nicotrico

It's a damn fine canopy. Very responsive when you want it to be (toggle,front, rear, harness), but if you want to hang out while the others jostle for position in the pattern, it'll do that quite happily. Only had nice openings so far (OK, one line twist but that was my fault). Medium-ish recovery arc (more towards the shorter side of medium). IMO it handles better in turbulent conditions (compared to the Safire 2 and Sabre 2 which I've flown). Not sure if that's down to that "powerband" spanning the nose, but I'm definitely more comfortable with this canopy when it gets bumpy than the others mentioned. I like it, I think if you have the chance to demo one, go for it. thanks for that

It's a damn fine canopy. Very responsive when you want it to be (toggle,front, rear, harness), but if you want to hang out while the others jostle for position in the pattern, it'll do that quite happily. Only had nice openings so far (OK, one line twist but that was my fault). Medium-ish recovery arc (more towards the shorter side of medium). IMO it handles better in turbulent conditions (compared to the Safire 2 and Sabre 2 which I've flown). Not sure if that's down to that "powerband" spanning the nose, but I'm definitely more comfortable with this canopy when it gets bumpy than the others mentioned. I like it, I think if you have the chance to demo one, go for it. thanks for that

Interesting post - worth following because there seems to be very little info around on the Safire 3 www.blueskysuits.com