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Recovery Arcs on intermediate canopies.

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The Mamba is roughly in the same class as the Katana, though the recovery arc on it is probably shorter. I like the Mamba almost as much as the Katana, and better than most anything else short of something crossbraced. The Mamba is a step beyond advanced.



Really? I felt like the Mamba was a Stiletto-ish canopy. Definitely not in the same class as Katana or Crossfire2!

It had a shorter recovery arc and really wouldn't generate speed a top speed like the Katana or the XF2. It opened pretty decent though.
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Really? I felt like the Mamba was a Stiletto-ish canopy. Definitely not in the same class as Katana or Crossfire2!

It had a shorter recovery arc and really wouldn't generate speed a top speed like the Katana or the XF2. It opened pretty decent though.



I just jumped a Mamba 104 and was surprised at how long the recovery arc was. My Xfire 119 had me doing a 270 around 520', but I was doing a 90* on the Mamba from about 400' and it had a LONG roll out, much longer than I was expecting.

I like my Samurai and how it handles a LOT better overall, but was surprised at how well it does handle.

YMMV
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i wouldn't consider the xaos to be intermediate. it's crossbraced and definitely a step beyond the conventional 7 or 9 cell canopies



I don't consider MOST of the canopies in this thread to be intermediate :S
Just 3, in the starting post...

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For anyone whos interested after gettting flamed and banned after getting annoyed at a hijacker of my thread i settled on a Sabre2, I'm certain that i have no business trying to be a swooper at this point but I have enjoyed learning from some of the informative posts in this thread. Thanks for the information guys. learned my lesson too. Shouldn't get upset over an internet argument.

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search my user name and sabre 2...you will giggle at my love for it as a learning to swoop canopy



There is a reason why there are so many of us that advocate the Sabre2 as the start off point for a swooper!
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Never actually jumped a Sabre 2, but I can assure you that the Safire2 can swoop pretty nicely, and does work as a canopy to progress on. It is my wingsuit canopy of choice currently, and I usually execute 270s on it with a bit of rear-riser input during the roll-out. Mine is a 129 loaded at 1.6 or so.

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