magicmx5 0 #1 January 7, 2002 Well, the year is new and I finally have my own canopy. I received my Hornet 190 and managed to make 3 jumps on it Saturday (4000, 7500, 9500). After all the horror stories I'd hear, I was pleasantly surprised. It was the sweetest opening all 3 times. It took about 800' to slowly inflate and put me comfortably under a canopy, 1000' for the subterminal hop 'n pop. I'm looking forward to many more jumps with the rig and some good times with all of the great people at Archway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #2 January 7, 2002 Hmmm.. first jump on your new canopy..... BEER!! I brought my "new" canopy home with me today.... a 1200+ jump Spectre 170 that I got for only $300! Opens nice, flies nice, lands great. Life is good...pull and flare,lisa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #3 January 7, 2002 Awww, thanks, Keith!And congrats on the canopy...I am glad that the openings are sweet.....now about those landings....love ya!Anne"It's not the heights that I am afraid of, it is the impact that bothers me." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloud9 0 #4 January 7, 2002 Hey Magic I dont know what horror stories youv'e heard but my hornet 150 opens sweet all the time. Good luck with your new rig!Lisa what a steal, I take that to mean you finally got back in the air, super hope that back holds up for you. I think you'll be surprised. I had a pretty hard opening on a Sabre after my surgery and I made out ok. I mean it hurt like hell and I don't jump Sabre's anymore but I walked away. Good luck with your new canopy and newly fused disc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirils 1 #5 January 7, 2002 Congrats...No better way to start the New Year!The Hornet is a great, reliable, well made chute. My DZ is in the middle of PD territory and you always catch flack over jumping PISA chutes. If they only knew... Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicmx5 0 #6 January 7, 2002 What, you didn't like the somersault. I meant to do that...really. I was working on style points. :)If you're not having fun, what's the point Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiataDRM 0 #7 January 7, 2002 I love my Hornet-170. I haven't heard anything bad about them...and mine hasn't showed me any bad characteristics. Speaking of learning to land! AYE**I'm a Pschydiver!Majdi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
