somebody out there jumping a rage form FCI.

[palejo 0]

I've heard good things about the canopy and decided to demo a 170 next weekend and would like to get some feedback. My experience is on Sabre1 190, Sentry FCI 170 and Diablo 170

Alejandro
B27585

[matthewcline 0]

I have been jumping a rage 130 and Riot 107 lately.

The rage was reveiwed by myeslf last summer. You can find it in the gear reviews I believe.

The canopy flies solid and performs extremely well. It opens slow but controlled, due to its nose design with the one piece top and bottom skin per cell.

This canopy is in the high perfomance catagory, so please if you have low numbers of hi-perf experience get coaching and take the FCI and PD advice, open high and learn the canopy before you add it to your vRW and RW jumps.

Land strait in and learn its plane and flare points before you start adding speed generating manuevers to your landings.

You'll have fun, I know I have.
Matt

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So, start being safe, first!!!

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

There are actually quite a few Rages around here. People seem to like them quite a bit and the one I jumped flew like a Crossfire/Cobalt. Jump it and see what you think.

[Canuck 0]

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I have been jumping a rage 130 and Riot 107 lately.

What's the Riot?

Canuck

[ianmdrennan 2]

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What's the Riot?

Flight Concepts Prototype X-Braced canopy. Has a similar bracing structure to the Onyx I believe. Joe Bennett jumps one from time to time out here.

Blues,
Ian

Performance Designs Factory Team

[koz2000 1]

We've got a Riot-87 right now. It's a crossbraced nine-cell. Some people say it's a 45 cell. The braces don't connect to the top of the rib, rather half-way between the center of the cell and the rib. Seems like a pretty nice canopy, but I've only put 7 jumps on it.

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[palejo 0]

You said "one piece top and bottom skin per cell". I don't understand what that means. is the nose closed?

Alejandro
B27585

[masterrigger1 2]

The topskin and bottom skin are cut and sewn as one continious piece.


MEL

Skyworks Parachute Service, LLC
www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com

[phoenixlpr 0]

Wow. It sounds logical. Is there any reason not to do that way?

[masterrigger1 2]

It cuts down on the number of seams in the nose area, thus making the airfoil/nose smoother.

MEL

Skyworks Parachute Service, LLC
www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com

[palejo 0]

This canopy is in the high perfomance catagory, so please if you have low numbers of hi-perf experience get coaching and take the FCI and PD advice, open high and learn the canopy before you add it to your vRW and RW jumps.

Land strait in and learn its plane and flare points before you start adding speed generating manuevers to your landings.

You'll have fun, I know I have.
Matt

[matthewcline 0]

I have never jumped the Diablo series parachute to compare them.

The PD canopies is where I have prior Hi-perf experience.

The only privious cross brace was an FX many moons ago.

Maybe the Rage could compare to air locked canopies do to its small nose openning. But some one who has that type of canopy experience would have to do that camparison.

I have never been upset with any of FCi's products (nor any other current maker too) and would gladly recommend their products to potential buyers.

No, I am not sponsored by them, but, hey maybe if I keep this up....

Matt

An Instructors first concern is student safety.
So, start being safe, first!!!

[PhreeZone 14]

The design is'nt close to that of an Airlocked canopy with the nose shaping. I'm yet to jump arage but close inspection of one last year reminded me a lot of the Firebolt from Jumpshack. I've only got 2 jumps on that canopy so I'm not going to tell you how they compare.

Diablo's are'nt currently still made but they are a fast turning, short revoery arc canopy that really does'nt swoop all that great. They have a fairly crappy glide ratio too. I used to go flying past a Diablo 120 at the DZ all the time as he was sinking out.

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[matthewcline 0]

I only jumped an airlock once so I can't compare them.

The recovery arch of the rage (for me) was fairly long but like the 2 PD's I jump the arch could be adjusted with the brakes by using a little pop on them.

But it does handle pretty damn good in my opinion.

Matt

An Instructors first concern is student safety.
So, start being safe, first!!!