Why is the Optimum the most popular reserve canopy worldwide?
The quick answer is, because it flies like a main and it packs up really tiny.
The longer answer is in this video, which explains the process PD went through, and why, to achieve these parameters…
PD Origins
The PD Origins series is a chance to look back at some of Performance Designs’ innovations over 40 years of designing parachutes.
In this episode, we’re taking a closer look into the PD Optimum Reserve, which was released in 2007 and is made from a 30 denier low-permeability, low-bulk fabric available exclusively from Performance Designs.
Fly The Optimum
Did you know you can order a demo Optimum (or any other PD canopy for that matter) to be shipped anywhere in the US or Europe so you can jump it. Find out if it really flies like a sport parachute, as Peter Barry, test jumper, said.
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- Tip Tuesday: Wing Loading - 19th July 2022
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- Tip Tuesday: Demo jumping a canopy - 17th June 2022
- Tip Tuesday: Gear Maintenance - 7th November 2023
- Tip Tuesday: RDS - 26th September 2023
- Tip Tuesday: Long Spot - 5th September 2023
- PD Factory Team – 20 Years! - 29th January 2023
- Sabre3: Two Years On… - 25th July 2022
- Tip Tuesday: Wing Loading - 19th July 2022
- Tip Tuesday: Rigger Roll - 5th July 2022
- Tip Tuesday: Demo jumping a canopy - 17th June 2022