Performance Designs has built over 35,000 PD reserves, which has a
well-earned reputation as a safe, strong reserve that opens, flies and
lands very well. The new Optimum builds upon that great track record.
It not only exceeds the stringent standards of TSO C23d and packs far
smaller than any other reserve available, but it also flies and lands
far more like a main parachute. It has the most powerful flare, by a
wide margin, of any reserve we have ever tried.
The Optimum
Reserve is a rectangular 7-Cell canopy available in sizes ranging from
99 to 143 square feet. It is made from a new low permeability, low bulk
fabric available exclusively from Performance Designs. We’ve combined
this fabric with special aerodynamics and extensive reinforcing to
create great strength, better performance, and a smaller pack volume
for a given size. The Optimum has been successfully test-dropped at
weights and speeds considerably higher than those required for FAA
certification according to TSO C23d, the highest standard to date.
When
describing the performance characteristics of a particular canopy, it
is important to consider a person’s frame of reference. Your impression
of your reserve’s performance will be influenced by the size and type
of main canopy you normally jump, and by other canopies that you have
jumped in the past. Remember that a main and reserve may have very
different flight characteristics, especially if they are significantly
different in size.
There are also many additional factors to
consider when choosing a reserve parachute, since it is a canopy you
will likely be using only in an emergency. Many of these items are
covered in the “PD Reserve Flight Characteristics” document, and are
not repeated here. We suggest you read that document entirely, as well
as the PD Reserve Owner�s Manual for additional safety information.
Regular MSRP $1,380 - Call for prices.
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