clivefreeman Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Im thinking of buying a reserve soon for my pap. Stumbled on this , so what do you reckon any good ?? Thanks Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyfreefly Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I Like the look of that...... I wonder if its this one http://www.apcoaviation.com/products.as ... =guided_md Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatix Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Notice how the landing (impact) was edited out ..... he was coming down fast & hard, same as any non steerable reserve - even though he was able to choose his field I don't reckon the landing would have been a pretty sight. The best you can hope for with any reserve is to make a catastrophic event surviveable, and I prefer the quicker opening and slower descent rate of my non-steerable reserve for that. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padeakin Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Im thinking of buying a reserve soon for my pap. Stumbled on this , so what do you reckon any good ??Thanks Clive I would like to see how it behaves if you don't have time\height or the inclination to cut away your paraglidier, in this video it magically disappears, my guess is that with 30m of cloth dragging you would come down verticality and faster than a standard parachute. Paul D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigger Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Absolutely agreed with comments above, looks to me like some strategical editing going on there to make it look better than it is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 This one sounds good- http://www.xcmag.com/2010/07/beamer-2-steerable-rogallo-reserve-parachute/ Nice because it behaves as a traditional reserve until you release the brakes, then it starts flying forward and flares on landing too. Different method to pack though (apparently). Stuart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilc Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 This one sounds good-http://www.xcmag.com/2010/07/beamer-2-steerable-rogallo-reserve-parachute/ Nice because it behaves as a traditional reserve until you release the brakes, then it starts flying forward and flares on landing too. Different method to pack though (apparently). Stuart. This looks like a great piece of kit.......Descent rate appeared to be quite slow too. Neil.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivefreeman Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 Anyone know the price on these. Looks like a real slow sink rate and can choose your landing. mmm [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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