HighJB 0 #1 January 4, 2012 Hello I own a Xfire2 149 loaded @ 1.5 and love it. I have an opportunity to buy a 2nd hand Xfire1 129. (WL ~ 1.7) I would like to have infos and comparison between the 2 designs (Opening, Diving, recovery arc, flare power ... ) Thx JBça passe ou ça frotte Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #2 January 4, 2012 Where was the C1 made? What's it's history with regards to the service bulletins?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighJB 0 #3 January 4, 2012 No idea I just had a contact by mail with the seller. Was there some concerns with the XF1 ?ça passe ou ça frotte Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #4 January 4, 2012 Search function. It's your friend. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=forum_6&search_type=AND&search_string=crossfire+1Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #5 January 4, 2012 QuoteSearch function. It's your friend. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=forum_6&search_type=AND&search_string=crossfire+1 I just looked on my facebook friends list and Search Function is nowhere to be found.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,463 #6 January 4, 2012 >I would like to have infos and comparison between the 2 designs (Opening, Diving, >recovery arc, flare power ... ) I had a Crossfire 1 99 for about six months. I hated it. Unpredictable (and often hard) openings, short recovery arc. Sold it to a guy in Russia who liked them. I now have a Crossfire 2 109 and it's a MUCH better canopy. Only bad thing about it is the on-heading performance, which doesn't matter to me too much since I mostly do video nowadays. But if you are doing bigways it's an issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #7 January 4, 2012 QuoteQuoteSearch function. It's your friend. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=forum_6&search_type=AND&search_string=crossfire+1 I just looked on my facebook friends list and Search Function is nowhere to be found. He's probably blocked you.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #8 January 4, 2012 Quote I just looked on my facebook friends list and Search Function is nowhere to be found. Same here..."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighJB 0 #9 January 4, 2012 Thank you for the feed back. It"s the first time I hear a XFire has hard openings which is for me a real issue. I heard the xf1 was snivelling more than the xf2 I read a lot of the links suggested by Remster (Thnx - I feel ashamed for forgetting to use the function at first). I'll check SN and production location (I guess Spain ) to see if it was listed in the recall campaign. The short recovery arc is an issue for me (learning to swoop). For the on heading performance of the Xf2 i have the same experience (I m not doing bigways anyway). I checked as well my FB friends and I don't have search and google as a friend ça passe ou ça frotte Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #10 January 4, 2012 Quote I feel ashamed And so should you! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Decodiver 0 #11 January 5, 2012 Quote Thank you for the feed back. It"s the first time I hear a XFire has hard openings which is for me a real issue. I heard the xf1 was snivelling more than the xf2 I read a lot of the links suggested by Remster (Thnx - I feel ashamed for forgetting to use the function at first). I'll check SN and production location (I guess Spain ) to see if it was listed in the recall campaign. The short recovery arc is an issue for me (learning to swoop). For the on heading performance of the Xf2 i have the same experience (I m not doing bigways anyway). I checked as well my FB friends and I don't have search and google as a friend Don't waste your money on a Xfire 1, it's like buying a 2CV dated and over rated - go with a Xfire 2 you won't regret it. Coops Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 561 #12 January 5, 2012 Any Crossfire 1 should have been re-lined a long time ago - unless it sat in a closet. Re-lining should solve the trim problem with the Crossfire 1s made by Precision Aerodynamics, back in ...... er .... um ... more than five years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #13 January 5, 2012 Quote ...back in ...... er .... um ... more than five years ago. Late 1999- early 2001 MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #14 January 5, 2012 *** Don't waste your money on a Xfire 1, it's like buying a 2CV dated and over rated - go with a Xfire 2 you won't regret it. *** Most of the Crossfire I's were constructed properly and actually pretty darn good canopies. I still reline dozens of them every year. One customer put over 3500 jumps on one canopy before I made him retire it. MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighJB 0 #15 January 5, 2012 Yes it has been relined already. The price difference is a good argument to buy the Xfire1ça passe ou ça frotte Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rstanley0312 0 #16 January 5, 2012 Quote >I would like to have infos and comparison between the 2 designs (Opening, Diving, >recovery arc, flare power ... ) I had a Crossfire 1 99 for about six months. I hated it. Unpredictable (and often hard) openings, short recovery arc. Sold it to a guy in Russia who liked them. I now have a Crossfire 2 109 and it's a MUCH better canopy. Only bad thing about it is the on-heading performance, which doesn't matter to me too much since I mostly do video nowadays. But if you are doing bigways it's an issue. Really? Mine does like to do a little left turn after it is opened but with a slight harness turn it is adjusted pretty easily. Is this what you are referring 2? I have jumped a few other canopies.... not as many as you I'm sure but my xfire2 I'd say opens on heading more than not. oh it's a 149. Rob P.s. good article in Parachutist this month Bill! Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,463 #17 January 5, 2012 >Mine does like to do a little left turn after it is opened but with a slight harness turn it >is adjusted pretty easily. Is this what you are referring 2? No, it often takes off and does anywhere from a 180 to a 360 _during_ the opening. Once it's open it's fine. I have about a hundred videos that end with a panoramic sweep of 360 degrees of sky (which has actually on occasion come in useful!) >P.s. good article in Parachutist this month Bill! Thanks, it took a lot of back and forth to agree on the edits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rstanley0312 0 #18 January 5, 2012 Quote >Mine does like to do a little left turn after it is opened but with a slight harness turn it >is adjusted pretty easily. Is this what you are referring 2? No, it often takes off and does anywhere from a 180 to a 360 _during_ the opening. Once it's open it's fine. I have about a hundred videos that end with a panoramic sweep of 360 degrees of sky (which has actually on occasion come in useful!) >P.s. good article in Parachutist this month Bill! Thanks, it took a lot of back and forth to agree on the edits. A panoramic of the sky does make for a good piece of video. Mine has never done that... either of mine actually. Something to look forward to ..... The article was very well written and thorough. It seemed like a lot of work.Life is all about ass....either you're kicking it, kissing it, working it off, or trying to get a piece of it. Muff Brother #4382 Dudeist Skydiver #000 www.fundraiseadventure.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
