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Skydiving Gear and Equipment: Main and Reserve Parachutes: Precision Aerodynamics : Falcon : Reviews

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(Review ID:2045)

11 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

Falcon 215
Rated by: coldsteel on 2008-08-17 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Falcon in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Precise landings,easy to pack, nice openings,price
Cons: None, given this is a F-111 1990's 9-cell design

I put 6 jumps on a Falcon 215 before I pass in on to my son and daughter who just got their A license. I think this is a legitimate choice for a "first canopy" or "transition canopy" for several reasons. First it's easy to pack compared to snot-slippery, frustrating ZP canopies. It's relatively easy to slip this puppy into a Javelin J-4 bag, and I stuggled to put a new FCI Sentry 210 and PD Silhouette 210 in the same container. Secondly the Falcon 215, loaded 1:1, zips right along with the similarly loaded non-elliptical ZP designs. Flying today, I experienced a full blown, breath-taking but controllable, dynamic stalls at altitude that ZP's won't do, and deeply braked turns were accompanied by very interesting accelerated stall behavior that you won't see with similar ZP's. At the bottom end of the dive, I found that I could accuratly do standups in the hoola hoop target that I just glided over with ZP's. The flare was just fine. This is not a serious disc stomping accuracy parachute but I wouldn't hesitate to do "Demo Accuracy" into a tight DZ with it.

Did I mention that this canopy opens nice and soft without snivelling? I use the standard Precision "psycho pack" techique and it works well. I have also flat packed the canopy with similar success. Precision built the canopy that I jumped to military standards, Dacron lines and bullet-proof canopy construction.

Finally, George Galloway at Precision has a nice supply of these silver brutes that he built for a foreign military. You might be able to get a great deal on one! These canopies would make excellent student canopies and are easy for a student to pack.

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(Review ID:1744)

5 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

Falcon 150 - 500 jumps, dom 1990
Rated by: mangledspoon on 2007-02-15 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Falcon in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: It was cheap?
Cons: flare sucks, openings suck

I bought a Falcon 150 canopy with almost 500 jumps on it, and initially it seemed to fly ok - I did eight test jumps before buying it.
With time and experience I've discovered that openings are almost ALWAYS very brisk (to the point I've stopped looking up after opening because it hurts) unless I roll the nose a lot... and then the openings still suck but are at least not as painful.
My landings aren't great on it either, I've been told this is due to the canopy not me... the flare in it sucks.

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(Review ID:1527)

21 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

Falcon, an ideal starter canopy
Rated by: 377 on 2006-04-22 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Falcon in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Very good flight characteristics, great flare too.
Cons: F111 instead of ZP fabric

Falcons fly a lot like Triathlons, very stable and predictable. Falcons have a surprisingly strong flare for an F 111 canopy. Construction quality is just flat out superb, very neat sewing on every single point, even bartacks are cosmetically perfect. The quality may be one reason Falcons seem to last so long and still fly and open well. If you cannot afford a Triathlon, buy a Falcon for your first canopy. You will not be disappointed. Used Falcons in great shape regularly sell in the 300-400 dollar price range.

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(Review ID:1244)

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

Falcon 175
Rated by: LilZilla on 2005-03-30 (user profile) (user reviews)

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Pros: easy openings and fun to fly
Cons: none

For a first canopy this is not a bad deal. I began jumping my falcon 175 after 40 jumps and loved it. It performed very well in the sky and was very fun to fly. Compared to those huge student status canopies, this canopy flies a little quicker and performs alittle more agressively but still remains to be very forgiving. My exit weight is about 195 lbs. and exceeded the max. weight limit on that canopy by about 20 lbs. For me, the landings where a little hard. Although, in 10 - 15 mhp winds, I've had some of the best landings I had ever had with that canopy. Overall, I was very pleased with the canopy and had a lot of fun while jumping it.

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(Review ID:1091)

16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

Overall a decent canopy fun to fly
Rated by: nicksoccer20 on 2004-10-09 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Falcon in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Good glide, strong flare
Cons: Openings brisk, uncomfortable

My falcon 215 tends to open fast. Not realy hard just fast a little uncomfortable. Not painfull so I guess I can't complain to much but no matter how much I role the nose it opens the same way each time. It is nice to land compared to my last canopy a 7 cell. Overall a decent canopy fun to fly reliable and a strong flare for a f111 canopy.

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(Review ID:519)

3 of 14 people found the following review helpful:


Rated by: Stacy on 2002-05-08 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Falcon in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Much more glide and forward speed than my paracommander!! flare is a lot better too. I find it much easier to get back from a long spot with the falcon than a T-10.

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(Review ID:243)

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

I trust it enough to use a Falcon 195 as a Reserve.
Rated by: Otto Kiehl on 2000-11-29 (user profile) (user reviews)

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I owned a Falcon 235 which I bought used with about 400 jumps on it when I had about 120 jumps. At the time I weighed about 200. It took me a while to learn to land it on no-wind days, but I never had a hard opening, the worst was an occassioinal 90 - 180 twist (flatpacked - usually quickly). That canopy has Dacron lines, which may have something to do with the soft openings. When I moved to a Batwing about 450 jumps later, I sold it with a lot of regret. That same canopy is now on its fourth owner, each having put about 400 jumps on it. As far as I know the total now is roughly 1500 with ZERO malfunctions and even more amazing, still the original lines. I trust it enough to use a Falcon 195 as a Reserve. Nuff said.

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(Review ID:242)

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

I enjoyed jumping the Falcon
Rated by: Eric Briscoe on 2000-06-16 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Falcon in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

I started jumping a Falcon 175 when I had 220 jumps. My exit weight was 2lb below the recommended maximum. I enjoyed jumping the Falcon and found it able to deal with all the jumping conditions I subjected it to, including some very tight and marginal display jumps. I found it easy to pack, and able to take all manner of trashy pack-jobs and open reliably. I continued to jump it for a further 550 jumps, before upgrading to a Sabre 150.

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