anghitman

Thanks for all your replys. It seems I have no choice bu to send it back to the manufacturer. Yes, the lower line broke. The other steering line is not in good shape as well. But with the suspension lines, I think I coudl still get around 200 jumps more from the looks of it. We do not usually get to do many jumps here in the Philippines (4-5 jumps weekend only) so i think I could still stretch its life.

I have a Monarch 155 that needs break line replacement. Just broke one steering line during a jump. Is is possible to just buy a set of replacement steering lines? Where can I get one? Can this be attached by our local rigger? Your reply would be greatly appreciated! Blue Skies

I've had approximately 100 jumps on my ZPO-130 with a current loading of around 1.4 now. I should have upgraded to a bigger size since I already exceeded the manufacturers limit. I used to weigh 140lbs 2 years ago but now I've grown to 160lbs. I would say this is a fast canopy for me. It eats up a lot of altitude during turns. I can churn out nice swoops from this one. Before, when my loading was still around 1.1:1 I can land this canopy nicely with stragiht-in approaches. Now, I can get nice long swoops coming out of a conservative 90 degrees front riser carving turns. Openings are a bit hard but bearable. I just had to replace the standard risers to a shorter one (4" shorter) since the canopy "bow ties" with long toggle inputs because of its high aspect ratio. I've had several stalls at the last part of my swoop whenever I try to squeeze out more flare when i used to jump it the standard length risers. My ZPO is a keeper for me since it still looks as well as flies great and is also very easy to pack because of the F-111 ribs. This could have been a faster parachute if only installed with a semi-closed front lip just like the sabres.