ripcord4 0 #1 August 22, 2006 Just picked up an old Hawk harness & container in pretty good condition. I was told it had a 220 Firefly canopy in it previously. Will this hold a Spectre 210 or 230? I can't find a volume measurement for the Firefly to compare with the Spectre's is why I ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 562 #2 August 23, 2006 QuoteJust picked up an old Hawk harness & container in pretty good condition. I was told it had a 220 Firefly canopy in it previously. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's odd! I remember Django's Firefly as having more like 176 square feet. I could go measure the Firefly in the back of my loft. When Django folded and re-opened as Glide Path, they sold the Firelite 176. Anyways, the bulky Dacron lines on a Firelfy will push the pack volume up into the range of a 200-plus square foot canopy with Spectra lines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,171 #3 August 23, 2006 It was not unheard of to add a couple of cells to the end of a Firefly, making it into a 220-sq-ft nine-cell canopy. I did it when mine had a few hundred jumps; I was not getting younger, and neither was it. For $300 I had, effectively, a close-to-new canopy. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcord4 0 #4 August 23, 2006 Mea Culpa: I should have said Dragonfly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites murrays 0 #5 August 23, 2006 QuoteMea Culpa: I should have said Dragonfly. And, the Dragonfly was a 220 sq. ft. 9 cell....essentially a 9 cell Firefly. A 210 or 230 Spectre should fit in there easy...might even be too loose.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggermick 6 #6 August 23, 2006 QuoteQuoteMea Culpa: I should have said Dragonfly. And, the Dragonfly was a 220 sq. ft. 9 cell....essentially a 9 cell Firefly. A 210 or 230 Spectre should fit in there easy...might even be too loose. AAAhhhh, the first production 9 cell. Sweet landings after all of those Swift, Strato flier and Strato star landings (I know I was a Paraflite whore back then!)!!!! I loved mine, it was however the first canopy I had to chop "in anger" ending an 1100 (somthing) jump record without a reserve ride. (K XX (round 20' diameter)) After I did the upper control line mod it was just fine. The Bandit, the next generation production 9 cell did not land so well as it was around 170 sq' as opposed to the DF's 220 sq'. Of course this all predates ZP fabric. Good times!!!Mick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcord4 0 #7 August 23, 2006 I guess we are all showing our age, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites murrays 0 #8 August 23, 2006 QuoteThe Bandit, the next generation production 9 cell did not land so well as it was around 170 sq' as opposed to the DF's 220 sq'. Of course this all predates ZP fabric. Good times!!!I loved my Bandit...SN 0069...I picked it up at the Freak Brothers Convention in Freeport Illinois in 1983. Front-risered and swooped the landings ... which were spectacular back then and nothing compared to what people do now .... it was a ton of fun!-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
wmw999 2,171 #3 August 23, 2006 It was not unheard of to add a couple of cells to the end of a Firefly, making it into a 220-sq-ft nine-cell canopy. I did it when mine had a few hundred jumps; I was not getting younger, and neither was it. For $300 I had, effectively, a close-to-new canopy. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #4 August 23, 2006 Mea Culpa: I should have said Dragonfly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #5 August 23, 2006 QuoteMea Culpa: I should have said Dragonfly. And, the Dragonfly was a 220 sq. ft. 9 cell....essentially a 9 cell Firefly. A 210 or 230 Spectre should fit in there easy...might even be too loose.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggermick 6 #6 August 23, 2006 QuoteQuoteMea Culpa: I should have said Dragonfly. And, the Dragonfly was a 220 sq. ft. 9 cell....essentially a 9 cell Firefly. A 210 or 230 Spectre should fit in there easy...might even be too loose. AAAhhhh, the first production 9 cell. Sweet landings after all of those Swift, Strato flier and Strato star landings (I know I was a Paraflite whore back then!)!!!! I loved mine, it was however the first canopy I had to chop "in anger" ending an 1100 (somthing) jump record without a reserve ride. (K XX (round 20' diameter)) After I did the upper control line mod it was just fine. The Bandit, the next generation production 9 cell did not land so well as it was around 170 sq' as opposed to the DF's 220 sq'. Of course this all predates ZP fabric. Good times!!!Mick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #7 August 23, 2006 I guess we are all showing our age, huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #8 August 23, 2006 QuoteThe Bandit, the next generation production 9 cell did not land so well as it was around 170 sq' as opposed to the DF's 220 sq'. Of course this all predates ZP fabric. Good times!!!I loved my Bandit...SN 0069...I picked it up at the Freak Brothers Convention in Freeport Illinois in 1983. Front-risered and swooped the landings ... which were spectacular back then and nothing compared to what people do now .... it was a ton of fun!-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
