kansasskydiver 0 #1 October 21, 2003 If you had the opportunity to buy a crossfire1 used instead of the crossfire2 new and money was an issue, which would you pick? what are the flight differences between the 2? thanks guys, and btw i'll have my crossfire2 demo review up soon chris<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #2 October 21, 2003 I currently fly a Crossfire 1 129 and a Crossfire 2 130. I load them at 1.8 to 1. The Crossfire 2 has about 1/2 the front riser pressure of the Crossfire 1, it also has a longer recovery arch and is alot more sensitive to harness input than the Crossfire 1. Along with all of that the Crossfire 2 turns alittle quicker and seems to fly faster. I prefer my Crossfire 2 by far but also enjoy flying the Crossfire 1 too. Both canopies open great, nice and soft. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #3 October 22, 2003 Very Accurate.. Crossfire2 simple outperforms the Crossfire1 by 15+%. Even more in some areas.. Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflycracker 0 #4 October 22, 2003 Im interested in opinions from people who have thorough experience on both the 1 and 2. Ive seen posted that the 2 doesnt perform(swoopwise) as well as the 1. Although a longer recovery arc it sort of gets to a certain speed then stops accelerating. I believe that you can still buy a 1 brand new which would seem to support that. Or the possibility of that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #5 October 22, 2003 There is also a huge difference between the modded and un-modded crossfire 1s. Hooknswops and I have both jumped a crossfire 1 un-modded 104 and a crossfire 2 108. Since I don't swoop you may want to PM him for info about that. Both open dreamy soft, but the 2 seemed to open a bit harder than the 1. Front riser presure was about the same on both, although maybe a bit higher on the 2. The 2 turned faster than the 1 (it's more tapered than the 1) and was more senstive to harness imput. The 2 seemed to have more bottom end the than the 1. The 2 had a longer recovery arch and seemed to fly a bit faster than the 1.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joris 0 #6 October 23, 2003 ICARUS Canopies doesn't make the Crossfire 1 anymore! If you are interested to hear opinions from those who jumped the 1 and the 2 a lot you should contact Team Endeavour (Swiss 4-way team, based in Eloy). You can find their contact details here: http://www.endeavour.ch/php_eng/info01.php blue skies, Joris van Drunen ICARUS Canopies EuropeICARUS Canopies Europe c/ Valles s/n, El Ramassar 08520 Las Franquesas Barcelona, SPAIN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prost 0 #7 October 29, 2003 The last I heard they will still make you a Crossfire 1 if you want it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #8 October 29, 2003 Joris, Simon told me not too long ago that if I wanted a Xfire 1 they would make it. marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
