I'm looking into the purchase of new gear finally after 10 years in the sport. My first was a Saber 170 1993 mfg date. Between flying airplanes, paragliders and skydiving I've only accumulated 200 jumps and I consider myself a conservative pilot. I once demoed a Nitron 150 and didn't notice too much difference from my 170.
I need some helpful advice from those in the know:
I weigh in at 170 and I'm looking into velocitiy and xaos. I would prefer to not go any smaller than a 135 or MAYBE a 120.
With that said..help me out. Do these canopies only perform well at high loads or would a consevate pilot with smaller loads do okay? Now, which canopy?