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I suppose because it's much faster. Me too, but the Xfire openings were more comfortable for my taste.

I do not have much technical data to give you, but I know of two C207 Soloy and three C206 Soloy that are beeing operated at DZ I jump at. Never heard of any mechanical problem on any of those three 206. Heard of a lot of problems on both the 207, one had to stop operating for monthes in a row due to severe engine failures. Plus I think the 206 is a little faster.

I will!

Thanks! I was told it felt "big", but not that it was "slow". Coming from a Katana, despite the fact that I will load it much more, it might be a change. I'll try and see.

I'll do that, thanks. Might see you at the Xmas boogie by the way.

No, I don't know him personally, but I've heard he was an OK pilot. Seeing the prodigious number of answers I received, I guess not so many did try it...

UP! Hi, I'm interested in buying one, and could not get much information apart from the one the seller is giving me... Of course I'll demo before buying (It will have to be shipped), but I'm interested in any comment you might have, now it's been on the market for a few years. Thanks!

The 150 will be a good fit. I wouldn't recommend smaller. I had the same container and jumped for a (little) while a 135 after downsizing , with a very short loop. Had a lot of weird openings. Once I switched to an Atom 00, the same canopy opened much better...

Those are the FAI numbers for 2006: www.ffp.asso.fr/IMG/pdf/CTN_Annexe6.pdf I couldn't find the latest reports.

I go to the DZ, there is still a chance I might get a couple of jumps, and if not I can always give a canopy course in the classroom to the motivated students / novices who came anyway. And have a few beers.

Is your jump number accurate? I mean, do you jump a Sabre 2 loaded at 1.3 with a handcam at less than 40 jumps???

I still disagree... - Few people wearing camera use a rinsight. - A ringsight by itself is a distraction - A ringsight is a snag hazard Yes, but that means: 1- Learn to fly 2- Learn to fly well 3- Learn to fly with a camera 4- Learn to fly well with a camera 5- Install a ringsight on your helmet if you need it.

Hummm... You have a point, but I still think getting novices to use an audible too soon is... too soon. Many will rely on it even more if they got used to it early, and one day or another it will fail to beep. If the regular altimeter is their only mechanical tool, there is less probability they'll forget to look at it.

No no, just one not so good advice amongst very good ones.

+ 240 3 skydivers 703 jumps

I'm not sure it's such a good idea... You don't need a ringsight when you start jumping video (It's going to be crap anyway, so why bother?). I actually have never seen anybody using a ringsight with only a GoPro on the head. It's just one more thing to make the novices focus on their shot rather than on their safety once they have a camera. So why make them wear a ringsight first?

If only that were true! No kidding, I was going to say, that was not the kind of marriage that I was in. You mean my fiance will stop putting out once we get married??? Shit. This isnt cool. Or you will stop... Well, that's my experience anyway. Married, divorced and remarried. Great sex each time until... The wedding night! After that, an occasional lay but nothing sexy anymore... Gonna have to divorce again, I guess. Are there here married or divorced women who could explain us, married or divorced guys, why many of you stop being sexually pro active once married? Is it that you forced yourselves before and do not feel the need once the guy is hooked, is it hormonal, is it that once married you psychologically change your part from lover to mum? I know it doesn't happen with everybody, but there sure is a trend...

My dear Rob, I already corrected you on that one in another thread : Small handles are banned everywhere in France, at all times. But your point is still valid.

Main: Katana 107 Reserve: Techno 115. It flies so slowly compared to my main it feels much bigger.

I think you're talking about a Free Fly handle here.

"Yeah, but my [overloaded for my experience] Sabre 2 isn't a high performance canopy (Proof: I always stand up my landings). Anyway, I never fly close to another canopy, and I know I must not make a low turn, what was this guy thinking by the way?"

Must be a brand thing then... For me, Deep brakes on the Katana. Rear risers on the Crossfire. I can't say I tried everything in all the possible conditions, though.

Some canopies respond better to rears, other to breaks, in that kind of situation. Depends if you're upwind or downwind as well. What works on all canopies is to "make yourself small" to reduce drag.

As it has been written here, trying to correct the opening might (Or will on a highly loaded elliptical) give you line twists. My experience: - On a Crossfire loaded at 1.8, I used to try to control the opening by using harness and risers. Not that my openings were bad, but I think I was bored because they were long... I had from time to time (1 out of 10 maybe) an off heading opening, but nothing really violent or problematic. Until someone looked at my openings and told me to just "follow the flow" instead of fighting it. I haven't had an off heading opening since. - On a Katana, same WL: I wasn't really comfortable during the first openings, had the feeling the canopy wanted to spin while searching. So bad habits came back and I tried to control it, what resulted in a very violent spin and a cutaway on the 10th jump. Looking at the video afterwards, it was obvious that the canopy was opening normally, and the very moment my hand starts to pull (Very gently) on the riser opposite to the turn, the canopy twists and dives like crazy. So now I just let it open, and, instead of trying to fight it, I follow it where it wants to go. I just try to keep the same pressure on both sides of the harness (What means not to do anything most of the times) and keep my hands on the risers spreading (And not pulling!) them very very gently apart to avoid line twists. My openings are now very good, with an occasional (1 out of 30?) 90°. So, my advice: Just follow your canopy, don't fight it, by staying even in the harness (What for me means keeping the same pressure on both leg straps and not touching the risers). Of course, it starts with a good body position when pitching.

OK. so do some canopy pilots. As Ian just wrote, you cannot compare ten/fifteen years of intensive training (Starting as a child) with a few hours (You know for a beginner skydiver hours of coaching is a lot) starting at 20... Not saying coaching is useless of course, I think tou have to slightly adapt the rules to each individual, but here you're comparing oranges with apples.