pp4 forum posts in last 60 days

Windoc said..
I have the PR2 in 3.6 and 2.4 as well as a 3m and 4.3 PowerPack. LOVE the 3.6 for all of the reasons already described, and it's my favourite wing in the quiver. The 2.4 PR2 feels great too, but not quite as steady and secure as the 3.6 PR2. It is more demanding to fly and gets pretty busy (not unstable, just busy) in the top end of its range, making it a little more physical to fly. The behaviour of the parawing doing quick sine-movements in gusts can be managed, but once it hits its limit, this behaviour gets a little annoying and can rip you off the board suddenly on rare occasions. But this is not at all a deal breaker for me. Still goes upwind great, is fast, and very reactive (sometimes too much so when OP'd). I'd like to see a little more calmness out of the 2.4 PR2 in the upper end due to the bigger gusts you encounter flying such a small para. Packdown is still excellent and I really enjoyed some absolutely epic days in the Eastern Gorge on it recently. I could have been on a 1.9 easily some days.

BWalnut said..
Something that has been remarkable to me is that across platforms the commentary in response to this review has been a little mixed on larger sizes. Some people are loving them and others not so much. I did not expect that. Before publishing, I hadn't heard anything but praise for the larger sizes, and thought my 3.6 was great.

I also did some dw/uw laps with a friend this week. He went out on his new 2.4 v2, but ended up going back in to swap it out for his power pack.

hilly said..
Have ridden the 4.3m PR V2 twice now, gusty crappy conditions. Not much of an upgrade over my Frigates as far as performance, upwind and speed. Main win is the collapse which is way better. A bit more stable in gusts with less flapping but harder to sort out in the water and get back in the air. Ends stick in the water and the lines still tangle more than the Frigate lines. Big win is how comfortable it is in gusts rock solid no flapping. Adding up all the small wins I am very happy. 🎉