I had an account deleted it also becuase of the BS that is spewed here. I do not mean the advice or knowledge, I am talking about people being rude, hypocritical, and stopming on anyone with a question. The info mostly given is 99% great. Some of you need to ease up on people here you dont know them, most of the time, and if you did you wouldn't say some of the insulting things you say.
That said - Airborne the Xaos 21 is a good choice for your entry into crossbraced, everything else is too much. Maybee the neos but i think the xaos 21 is an easier canopy to manage.
I say wait till you get better with your crossfire and that bright orange one. lol I know you and have seen you swoop and your are doing very well. Your very comfortable on the crossfire and you land it well. The xaos 21 isnt a crossfire but it isnt a velo either. i would say right now you can fly one no problem but you would do better to improve on your crossfire and the smaller one the orange one.
Under loading it isnt a problem and at 1.7-1.8 your not under loading but your not going to get the performance out of it. Yes laoded 1.8 it will out swoop your crossfire.
So your doing good, I know your safe, dont change anything just get better. Your goal by the end of the year a xaos 21 is very possible.
By the way I know Airborne a bit. He is a good dude, he will do anything for ya and actually you get him drinking and he is one crazy funny mo-fo, he is the funniest craziest asses at his dz. Partying with him is nuts. He is also not a big mouth but a very safe, humble, and good flyer. He is great on the medical end and he is there when some gets hurt. The guy is so smart he should have been a Doctor ( I thought he was ) He is a family guy, former Airborne Ranger danger recon jumpmaster or something of the sort, and he is a former Black Belt Tournament fighter. He has some neck disease ( which will interfere with his jumping from time to time ) so he doesnt do any of the martial art stuff anymore he says.
The one thing I can say is he is a Artist his videos and editing rock. I have never seen anyone shoot a and edit a video like he does. The style and creativity of his vids are great. He makes dvd's of his work and he gives them out.
Like I said I know him a bit and can vouch for his character. You do not really know who people are on here. Best to treat everyone with respect. If you swoop into the ground you would be lucky to have Airborne there until ems arrives.
Scott
