AiRpollUtiOn 0 #1 August 26, 2002 Took my new Stiletto up for a few rides this weekend, love it!!! I was flying a Sabre 150 but I hated te openings, especially with extra camera weigt on my head. I would always pack it exactly the same, with good openings, but about every 25 jumps it would be like: pull, 1,32 millisecond delay, bammmmm For this reason I was planning on buying a used Stiletto or Specre 135, but after seeing some guys bounce over the last few weeks, I decided to go for a 150, which I load at about 1.3 . Used Spectres aren't too easy to find out here, but Stiletto's... plenty. I got one with about 700 jumps on it, relined about 100 jumps ago. Openings are sweeeeeettttt!!!!!!!!!! Flying: much more agressive and fun! Swoops, or attempts at: non applicable for the moment, but once I get to know this canopy I think it 'll do allright, OK, smaller canopies might be faster and get longer surf, but I think my legs and spine are quite happy with this choice."Don't make me come down there" - God. My site:http://www.skystudio.nl/video.html Some of my vids: http://www.youtube.com/user/TomSkyStudio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #2 September 9, 2002 Have you tried demo'ing anything from icarus ? if you like the stilleto openings you would love the opening on a crossfire ! Also with a crossfire you could probably go down to that 139 range because they seem to fly a little bit bigger than stilleto's (meaning not as twitchy) but n-e-waze , just a thought Blue skies , Long swoops kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #3 September 9, 2002 Not as twitchy? The crossfire2 is twitchy as hell.. That is one thing I like about it so much!! Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AiRpollUtiOn 0 #4 September 9, 2002 Have tried out spectres, contrails, cobalts, springo and onyx (the last one just to tell a friend how I liked it) Liked the cobalt, but they aren't really in the second-hand market out here. The springo was a bit weird... Liked the spectre very much! Took the Stiletto because I liked the test-jumps, and because it was available at a reasonable price. I'll probably be buying a second rig next year, by that time I'll do looooaaaaads of canopy testing to figure outwhat I want, the Stiletto 150 will give me a chance to build up some experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 September 9, 2002 Can we fly the ONYX yet??? Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zyzko 0 #6 September 10, 2002 QuoteCan we fly the ONYX yet??? Rhino At my DZ you can :) But it is not the one made by Atair. I don't remember the manufacturer right now and Google search turned out nothing, but I think the manufacturer was European. The canopy is basicly a Sabre rip-off, with IMHO quite poor flight charasterictics, the flare is "strange", it feels as the steering lines were made of something elastic..."pull the toggle...wait...wait...now something is happening....". Didn't like it at all. (135 loaded at about 1.1). -Kari Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #7 September 10, 2002 >I don't remember the manufacturer right now and Google search turned out >nothing, but I think the manufacturer was European. Creatively called "Onyx parachute shop" according to www.utti.org/sanasto/o.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites swoopfrog 0 #8 September 10, 2002 >Creatively called "Onyx parachute shop" according to www.utti.org/sanasto/o.htm right! that canopy was (I don't think it still is) made by Parachute shop, a French manufacturer. They are still making a container called Vectra. (nothing to see with the Atair cross braced ) The onyx is a square 9 cell, an early 90's old school design. I don't like it 'coz the opening is like pull&bammm and the flare abilities are not even average. It's just a small step up from the Parachute de France Merit. That is say: forget it Alain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites swoopfrog 0 #9 September 10, 2002 here we are: http://www.parachute-shop.com/eng/principales.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AiRpollUtiOn 0 #10 September 16, 2002 The one I jumped was in this Vectra harness. A lot of work had been done on slider and brake set up to soften the openings, as they were pull & bammm on the first couple of jumps, and the owner needed about four days of spinal recovery to get ready for the next weekend skydiving. The openings were still pull & auch for me, but the owner told me that they were great in relation to the openings he had at first. As for the steering part, very very tame, and the flare... yeah well.... The fabric is very funny, it's like a very cheap imitation op zero-p, has a very strange feel when packing. If you're planning on buying an Onyx, I have only one advise: DON'T!!! see you laters alligatorzzzzzzzz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
swoopfrog 0 #8 September 10, 2002 >Creatively called "Onyx parachute shop" according to www.utti.org/sanasto/o.htm right! that canopy was (I don't think it still is) made by Parachute shop, a French manufacturer. They are still making a container called Vectra. (nothing to see with the Atair cross braced ) The onyx is a square 9 cell, an early 90's old school design. I don't like it 'coz the opening is like pull&bammm and the flare abilities are not even average. It's just a small step up from the Parachute de France Merit. That is say: forget it Alain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swoopfrog 0 #9 September 10, 2002 here we are: http://www.parachute-shop.com/eng/principales.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AiRpollUtiOn 0 #10 September 16, 2002 The one I jumped was in this Vectra harness. A lot of work had been done on slider and brake set up to soften the openings, as they were pull & bammm on the first couple of jumps, and the owner needed about four days of spinal recovery to get ready for the next weekend skydiving. The openings were still pull & auch for me, but the owner told me that they were great in relation to the openings he had at first. As for the steering part, very very tame, and the flare... yeah well.... The fabric is very funny, it's like a very cheap imitation op zero-p, has a very strange feel when packing. If you're planning on buying an Onyx, I have only one advise: DON'T!!! see you laters alligatorzzzzzzzz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
