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Nitron

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Item:	Nitron
Manufacturer:	Precision Aerodynamics (1651 Hits)

Purpose:	Main
Shape	Elliptical
Cells	9
Fabric:	ZP

Description:
The Nitron (9-cell ZP elliptical) is Precision's version of the high-performance original design by Klaus Schenk that is marketed in Europe under the trade name of Nitro by the designer's company, Profile Research. The first time we jumped the Nitro, we knew immediately that we didn't want to compete with this remarkable canopy, we wanted to manufacture and market it by integrating it into the Ground Zero project.

Added: 2001-10-14 | Item ID: 268

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Nitron 170 loaded 1.3

Rated by: filioque (more about me) on 2008-06-18 09:19:19 (user reviews) Review ID:1997

Pros: Great openings, responsive on risers and toggles, quick custom order, price
Cons: None

At the time of this review, I have 200 jumps. I�ve jumped a mix of demos throughout my time skydiving. I have jumped a Manta, Sharpshooter, Cruislite, Falcon 235, PD 9 cell (210), Turbo Z (225), Sabre (210), Sabre 2 (190), Fusion (190), and Stiletto (190) . I bought a Nitron 170 (loaded at 1.3) to have a lot more fun, and learn swooping. I custom ordered my Nitron from the Skydive Store. I hooked it up, and set the brake lines with an extra inch of slack. Flight impressions (Comparison to a Stiletto 190): My first jump was a terminal opening at 7500ft to check it out. The openings on this canopy are wonderful, nice and soft, heading on every jump. Toggles turns are very responsive. I performed various control tests at altitude on toggles and risers, practised some flares, and intentionally stalled it a few times. Front riser pressure was very similar to a Stiletto. Recovery arc is just a bit longer than a Stiletto as well, and speed at neutral full flight is faster. Overall, it reminds me a lot of a Stiletto.

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

A Very Nice Stiletto Class Canopy

Rated by: outlawphx (more about me) on 2006-04-17 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1522

Pros: Great openings, responsive on risers and toggles, quick custom order, price
Cons: I would of liked a little logger recovery arc

Background: At the time of this review, I have 580 jumps. I�ve jumped a mix of demos throughout my time skydiving, but my canopy progression was: a Manta 288 (loaded at .75) for 100 jumps, a Nova 150 (loaded at 1.45) for 100 jumps before it was recalled, a Stiletto 150 (loaded at 1.5, since I weighed more back then) for 250 jumps, a nine year layoff because I got bored, and finally a Sabre2 150 (loaded at 1.4) for the last 90 jumps since coming back into the sport last year. I bought a Nitron 135 (loaded at 1.55) to continue to work on my swooping for a couple hundred jumps. My landings are usually either a 90 or 180 degree front riser carve to final based on traffic. Ordering and setup: I custom ordered my Nitron from the Skydive Store, and it took 6 weeks (which is pretty fast for any custom gear in this sport). I hooked it up, and set the brake lines with an extra inch of slack. I ended up letting about 3 inches out of my Sabre2 to keep from deflecting the tail while front risering. It turned out that the break settings on the Nitron starting deflecting the tail right at the break line setting mark, so I ended up letting out about 6 inches. Flight impressions (Comparison to my Sabre2 150): My first jump was a terminal opening at 7500ft to check it out. The first thing is that the openings on this canopy are wonderful. It opened nice and soft, while staying on heading on every jump I�ve made so far. I jump a top mounted video camera, so openings are important to me. Toggles turns are very responsive (it is an elliptical), and it was significantly quicker than my Sabre2. I did my various control tests at altitude on toggles and risers, practiced some flares, intentionally stalled it a few times, practiced dive arrests on toggles, used my Sunnto Observer to measure altitude lost in various types and lengths of turns, etc. Front riser pressure was very similar to my Sabre2, but it turned into the dive a little quicker. Recovery arc was very similar to my Sabre2 as well, and speed at neutral full flight felt a touch faster. I�ve just done double fronts and 90 degree front risers so far, and I�m getting about 10% more surf out of it. Overall, it reminded me a lot of my old Stiletto. Overall: I think this is going to be a great canopy for continuing to progress with swooping. I�ve done a few high opening jumps, and I�m continuing to do so to get familiar with it. I�m planning on grabbing one of the badass canopy coaches here in Eloy after another 25 jumps, because I want to be comfortable with the general flight characteristics before really wringing it out with a coach. I�ll post a follow up after that.

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Absolutely badass!!!

Rated by: mattjw916 (more about me) on 2006-01-04 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1460

Pros: consistent openings, stable in slow flight, mad flare power, light riser pressure, killer swoops
Cons: very slippery ZP, it's a Nitro knock-off, but much cheaper

My recent canopy history: Sabre2 190, Spectre 190, Safire 175, and Stiletto 150. After about 40 jumps on my brand-new Nitron I have to say I have no significant complaints about this canopy. I've lost some weight recently so I am only loading it at about 1.2 right now but even so it opens, flies, swoops, and lands beautifully. The riser pressure is relatively light and builds up predictably. Recovery arc is longer than a similarly sized "semi-elliptical" canopy making it a very good canopy to learn to swoop with when light to moderately loaded. Just don't go crazy until you wring it out up high first obviously, lest you desire a trip to the ER. I pro-pack the canopy and leave the nose alone, nothing special. I have had no opening issues whatsoever and jump camera 90% of the time as well now and found the openings to be soft and consistent. I'll probably buy a Nitro 150 for my next canopy though. They are more expensive than the Nitron, but they are the "real deal" and have had some improvements over the years that the Nitron doesn't.

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