new and don't know much, I'm actually surprised you have to use both front risers and toggles to land.

GobbleGobble

Re: [ianyapxw] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

ianyapxw wrote: What size and wingloading are you flying at?

While I'm new and don't know much, I'm actually surprised you have to use both front risers and toggles to land.
Its the trim, not the loading. Speed is power.

jpengel

Re: [GobbleGobble] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

My buddy does quite a bit of CRW and gave me the same tip. I've been pulling on the fronts a little bit - it does sound and feel quite sketchy - I'm not getting cowboy on them by any means, but the increase in forward speed definitely helps.

Just don't use your fronts to land a BASE canopy, that's how you get your girlfriend pregnant.

jws3

Re: [GobbleGobble] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

I usually jump at Pilot 150 loaded around 1.4 and I borrowed a Storm 230 from a buddy for a while. I got a pretty good flare out of the Storm but the "sweet spot" is much lower in the toggle stroke than the Pilot. When I flare the Pilot, I start feeling the lift early in the flare. With the Storm, my arms are almost fully extended before I start to feel some nice lift. The lift is there, but you really need to focus on using the full range of the toggle stroke.

BASE 1604

Fledgling

Re: [ianyapxw] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

ianyapxw wrote: What size and wingloading are you flying at?

While I'm new and don't know much, I'm actually surprised you have to use both front risers and toggles to land.
CRW canopies are trimmed with different linesets that are more beneficial for CRW applications. Downside is they don't flare so good.

ianyapxw

Re: [Fledgling] Amateur question: BASE canopy in a skydive rig?

Ahh no wonder. Thanks :)

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