rhino 0 #1 March 14, 2002 Any updates on the performance of the Xaos? Should be alot more jumps on them now than the last posts.. I'm curious.Blue Skies and Smooth Rides!! http://www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #2 March 14, 2002 they wont be as safe as tri's...... sorry, couldnt resist..... RemsterMuff 914 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #3 March 14, 2002 You are so bad !! :)Blue Skies and Smooth Rides!! http://www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eames 0 #4 March 14, 2002 I've had mine for 100+ jumps now and I love it. It's a 98 loaded at 2.35. My second one comes in on the 22nd. Toggle turns are smooth, predictable, and whatever speed you want them to be. Hardly any oversteer. Rear riser turns are pretty fast. Not much oversteer without brakes set, and a bit with the brakes still set. Harness turns are easily achieved, and build gradually. They're great for coming out of a front riser carve. A little oversteer with the brakes still set. Front risers are very light, very smooth, and predictable. Corrections using front risers are possible even during the latter half of a 360. Dives very steeply, of course the faster the turn the steeper the dive. It dives for a long time... I can easily take up a 800+ feet with a carving 360, leaving the last few hundred feet for it to come out of the dive naturally. The toggle flare is very powerful and if you don't abuse it, you can get some pretty long swoops. I found that carving it is really fun and easy. I've been able to get 80+ degree carves and still have enough left to put it back over my head, slow it down and slide off the landing. Rear riser flares are pretty touchy and make it really easy to stall. But if you've gauged your dive and recovery arc right, and you're careful with them, you can get some really fast, long swoops. The openings have been awesome. Predictable, gradual, and smooth. I'd compare it to a Spectre opening, except a little faster and the Xaos starts inflating right away. They're generally within 30 degrees of my heading, the worst I've had was a 180 (which has happened maybe twice, probably my fault). I had line twists once (I was trying out a new packer): it just flew strait while I kicked out of them. No problem. It is also really good on long spots when I release the brakes and spread the rear risers. I can't quite float with, say, a Stiletto 135 in brakes, but I'd pull so far ahead of it with my forward speed, that it easily makes up for the (slight) additional loss in altitude. I would like to get a few jumps on some Velocitys and VXs for comparison. Any, that's JMHO.Jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 March 14, 2002 Cooo.. Thanks for the scoop..Blue Skies and Smooth Rides!! http://www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMissy 0 #6 March 14, 2002 You oughtta be able to get one for free if you can collect enough of those $100 coupons from people who won't buy their products.The Tiki FreakSky World Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #7 March 14, 2002 Maybe if I sew the coupons together I can make one??Blue Skies and Smooth Rides!! http://www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #8 March 16, 2002 Anyone else in here jumped a Xaos??Semper Fi !!!!!http://www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirils 1 #9 March 16, 2002 I have been jumping a 108 Xaos-21. Ditto what Eames said.One big complaint about elipticals is screwy openings and line twists. It is amazing how this canopy opens so gently and stays on-heading. I had 2 twists on opening once and they corrected without my intervention, and the canopy stayed on heading! This is a significant advancement in design.Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
