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OPTIMUM
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. WeÂ’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 personÂ’s frame of reference. Your impression of your reserveÂ’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.
This canopy is only available in Orange.
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Order information
Orders can be done over the online-shop, per order formular, stock list, e-mail, fax, telephone or by mail
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. WeÂ’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 personÂ’s frame of reference. Your impression of your reserveÂ’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.
This canopy is only available in Orange.
<Wing Load Chart
| CANOPY MODEL | AREA (Sq. Ft.) | VOLUME (Cu.In.) | MAXIMUM EXIT WEIGHT - KG / LBS | |||||
| STUD | BEG | INT | AVD | EXP | MAX | |||
| PD Optimum 99 | 99 | ? | N/R | N/R | N/R | 54/119 | 67/149 | 100/220 |
| PD Optimum 106 | 106 | ? | N/R | N/R | N/R | 57/127 | 68/149 | 100/220 |
| PD Optimum 113 | 113 | ? | N/R | N/R | 51/113 | 59/130 | 72/159 | 115/254 |
| PD Optimum 126 | 126 | ? | N/R | N/R | 57/126 | 66/145 | 80/176 | 115/254 |
| PD Optimum 143 | 143 | ? | N/R | 55/122 | 65/143 | 75/165 | 91/200 | 115/254 |
| N/R = Not Recommended | The weights listed include equipment (exit wight) | |||||||
Order information
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