>I don't know how much faster/slower a skydiving
>canopy would pressurize. Since there's no time
>for turns or corrections anyway, would a
>super-light ZP skydiving canopy be a good option
>for this jump? Is there a NEED for a BASE
>specific canopy in this situation is what I'm
>asking.

I think that an all ZP canopy would have pressurization problems, as the bottom skin would also inhibit airflow (into the canopy). Also BASE canopies are engineered for faster inflation.

If I were looking for a cheap, fast opening canopy for senseless Magyar-style extreme water BASE, I'd probably find an old CRW canopy and cut Vtec style vents into it. If you could get a ZP topskin, so much the better.

If you're just looking for the fastest opening, then probably something like a Vtec FOX 180 (what's the actual size number down there?) with a ZP topskin would probably be best. But who wants to spend the $1500 that would cost just for a special purpose canopy?


--Tom Aiello
tbaiello@mac.com