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Saw an advertisement for the "proxy". Interesting name for a canopy. I've seen a few prototypes over the last couple of years. Anyone have more details?

I sent you a PM.

I'm also interested in any other information that anyone can share or is interested in discussing.

Ill take some info about it if you dont mind Tom!

I would like to know more as well

Something tells me Jay Moldewetski is behind this!

"Proxy" is kind of a stupid name for anything -- besides, well, a proxy -- unless you speak ESL.

Maybe the canopy will allow users to get on Facebook and Youporn when in China.

I saw Jason jumping it in the valley last year. Small tail pocket and spectra lines is all I really noticed from a glance. He seemed to like it!

Hopefully not an April Fool's joke...

http://blog.performancedesigns.com/?p=3938

http://www.performancedesigns.com/proxy.asp

i believe it will allow you to spoof ip adresses, and reroute IP information through a network of servers, all while under canopy. would make for some ultra cool youtube footage to be remotely hosting torrent sites and hacking peoples email after exiting a low span with a 10 second canopy ride

where is the ones they were testing with the vents?

Id bet that they came to an agreement with CR. Not suprised that the first thing they came up with was a lightweight canopy when they already technically produce a standard weight and a vented version.

I'm pretty sure they did, because CR is the first listing on the dealers for the new canopy.

And PD is the first on the dealers for CR.... I smell a conspiracy!

Is anybody else put off by the $2500 price tag? An Ace built in the same factory costs $1400. The material and labor costs can't be that different between the two.

Can't they just build me an Ultralight Ace for $1650? (Hint: I asked a year or two ago, the answer was no.)

I hear rumors about Squirrel entering the canopy market as well? Got info on this, anyone?

They're formed by two guys who work closely with ozone and already make wingsuits and containers. I would be shocked if they didn't.

The Squirrel Ibex should be released very soon. I know that they were working on getting it on their web site last week. It's supposed to be an ultralite canopy. I believe they have a second canopy in the pipeline, which is more oriented toward slider down stuff.

ive been harrassing pd about this for years. ace with optimum fabric please??? answer: fuck no

Shhhh.

If you say that too loud the obvious answer is _not_ to reduce the price of the new canopy.

yeah man, i had asked Nancy at CR a couple of years ago the same thing... not yet she said.

i guess we're there, more or less.

Spotted in LB some months ago.

Jason looked happy with it.

The canopy looked like "a classic 7 cells base canopy" - in light version.

The fabric was feeling like the light stuff used for rescues - far away from the quality of the (expensive) PN9 from Porcher.

I expect a faster increase of porosity over time.

It opened and landed fine.