PD Reserve
7-cell reserve that Performance Designs calls its best-selling canopy of all time; known for responsive handling, good glide in brakes and soft landings. Sizes 106 to 281 sq ft.
Category: Sport
Optimum
7-cell reserve made from PD’s own 30-denier low-bulk, low-permeability fabric, so it packs about one size smaller than a traditional reserve; drop-tested beyond TSO C23d loads and speeds, with a strong flare. Sizes 99–143 released in 2007, 160–253 in 2009.
Standard-7
7-cell reserve tested to TSO-C23d requirements with a margin; F-111 (PIA-C-44378 Type IV) or optional PN-9 fabric for about 11–13% less pack volume (from $1,600). Spectra microline.
Space-II
7-cell reserve in lightweight low-porosity PN9-type fabric with a ZP front third of the top skin.
WP
MarS reserve series used in all MarS containers, built from 0–0.5 cfm fabric; 7-cell in most sizes, 9-cell in the WP 235. Certified TSO-C23d and ETSO-C23f. Sizes are named by nominal area; the listed size is the actual area from the manufacturer table.
RUSH
7-cell F-111 square reserve with I-beam chord-wise construction and Dyneema lines, made by Firebird USA; the manufacturer publishes maximum weights by experience level (student to expert) for every size.
RUSH LPV
Low-pack-volume version of the RUSH reserve; Firebird says it fits one container size smaller.
Eagle Reserve
Reserve canopy with fast openings, stable flight, good stall recovery and soft landings, in eleven sizes from 120 to 320 sq ft.