The HOP is a 330 square foot ZP elliptical canopy,
constructed from American zero-porosity materials and assembled in Europe. It
has a superior glide rate, soft openings, light toggle pressure and a powerful
flare. Thanks to its design it feels similar to a sports canopy to fly. All
tandem-masters who have flown them are highly impressed with the canopy and
don’t want to jump anything else.
The extremely high glide ratio of this canopy has
proven very useful in the bad spot situations, cutting our off-dropzone landing
rate by as much as 40%.
Development & Performance:
Developed by a European manufacturer, JOJO WING, in conjunction with
Tibor Glesk of Sunshine Coast Skydivers in Queensland, Australia, with the
objective of producing a tandem canopy that would specifically deliver
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Soft Openings
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Light Toggle Pressure
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Great Glide Rate
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Good Penetration
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Powerful Flare
Since initial development,
the HOP 330 canopies have undergone many months of fine-tuning and testing and
have been extensively trialled at the Sunshine Coast Skydivers, the busiest
tandem skydiving DZ in Australia (*source: Australian Parachute
Federation). By April 2002, we have
completed around TWENTY THOUSAND jumps on HOP 330 canopies and, with this
proven record of performance, have started to promote worldwide what we believe
to be the best canopy on the market.
Despite the fact that we use the canopies in the harsh beach environment
with the daily presence of sand and salt, the canopies have shown little or no
decrease in performance even after 2000 jumps. If used at an inland, grassy
drop zone, the life of the canopy and lines would most likely be substantially
prolonged. As with all high-performance canopies, it is important to keep the
wing in trim. We therefore recommend a re-line after 600 jumps to guarantee
maximum performance.
Our drop zone is a coastal one where wind conditions in which we have
used the canopies have varied from strong sea breezes through to nil wind
landings and turbulent offshore conditions. All tandem masters have their own
style of landings, the canopies perform equally well on a straight-in, deep
brakes, accuracy approach as they do with a carving turn.
Thanks to its elliptical design that includes an aerodynamically
superior foil-shape, this canopy has a greater glide ratio than any other
canopy currently on the market. The HOPs are being used in Strong tandem rigs
at this DZ, however they have also been used in various other systems with no
complications at all.
The HOP canopies are built by JOJO Wing, a European
based company who specialise in and produce canopies for skydiving, kites and
paragliders. JOJO Wing are particularly
well known for their high performance paragliding canopies which have to have
PERFECT airfoil (and a Swiss Certificate) as well as their kites which are
probably the best on the world market and which most world champions use. It is through their accumulated knowledge
and experience in design of aerodynamically superior canopies, combined with
workmanship of an extremely high standard (which carries the manufacturer’s
guarantee) that has enabled the development of such a premium skydiving
product.
Specifications:
Life of canopy: 4000 + jumps
Fabric: SOAR-COAT zero porosity (USA)
Lines used: Spectra 1000 microlines
Steering Lines 730Lbs, 1000Lbs, 1500Lbs
Recommended Re-line: 600 jumps
Weight limits: S.C.S.
tandem policy is a passenger weight limit of 100 kilos (220 pounds). However we
have taken passengers of up to 115 kilos (253 pounds) with no problem.
Packing:
HOP packs much
the same as any other tandem canopy. Following are recommendations from our
full-time packer, who has been packing our HOPs since their introduction.
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Set brakes
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Line check/clear lines
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Hang on hook or over shoulder
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Clear cells
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Separate line groups – evenly flake cells
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Lower the slider – quarter slider.
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Nose of canopy placed in centre – not rolled.
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Stow loose steering/brake lines with rubber band on the trailing edge of
the canopy to assist in preventing the occurrence of possible line overs and
line burns on the canopy.
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Tightly roll the tail, approx. eight to ten times, particularly at the
top.
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Lay canopy flat on the floor and S-fold it onto the deployment bag.
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Stow lines & pack into container as usual.
As exclusive international dealer for these canopies, we are able to
offer a superior service and a great deal. A brand new HOP tandem canopy with
your choice of colours can be delivered to your drop zone within three weeks of
ordering and payment. We have had a great sales response with orders from
around the world.
NB: There’s no
risk with our THIRTY DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE - proof of our confidence
in our product. We are so confident you will love this canopy that we
offer a full refund of your money should you choose not to keep it within 30
days from delivery!
Here’s a few comments from other happy HOPpers:
“Great
openings”
“Flies just like a sport canopy”
“Heaps of lift”
“Unbelievable glide angle” “Powerful flare”
Click
here for an article about this canopy by Mike Gruwell posted Oct. 28th
2002 on the Rant&Rave page of the Chuting Star Rigging Loft.
To Order, or for more Information, please contact:
P.O.Box
1079 Caloundra, Qld 4551 Australia
Phone:
+61 7 5437 0211 / +61 408 915 415
Email:
hop@scskydivers.com
Website: www.scskydivers.com
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