jiaco 0 #176 February 28, 2021 On 2/18/2021 at 6:43 PM, nwt said: Wing loading? 1.5 on the katana, but im swapping it for a Sabre 3. Im sick of the shitty openings lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nwt 131 #177 March 1, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 3:49 AM, jiaco said: 1.5 on the katana, but im swapping it for a Sabre 3. Im sick of the shitty openings lol Don't give up dude, once you master Katana openings you'll be able to handle anything! 29 Navigator 240 @ 0.9 2 Safire2 209 @ 1.0 56 Triathlon 190 @ 1.15 70 Triathlon 190 @ 0.95 2 Sabre2 190 @ 0.95 12 Pulse 170 @ 0.95 7 Sabre2 170 @ 1.05 25 Echo 150 @ 1.2-1.3 80 Katana 150 @ 1.2-1.3 Moving to a Katana 135 next month when I get my new rig together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nwt 131 #178 March 1, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 3:49 AM, jiaco said: 1.5 on the katana, but im swapping it for a Sabre 3. Im sick of the shitty openings lol Or do give up and sell me the 120 lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Veis 18 #179 March 1, 2021 (edited) 1-29 round 30-150 mostly 220 accurance 75 - 135 square 90 - 120 ellipse 107 - 120 crossbraced 180 - hard injured by 220. 240 - mostly 115 crossbraced, jumps + ground launches 800 - mostly 89 crossbraced I was really afraid of soft parachutes with low wingload. Edited March 1, 2021 by Veis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base615 77 #180 March 2, 2021 (Approximate jump numbers) 1-20: Manta 288 (0.65 W/L) 21-200: Sabre 190 (0.98 W/L) 201-500: Stiletto 150 (1.2 W/L) 501-700: Stiletto 135 (1.3 W/L) 701-1100: Stiletto 120 (1.47 - 1.56 W/L) Interspersed with above: Parafoil 282 (circa 200 jumps), various other canopies (circa 100 jumps) BASE: Fox 200 (circa 300 jumps additional to above numbers) -----16 year break----- 1101-1101: Solo 230 (0.9 W/L) 1102-1102: Solo 210 (0.98 W/L) 1103-1106: Solo 190 (1.07 W/L) 1107-1110: Sabre 170 (1.2 W/L) 1111-1121: Safire 159 (1.25 W/L) 1122-1134: Sabre 150 (1.32 W/L) 1135-1144: Sabre 135 (1.47 W/L) I have a Crossfire 3 129 (1.53 W/L) to move to in about 50-100 jumps depending on how I feel. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levkovvvv 0 #181 March 2, 2021 1-116: Various student gear (Navigator, Prima, EQ) down to 240 size (up to 0.9 WL) 117- 257: NZ Safire 2 169 (1.29 WL) 258 - 276: Jojowings Raptor 135 (1.61 WL) 277 - 380: Icarus X-fire 138 (1.58 WL) 381 - 391: Icarus X-fire 124 (1.78 WL) 392 - 429 and counting: Fluidwings Gangster 107 (2.06 WL) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base615 77 #182 March 3, 2021 On 3/2/2021 at 7:29 PM, Levkovvvv said: 1-116: Various student gear (Navigator, Prima, EQ) down to 240 size (up to 0.9 WL) 117- 257: NZ Safire 2 169 (1.29 WL) 258 - 276: Jojowings Raptor 135 (1.61 WL) 277 - 380: Icarus X-fire 138 (1.58 WL) 381 - 391: Icarus X-fire 124 (1.78 WL) 392 - 429 and counting: Fluidwings Gangster 107 (2.06 WL) I realise my progression may seem overly conservative to a lot of people but this, conversely, seems a bit aggressive for my liking. I’ve never quite been on a 1.6 W/L but I certainly wouldn’t have trusted myself there at 250 jumps. Still, if you have a good coach and focus exclusively on canopy then maybe it’s not an issue. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites