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- From: mark@vti.com (Mark Smith)
- Subject: Re: Choosing a Canopy
- Message-ID: <Bxv7yK.228@vti.com>
- Reply-To: mark@vti.com
- Organization: Virtual Technologies, Inc.
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- References: <67g602Fg2bXk01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 14:51:55 GMT
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- Doug Puchalski (drp40@cd.amdahl.com) wrote:
- : In article <BxtM0A.KxD@vti.com>, mark@vti.com (Mark Smith) writes:
- : >Jim Beutel (beutel@chdasic.sps.mot.com) wrote:
- : >: My weight is 160-165 and have made several jumps with a
- : >: 200 Raider (?) 7 cell main. Have 20 total freefalls and
- : >: am fairly aggressive in all other sports.
- : >
- : >I believe that a PD 190 would probably be too big for you.
- :
- : Whoa, wait a second. I'm about the same weight, and I figure the 190 is
- : perfect. 165 lbs plus 20 lbs for reserve & container = 185 lbs suspended
- : weight. PD recommends a max of 1.0 wing loading. If 190 is too big,
- : you *are* recommending over-loading the canopy.
-
- I probably jumped the gun on this one. I mailed a note to Jim last
- night verifying the fact that my opinion is just one of many; when
- it comes right down to it, he has to make his own choice and he is
- aware of this (more so than when I had 20 ff's, I might add).
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