CygnusX-1

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  1. CygnusX-1
    The porter sucks.... I'll jump out of the Otter or Skyvan anyday over the porter. I won't argue that it is quick, but in my opinion it is too cramped. Call me crazy but I perfer to do at least some type of gear check before exit and you can't do that when you shoe-horn 10 people into a porter.
  2. CygnusX-1
    The one thing that wasn't mentioned here yet is get used to clearing closed end cells. About 80% of my openings have had closed end cells - no real big deal, this canopy flies fine on 7 cells. As far as hard openings: mind your packing. I've has some incredibly soft openings with mine, but it has also knocked the s**t out of me too. Luckily I was over a wooded area and it landed harmlessly on a bird’s head. My biggest complaint is with a 0.92 wing loading, it turns very slowly. But I think that is also good if you are just starting to learn. You won't find yourself horizontal with the canopy. Look at my stats (my low # of jumps) and take what I have written for what it's worth....