alexey 6 #1 July 29, 2002 Does VX really hard risers and shitti opened canopy? I want to buy crossbraced canopy, and now search for opinions....Lexa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #2 July 29, 2002 I didn't mind the riser pressure on my VX at all, but I know people who bitch about it. I never had my VX spin on me, but I didn't like the way it surged on opening. It would sort of "jump" forward on opening. About half the time, it would do it so hard the lines would go slack. Still, I liked the main. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #3 July 29, 2002 Did you try deepening the brakes to dampen the opening surge? This is an honest question. That's how I would deal with it on one of my canopies, but I've never (and probably never will) jumped anything that high performance, and I was wondering if it doesn't work there for some reason. Opening surge and forward speed are two of my personal topics of greatest interest.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #4 July 29, 2002 Nah, it's not that it would jump forward and start hauling ass (like an Icarus tandem main). Any deeper setting on it and I believe it would have spun up. It wasn't a hard opening by any means. It would just jump forward, then settle down. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #5 July 30, 2002 i had a 72 vx, i really loved the way it flew, but i hated the openings. if you like a stiffer opening, then your would love it. the riser pressure is stiff, but it's no worse than any other cross braced that i've jumped(vx, fx, and velocity) later blue sky's and long swoops kelly "hook low, flare late...........dirt, tumble, dirt............ouch" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #6 July 30, 2002 yes very hard riser pressure so it is good to be accurate on your set up. Mine (VX 97) opens very soft (my FX is brisk) but it does dance around a surge forward"Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexey 6 #7 July 31, 2002 How hard? Like Sabre? Stiletto? with what windload?Lexa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #8 July 31, 2002 FX risers hard like stilleto, open hard, loading 2.0 VX risers harder than stilleto, opens soft, loading 2.2"Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsoutar 0 #9 September 24, 2002 I've got an FX114 loaded at 1.9 and finally love the openings. Trick was to reduce my zero p pilot chute size down to 21" and the bridle to 5' (on a pull out system!). A lot of our team guys jump VX's and would prefer my openings. They seem happier now that they are psycho-bagging them and tucking the stabilisers between the lines during packing. Try out a few and see. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
