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Vented Seven
Id been thinking about this project for a long time. The seven is very similar to what the ace was/is, a great all around canopy, but not ideal for the very low freefall and static line jumps I often do (200 foot and under freefall, 150 and under SL). Thus far I have noticed no appreciable difference in flight characteristic or flare, and the canopy exhibits all the characteristics youd expect with the addition of vents. Not sure when Marty will offer this as a factory option, but its on the drawing board. Work on this canopy was done by Nick Burden out of colorado.

https://vimeo.com/68256115
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Re: [hjumper33] Vented Seven
Very nice work Chuckins.

It has great flair.
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Re: [stinkydragon] Vented Seven
I don't know if you noticed, that canopy has a couple of small patches on the nose, one I think I'm responsible for....
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Re: [hjumper33] Vented Seven
It looks to me like you did a 4/7 vent config with Troll duckbill-style valves, correct? It looks like a great improvement!
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Re: [hjumper33] Vented Seven
Yeah, I noticed. One of them looked like a live oak branch scar. Must have been from some kook with no canopeez skilz.
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Re: [eUrNiCc] Vented Seven
Yup, that's exactly what i did, I've vented a few fox's and even a dagger with that valve style and it's worked great on all of them. It's definitely the easiest design to retrofit as well.