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Springo

Item: Springo 
Manufacturer: Parachutes de France   (902 Hits)
Purpose: Main 
Shape Elliptical 
Cells 9 
Fabric: ZP 
   

Description:
SPRINGO has been designed in the spirit of gliding sports i.e. Surf, Windsurf, and Snowsurf. SPRINGO is more than a canopy. It is a whole concept that has its own philosophy: freedom to act, speed, vivacity, and remarkable landing control.

Added: 2001-01-15 | Item ID: 49


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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Springo 140
Rated by: cummon (more about me) on 2005-11-10 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1423

Pros: Sweet sweet sweet
Cons: No such thing with a Springo

I’ve been jumping a Springo 140 for a while now..... Guess you have heard this all before but nothing else I can say...GREAT openings, nice smooth turns, can get good speed in flight, flare is amazing! All in All if ur looking at buying a Springo you will no be disappointed!!!!

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Good canopy for everything except swooping.
Rated by: iGGy (more about me) on 2003-10-06 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:788

Pros: Openings, in-flight characteristics.
Cons: Way too short recovery arc

Background: Started jumping a Springo 140 loaded at 1.4 at about 220 jumps up untill I had 350 jumps. The openings are really nice and consistent, using about ~700 ft, not as much snivel as a Stiletto, but the slider comes down real nice and slow. You can make the canopy open 90 degrees off-heading to either side using harness inputs troughout the opening. It's trimmed fairly flat, and using brakes you can stay up in the air forever. It's very responsive to toggles input, more so than a similarely sized Stilletto. The only thing I dislike with the Springo is it's recovery arc, which is very short, making it a lot more difficult to gain enough speed for a good swoop, even with 270degrees hook turns. If you want to swoop/learn swooping I would not recommend Springo... every other part of the canopy's characteristics are great.

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Sprigo a year around adventure
Rated by: loamlie (more about me) on 2001-09-20 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:390

Have been jumping my 140sq.f. for over two years now, in all kind of temp's (winter like summer) from Bjorli, Norway (up to -20'C at 10000f) to Perris Valley and Quincy, US (hot like h#"$ below 15000f). It's like a Porche 911, safe, smoth and nice - and a heck of a ride if YOU like to have a rodeo. My one and only choice - for lifetime! Lars Oscar Heer Amlie Lesja Skydive Club, Norway

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