What are you flying ?

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Submitted by kitesurfa on Tue, 2006-03-21 21:24.

Would be interested to hear what canopies/gliders everyone is flying.

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I am beginning with a

Submitted by antoine on Wed, 2006-04-12 10:42.

I am beginning with a prototype, in fact it was first designed as a kite.
open cells (leading edge, of course, but also trailing edge).
Arround 10m2
I am using a Sup'air Altiplume harness

My Speed Flying Pictures: http://roubinaish1.free.fr/perso/parapente/hautes_alpes/

A small video: http://roubinaish1.free.fr/perso/parapente/SpeedRiding.mov

PD Sabre2 107, PD Katana 97,

Submitted by wingsuit on Sun, 2008-01-27 20:04.

PD Sabre2 107, PD Katana 97, and an old Nova 135. Loaded at about 1.8:1, 2:1, and 1.4:1 respectively. The Nova works great for getting some speed up and easy launches into nil wind. KA97 I seldom use for SF, but it's a blast to fly close to the ground. The Sabre2 107 is my workhorse. Easy to launch, plenty of speed, and really easy to shut down on a dime in tricky situations.

I can't afford a SF-specific wing. I wish... I've got some experience on the GLX and it's a blast. Spire looks promising, as well.

What's up, Jim? This is Steve (Lightfoot). Killin' it Oregon. Off to Scotland for a few months.

Which kite manufacture ? The

Submitted by kitesurfa on Thu, 2006-04-13 12:06.

Which kite manufacture ?
The only kites I know that have some open cells on the trailing edge are made by Advance - especialy for snow kiting.

Did you modify it yourself ?

"Ultimate" speed flying canopy

Submitted by mrslaton on Thu, 2007-02-22 00:06.

Not for the beginner and created by the guys who created the sport of swooping. These guys have 10,000+ parachute swoops and started the rage back in 1996!

www.daedaluscanopies.com/GLX.htm

GLX Technical Specs ???

Submitted by kitesurfa on Sat, 2007-02-24 23:43.

Jim, could you post the GLX canopy technical specs as there are none listed on the linked website. ?

GLX specs

Submitted by mrslaton on Tue, 2007-02-27 00:12.

Yes, I know. This is primarly because the factory is nervous that some pilots that are not qualified will attempt to purchase. These wings were primarly made for experienced skydiving "swoopers" that want to cross over to ground launching and Blad running (competition speed flying). So, they won't release alot of info except sizes, material types and design parameters.

The Daedalus GLX has sail material just like a paraglider but it has a tri-cell construction with cross bracing, a hybrid nose design and cascaded lines that only go to front and rear risers. With this type of wing you don't need trimmers, four riser groups, etc. Some of the paragliding companies are catching on but still have a way to go. We fly these parachutes at a high wing loading with our experience factory pilots pushing 3.0 and higher. We have tested and landing a 39sqft! I'm going to post our swooping to speed flying story next...