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Measuring Wingload
When you are jumping a Troll 265 or Fox 265 do you pretend it's like an Ace 280 or calculate the wingload with the 265?
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Re: [base698] Measuring Wingload
280ish. I laid the canopies on top of each other, and the Trolls really are about a size larger than the placard when compared to other brands.

Regardless, exact wingloading measurements (and exact size measurements) aren't really that exact, in my experience. There are too many differences between manufacturers, between airfoils, between canopy trim, etc. The best way to determine the "size" of a canopy relative to yourself is to (test, demo, etc) jump it.