Got my 30# Mach V.
Very first thing I see when I pick it up, it is extremely compact and the outer shell is very sturdy. Based on the Sig series. When I unzipped the outer bag to inspect the bladder, I could feel that it was heavier material than other wings I have handled. Bladder also based on Oxy Sig series.
I dive 98cf LP tanks which are 2" shorter than AL 80's. The only pics I had seen of the Mach V before had them mounted on 80's. I was concerned that the wing might get pinched under the tank or conflict with my 1st stage. It did neither.
I mounted the wing with an Oxy STA and Dive Rite steel plate. It had 1/2" clearance at the bottom of the 98CF and the top arc did not interfere with my MK 25 first stage.
Hose routing was a piece of cake.
Another "concern" someone warned me about was "the wing is so narrow, how can it float you on your back at the surface?". This turned out to be nonsence.
First dive it floated me comfortablely on my back or any which way at the surface. The real deal of course is using the wing at depth.
I trimmed out nicely and was very comfortable. Too soon to say if I benefitted from reduced drag, but I did feel unencumbered in the water. The real benefit I saw from the compact design was the precise buoyancy control I had when it came to moving the gas around and venting from the rear OPV. During the dive I prefer the rear dump. The Mach V is a donut and was very easy for me to move the gas without alot of wiggling.
Very first thing I see when I pick it up, it is extremely compact and the outer shell is very sturdy. Based on the Sig series. When I unzipped the outer bag to inspect the bladder, I could feel that it was heavier material than other wings I have handled. Bladder also based on Oxy Sig series.
I dive 98cf LP tanks which are 2" shorter than AL 80's. The only pics I had seen of the Mach V before had them mounted on 80's. I was concerned that the wing might get pinched under the tank or conflict with my 1st stage. It did neither.
I mounted the wing with an Oxy STA and Dive Rite steel plate. It had 1/2" clearance at the bottom of the 98CF and the top arc did not interfere with my MK 25 first stage.
Hose routing was a piece of cake.
Another "concern" someone warned me about was "the wing is so narrow, how can it float you on your back at the surface?". This turned out to be nonsence.
First dive it floated me comfortablely on my back or any which way at the surface. The real deal of course is using the wing at depth.
I trimmed out nicely and was very comfortable. Too soon to say if I benefitted from reduced drag, but I did feel unencumbered in the water. The real benefit I saw from the compact design was the precise buoyancy control I had when it came to moving the gas around and venting from the rear OPV. During the dive I prefer the rear dump. The Mach V is a donut and was very easy for me to move the gas without alot of wiggling.
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