JohnnyZ 0 #1 March 7, 2005 Does anybody know if Icarus ever started using a better quality logo material on their canopies? My last crossfire2's logo's were cracking and peeling at 100 jumps. You'd think they would have fixed that problem by now. John Z. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck 0 #2 March 7, 2005 Don't think so because better logos is one of the selling features of Jim Slaton's Icarus NZ project. Just think of it as fashionable - kinda like how you can't buy a pair of jeans these days that aren't already faded and frayed. Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #3 March 7, 2005 Icarus is no longer using the older labels. They are now using a dyed label that does not fade. Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyZ 0 #4 March 8, 2005 I was hoping so... I've got a CF2 129 on the way. Thanks for the info. John Z. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #5 March 8, 2005 Pardon my ignorance, but why does it matter? Is it because canopies are such big-ticket items you expect the logo to not peel off? Or does it bother you in some other way? I don't mean that in a bad way, I'm just asking what your feelings are. I tend to keep my canopy in my bag so much I only really notice my 60% peeled-off Hornet logo for a couple minutes while I'm packing. (Now, the 99% peeled-off orange measures and warnings label, that's a different story. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyZ 0 #6 March 8, 2005 It doesn't really bother me that much. I'd fly the canopy either way, but little details like this should be improved on over time. Most other canopy companies don't have this problem, so why should Icarus. I hope that Johnny1488 is right, so it won't be an issue any more. Thanks for the input guys. John Z. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #7 March 8, 2005 I don't have a logo on my Icarus Canopy... scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #8 March 8, 2005 QuotePardon my ignorance, but why does it matter? Is it because canopies are such big-ticket items you expect the logo to not peel off? Or does it bother you in some other way? I don't mean that in a bad way, I'm just asking what your feelings are. I tend to keep my canopy in my bag so much I only really notice my 60% peeled-off Hornet logo for a couple minutes while I'm packing. (Now, the 99% peeled-off orange measures and warnings label, that's a different story. To me, if the label is all worn out and torn it indicates high number of jumps or not taken care of well. My XFire2 has the colored logo on it before they switched to the just black and white dyed material. At about 50-100 jumps mine was cracking and looked like what my sabre with 800 jumps looked like... It's just about resale in the end. Would you buy a car that's in great running condition but looks like shit? Makes ya wonder when else has happen to it. First impressions are the bitch<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2cmyzx 0 #9 March 8, 2005 Does anyone know if Icarus put's on new logo panels when you send one in for a reline? I sent one off for a friend a VX-96 to get relined and He said when he sent off his Vengeance that PD put new panels on without him asking for them, pretty nice service there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #10 March 8, 2005 I just cut mine off. If a company is not going to sponsor me, then I'm not going to advertise for them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuffDiver 0 #11 March 8, 2005 Do you take the badges of the vehicles that you drive? __________________________________________________ Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #12 March 8, 2005 My canopy never had logos to start with... I like that line of thinking though. Mine does'nt even have a data panel on it.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #13 March 8, 2005 The thought about taking the badges off the vehicle had occured to me, but it seemed like a lot of work, so I havn't gotten around to it yet. As for the Data panel on the canopy, I don't want to really hurt the resale value of it so I really don't mess with that to much. Besides I like to read how I'm overloading the canopy every now and then, it gives me a chuckle. Yall have a nice day now ya hear... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #14 March 8, 2005 Its funny you take the logo panels off. When I look at a canopy, its not the logo panel that tells me what it is. Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #15 March 9, 2005 Mine never had a Data panel installed to start with Totally blank for manufactor markings.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #16 March 9, 2005 QuoteMy canopy never had logos to start with... I like that line of thinking though. Mine does'nt even have a data panel on it. mine just has the data panel, so I can remember what I'm jumpingscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE841 3 #17 March 15, 2005 The logo on my Icarus Omega began peeling within dozens of jumps... I worried that I was packing it improperly. When I sent it back to Precision to replace a broken brake line (long story there) I asked to have the logo removed. It still flies fine without it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alan 1 #18 March 16, 2005 If you send in an Icarus VX or FX for the X-mod, then you will get the proprietary integrated stabilizers and end panels with no logo on them. Upon your request, they will reapply your old labels.alan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
