CoolCentury 0 #1 January 12, 2002 I just purchased my first used rig, an Esprit 170. Can anyone tell me from experience if it's a decent canopy or not? I can't seem to find any info on it's history. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jake69 0 #2 January 13, 2002 I jump an esprit 170. i like it alot. I have heard they open hard, but i never had one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirils 1 #3 January 13, 2002 I have an Espirit 120. It flies like a Saber. Mine has a HUGE pocketed slider. I load it at about 1.6. I only got spanked once on opening, it was so violent I had kidney injury and heavy bleeding. I suggest you talk to a rigger as to the best technique to slow the opening, I haven't jumped mine since getting hurt. Good luck.Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyflyingbecca 0 #4 August 18, 2004 Bumping this back up to find any further information about Esprits. I'm looking at a great deal on one, and would like to know the drawbacks. Hard openings, off heading openings?, How well would it handle being loaded at 1.65:1? "I know it's friday night, but come on. Surely there's something better to do than yell at people on the internet?" - Tom A. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
