Safire2 -- Icarus or NZ Aerosports?

[evan85 0]

So I'm in the market for a new 150 main, and I'm looking at a Safire2 (or possibly a Sabre2). If I decide to go with the Safire, should I get one from NZ Aerosports or from Icarus? I've read up a bit and understand these are two completely different companies, and am wondering which one makes the better canopy.

[holie 0]

Maybe this will help with your decision ;-)

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http://www.nzaerosports.com/about-us
... By 1999 we set up ICARUS Canopies as an independent company in a joint venture with CIMSA Ingenieria de Sistemas of Barcelona, Spain and Precision Aerodynamics of Chattanooga, GA - USA and launched an aggressive marketing effort in the USA. Sometime later we haved managed to establish the brand as a main player both in USA and in Europe. After some time, Precision left the group and came out with their own versions of these designs. Since then, ICARUS Canopies has benefited from the technology and capabilities of both NZ Aerosports and CIMSA to develop what is surely the most advanced range of sport canopies in the market today...

[scottd818 0]

nz they are the orgional company! and when i order my canopy they had it in stock and shipped it to me free and i got it 2 day later. awesome customer service!!

[virgin-burner 1]

nz aerosports, nice guys!

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[rwieder 0]

Why not consider a X-Fire2 149?

Best-
Richard

[Rover 9]

rwieder

Why not consider a X-Fire2 149?

Best-
Richard

With 200 jumps that would not be a good idea.

2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

[GobbleGobble 0]

virgin-burner

nz aerosports, nice guys!

[evan85 0]

Rover

***Why not consider a X-Fire2 149?

Best-
Richard

With 200 jumps that would not be a good idea.

^^^ winner. A Crossfire may very well be in my future, but I'm sticking to semi-elliptical for the moment.

[Maksimsf 0]

evan85

So I'm in the market for a new 150 main, and I'm looking at a Safire2 (or possibly a Sabre2). If I decide to go with the Safire, should I get one from NZ Aerosports or from Icarus? I've read up a bit and understand these are two completely different companies, and am wondering which one makes the better canopy.

Not on the market for safire2/xfire just yet, but lets think about this another way: Its not what canopy you are getting -its who you paying for it... Taking in consideration recent events icaruscanopies.aero will not get my business any time soon.

[evan85 0]

holie

Maybe this will help with your decision ;-)

Quote

http://www.nzaerosports.com/about-us
... By 1999 we set up ICARUS Canopies as an independent company in a joint venture with CIMSA Ingenieria de Sistemas of Barcelona, Spain and Precision Aerodynamics of Chattanooga, GA - USA and launched an aggressive marketing effort in the USA. Sometime later we haved managed to establish the brand as a main player both in USA and in Europe. After some time, Precision left the group and came out with their own versions of these designs. Since then, ICARUS Canopies has benefited from the technology and capabilities of both NZ Aerosports and CIMSA to develop what is surely the most advanced range of sport canopies in the market today...

Only partially helpful. So is icaruscanopies.aero the Precision spin-off, or is that the CIMSA brand? Also, just because NZ Aerosports was the first doesn't mean they are the best... Recall that Ford was the first mass-produced car, for example. Regardless of the history, I just want to know which is the better canopy, or if there's no appreciable difference.

[hillson 0]

Same canopy. Who can get it to you quicker and cheaper? I'm assuming you're buying new.

FWIW...most of the used stuff you see here or elsewhere comes from Spain. Just minus the fuck yeah.