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Just read about the great performance the new OSP canopy put in at the German indoor event. Once it gets out to users it will be interesting to hear how it compares to the current best canopies.

Never heard of it....
Do you have link to any info on it? Always curious to read about what's coming down the pipe.

the osp is manufactured by atair! the canopy was designed as a mostly slider down canopy but can also be used for terminal jumps.
the top skin of the canopy is at the nose (except the outside cells) made out of zp. that works like a slat (there are slots where the air can get out). therefore the airflow stays with the topskin of the canopy much longer. there are also small stabilizers at the bottom skin between the center cell and the cell to the right and left. the canopy has a really really great performance on deep brakes, which is perfect for really small landing areas.
i can totally recommend the osp. it's a great canopy that opens and flies awesome

canopy has ticker profile and it is designed for sl down and sub terminal jumps as priority. has larger bottom skin vent system and slat system on top leading edge... also shorter lines...
soon more on www.basetroll.com

Ahhh, ok. I mis-read and thought it was a new German canopy; ooops. Rode the short bus today...
Sounds very interesting! I have been more than happy with my Atair products so far. Thanks for the info and replies!
Have you jumped the OSP Robi?

yes i did jump the osp.
James, Jean Noel, Stane and Mirko as well.

what canopy can you compare this one to...like a Black Jack or a Rock Dragon?

non of this two.
OSP is designed for Slider down and subterminal jumps. Terminal are possible but due the specific construction opening is hard.

OSP has ticker profile, Works fantastic on steep approaches and has super solid opening on slider down and subterminal jumps. Also it is very stable and predictable on deep brakes. Lower surface is differently designed than canopies what u can find on the market...The SLAT system on leading edge works great and providing a lot of lift on low speed.
In one word:
TRANGO-specific light weight alpine terminal canopy for tracking or WS.
OSP - slider down & sub terminal canopy
TROLL DW (MDW) overall BASE canopy
Atair canopies just introduces what was for long time common thought of many base jumpers. Specific canopy for specific jumps so that you have no compromises
OSP is beautiful urban canopy, canopy for narrow and small landings , easy to handle in steep approaches with super fast and damn solid openings.

OSP-overall superior parachute

when can we buy one

and is there any way that it could be better than the BASE-X
its a canopy no wait its a car cover with strings

so when can we get the new troll and how much

 
Very nice!! Thank you for the info. Let us know when the OSP becomes available through Morpheus.

So what does OSP stand for?

Im guessing that youve tested the canopy extensivly

can u tell us what height u were free falling the canopy with
specificly how low u were jumping the canopy with and with what size canopy and pcs

 
I really doubt the canopy will have any affect on what appropriate freefall heights are.

Overall Superior Parachute

One low cliff with very bad landing in Slovenia caled OSP.
the name OSP is given to the canopy by his designer and owner of Atair canopies Mr. Stane Krajnc
My ''explanation is also O.S.P. overal superior parachute

Hi Super Robi!!!
How is the OSP packing volume compared to a same size Troll DW MDV?
Ciao!
Vincenzo

no difference to Troll DW (MDV)

bugger i just got my new troll 285 for dirty stuff and going to get a helium and smaller troll for big walls but now i want one of these. guess i have to go hold up a bank now

is this thing available yet?

would its nearest rival be the Rock Dragon?

finally, some more info :

http://www.basetroll.com/products_5.html

and pricing
http://www.basetroll.com/pricelist.html

Greetings... Does it come standard with vents/valves. The pictured orange canopy appeared to have small vents...

It says "MDV STANDARD" in the order form (http://www.basetroll.com/pdf/osp_orderform.pdf).

do OSP react slow on riser input as the Troll DW?

The vents on the OSP are supposedly larger according to Stane. You can go to http://www.basetroll.com and e-mail him to find out how much. The cost seems comparable to a BJ w/ZP and black lines.

http://www.basetroll.com/pdf/ospmanual.pdf

I checked with Stane, the MDV inlets on the OSP are bigger than on the Troll, it is an error in the manual and will be corrected shortly.

(MDV is included as standard on the OSP.)

The OSP is up at Morpheus aka http://www.baserigs.com

question for those who flew it: what about the full flight glide? Is that lower than a standard troll, or still the same?

similar

i was actually surprised how good it glides if you let it!
it's a really nice canopy.
never jumped a troll, but it feels not much less than my fliks.
(only 20 jumps yet though, none higher than 124m.)

did anybody take it to a big delay? Is this really a slammer?

yes it was taken terminal as well.
It should be packed tighter , roll the nose and than is Ok. In general, openings are little bit harder on terminal delays..

I was planning on going to a BlackJack 260, is the OSP better for 500' and under?

Yes, it's better - IF YOU LIKE IT
NO, it's not better - IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT
very subjective

BTW, the "shorter lines" I was told are shorter by..... 4 inches

The huge majority of my jumps are slider off, i'd love to have a crack at one of those. Interesting reading but only one way to tell i'd like it or not.

Yes! Shell out over $2,000 for a stock one. God forbid you add any options.

Don't these guys know that we are in a global economic recession.

Even heathen BASE jumpers have to have a dream. Its nice to pretend

any one ever try to mod, a raven to flatten its glide, just askin? I'm a poor child living in the land of the rich i guess

paying for good gear is like paying for insurance.
when everything goes according to plan, it seems extravagant.
when things go bad, it is money well spent!

gotta have a plan if things go awry...