faulknerwn 38 #1 January 15, 2012 I'm throwing together another rig and I have 2 spare reserves sitting around. I've got 4-5 jumps on Microraven 120's so I have a pretty good idea of what to expect of the mr 135 ( I.e. stall at the shoulders.). I've never jumped a cricket. The cricket seems like it would pack larger but I haven't compared the numbers and I have never jumped a cricket. The rig I will be putting this in is large enough to hold a 150 so either will fit fine. Has anyone jumped both reserves? Which flies better? I am about 140 body weight at the moment. ( and for anyone who doesn't know me, I have 8000 jumps, several thousand crw jumps, and probably 6000 jumps on 7-cell squares :). I know PDs, tempos and smarts all fly better, but this is for an extra rig and I have these 2 (free!) choices available that I already own. Anyone jumped them both and have a preference? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #2 January 15, 2012 Hi Wendy! A buddy used his Cricket after a crw wrap about 3 years back. I saw his landing and it looked OK to me. He did a big flare, toggles right down - I know that as I have a photo. Can't recall exactly what the touchdown was like, but I don't recall any complaints. His weight has always been 180 or slightly more, so he was loading it heavily enough for a pre- PD-Reserve design. The numbers I've seen on canopy volumes show the MR 135 is quite a bit smaller than the Cricket (147) -- eg 305-315 in^3 vs. 365-385 on the Jump Shack volume list. (But Poynters says 350 for the Cricket as a reserve.) [Edit: changed to MR 135 numbers, not 120] The Cricket is also the next size down from the classic Firelite. Only did a few jumps on them but I thought they flew fine. Let's see what others remember about them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStewart 13 #3 January 15, 2012 Cricket The big ravens are nice but the small ones stall to easily But you are used to jumping Lightnings, they land shitty but at least they open hard. Onward and Upward! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #4 January 15, 2012 Mini- Cricket. The cricket is a 147 sq ft canopy. The Mini-Cricket is 130 sq ft. I have 4 rides with a Micro-Raven 135 of which one landing was on my back. I have two rides on a Mini-Cricket with both being stand up landings. All of the above was probably @ an exit weight of about 210-215lbs. Cheers, MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
