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5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Great canopy for an intermediate-advanced wooper

Rated by: teknik on 2009-11-04 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Crossfire 2 in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Amazing openings, light riser pressure, good swoops and flare power
Cons: none - for now... (crosses fingers)

Bought a used Xfire2 109 (loaded at 1.7) after having read the DZ.com reviews and having heard almost no complaints from other skydivers that have tried the canopy before.

I have over 700 jumps and have done the past 400 on a Stiletto 150. I loved the responsiveness of the canopy but hated the way the canopy would flatten out as soon as I'd let go of a riser even after 270s/360s. Openings were a bit heratic as well. But still a great canopy.

The Crossfire 2 109 I've been jumping since opens, flies, and lands like a dream.

Openings:
In the 20+ jumps I've done, I've had only one 90ų off heading opening. I've dumped it a couple times while tracking and openings were still fine.
The opening sequence might be a little longer than on other canopies, but the comfort is well worth it. My back is already thanking me.

Flight:
Since I'm used to stilettos, the xfire feels a lot less twitchy, but you can still accomplish very deep fast turns or slow flat turns when needed. In deep brakes, the canopy is still very responsive even in high winds. Coming home from long spots is quite comfortable as well since riser pressure is really light.

Landings:
Riser pressure starts really building up after 360 turns with no harness input. If combining riser + harness input, you can make it spiral forever. The canopy is quite ground hungry but still leaves a good margin to bail out. Toggles are very responsive and the canopy has tons of flare power before shutting down.

All in all, the greatest canopy I've tried yet. I'd recommend it to any person that has gear on his head and wants a consistent and fun canopy to perfect their swooping skills.

Thanks for reading,
Taï

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(Review ID:2147)

4 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

xfire 2

Rated by: jbrinkman on 2009-03-05 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Crossfire 2 in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Everything
Cons: NONE

Im loading mine at 1.7 and its really fun. Used to fly a safire 2 and the openings are just as good. I think all that crap about off heading openings that "some" people complain about dont know what they are talking about. I dont pack meticulously. I flake, quarter, wrap the tail around the nose and roll it a few times then lay that B^#$% on the ground and shove it into the bag. MOST of my openigs are great, everyonce in a while i have an off heading or line twist but it was probably due to positioning. You cant ask for too much, I mean a parachute isnt always goingto come out of the bag perfectly straight.Anyways, I highly reccomend it.

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(Review ID:1999)

7 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

Crossfire Openings

Rated by: Stiletto5 on 2008-06-21 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Crossfire 2 in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: long recovery arch
Cons: openings

I fully agree with the above positive comments. I only ask myself, whether I do something wrong as the openings of my x-fire 119 loaded at 1.6 are no as good as descibed by others. Yes they are soft, with a long snivel - very much comparable to my previous Stiletto 135. After about 65 jumps now I still don't get constant on heading openings. During the long snivel it starts dancing left and right to end up randomly on one side after a final quick strike. About 40 of those jumps I let it be packed by very experienced packers. Some of those openings even resulted in line twists. My own packjs were generally better. Since I have it very much focus on my body position, making sure that it is not me causing this.

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(Review ID:1858)

7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

Crossfire 2

Rated by: BMFin on 2007-08-23 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Crossfire 2 in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Openings, overall performance
Cons: Some might think opens too slow

Opens really nice. Not 100% on heading but enough anyway. I have dumped it leading an atmo dive and I think I could dump it even headdown..

I love the way how the canopy feels really solid, much more rigid than most 9 cells, due to the partially closed nose.

I think this is an exellent canopy for learning to swoop and moving to xbraced.

Xfire2 also has really good bottomend lift that allows you to just step down at the end..

I load mine about 1.7, but I think the sweet spot would be a little higher..

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