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Skydiving Gear and Equipment: Main and Reserve Parachutes: Parachutes de France : Electra : Reviews

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(Review ID:1888)

9 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

Electra 170
Rated by: wingdings on 2007-10-26 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Electra in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Reliable,good, on heading openings
Cons: Initially hard to pack

Since buying my Electra 170 I've fallen in love with it. It's openings are extremely reliable and soft, on heading. The only harder opening I had was when I packed badly and managed to twist my front & rear risers (yikes!) However the canopy still flew incredibly well & landed me softly. The flare characteristics are fantastic and toggle inputs are very responsive. Collapsible slider is a doddle. I receive constant compliments on the canopy as well as the Atom Legend container. Initially getting the canopy into the bag was a real sweat but with time & practice this has become no problem & packing anything else now seems sooo easy. Love it to bits!!

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(Review ID:1878)

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

You found your first rig
Rated by: Floflo on 2007-10-04 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Electra in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Perfect for learning
Cons: Front risers

I've been using an Electra 170 for my last 100 jumps (I have 250). I chose it after having tried almost 10 different models.
What I love about it is that it allows you to do pretty much anything (OK, you won't swoop for a hundred yards...)feeling secure. It is very forgiving when you learn to flare: you always have some power left even if your last turn was too low...
For the cons, you need good biceps to use your front risers at every jump... And you really learn to pack! But once you're used to it it's nothing terrible!

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(Review ID:1764)

5 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

The best I've jumped so far
Rated by: farberg on 2007-03-16 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Electra in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Extremely responsive, easy packing, good landings, good flight characteristics
Cons: None discovered after 70 jumps

After jumping a Sabre1 and quite some F-111 only canopies I did a demo jump with an Electra 150 (wingload 1.1). After the first jump I was convinced and bought it. Very soft and on headings openings (around 300m) which is probably due to the large but easily collapsible slider. The canopy is very responsive even "normal" turns are a charm and only rarely make use of the front risers.

I've only seen them very seldom in Germany yet but I would recommend the canopy for any intermediate pilot.

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(Review ID:1014)

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Electra 190
Rated by: syntax on 2004-07-12 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Electra in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Extremely responsive,especially doring flare
Cons: Does seem harder to pack though not impossible.

I'm 89kg and jump an electra 190.I've only got 55 jumps but feel really safe amd secure under this canopy.I find it really resposive during turns and it recovers fairly quickly.The best thing about this canopy is the flare.You can feel yourself slowing right down even as soon as you start pulling down.Another thing I have noticed is that when I do practice flares and bring my hands up quickly, you dont get that surging sinking feeling. Just a nice gentle recovery which suits me fine!

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(Review ID:685)

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

Electra is an excellent canopy
Rated by: Costyn on 2003-04-20 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Electra in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Soft, on heading opening. Good flying characteristics. Forgiving.
Cons: Hybrid ZP/F111 canopy

I jump an Electra 170 at a windloading of 1.2. It is a very good intermediate canopy to jump after one is off student status and is allowed to buy their own gear.

The Electra is a well behaved, stable canopy. Good flare characteristics. A relatively flat glide slope and excellent half brakes distance capabilities (it'll get you back from a bad spot). The recovery arc is fairly short, what you'd expect from an intermediate canopy. Toggle and front riser weight fairly heavy but responsive. Again characteristics of an intermediate canopy.

A down point is that the bottom skin is made of F111 fabric. I guess therefore it wouldn't last as long as a fully ZP canopy.

Another down point is that you can't get custom colors. They have stock canopies in various nice color schemes from which you can choose, though. The canopy looks very nice from the ground though, with the "smiley" in front.

All in all I highly recommend it as an intermediate canopy.

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(Review ID:674)

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

electra 170
Rated by: deepblue on 2003-04-02 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Electra in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: very easy to control. Good landings as easy to flare. Nice price new.
Cons: eratic openings if packed in a hurry. awkward to pack.

since this is my first owned rig I don't have much to compare it to. However every one thats packed it say's it's a pain to pack. I agree. Compared to a similar size and age sabre its awfull to pack. I have had about 25% off heading openings since using it but it always opens, sometimes too fast.
On the good side, i can agree with the sales pitch, it's a great way to discover performance canopies. Even after a couple of uses i was maxing out the brake lines and doing 360's and never felt unsecure.

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(Review ID:610)

9 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

Electra
Rated by: Chantal on 2002-11-14 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Electra in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

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Hallo,
Ik heb een Electra 190 gekocht en ben er echt super blij mee. Ik heb er nu 5 sprongen mee. En ik hoop er nog een heleboel mee te maken.
De Electra is echt een aanrader.
groetjes

Chantal

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