which canopy do u use ?

[wildWilly 0]

Samuri 136 loaded at 1.5
no problems in 300 jumps. Beautiful openings ,no more neck problems.

Blue Skies,

Willy

growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

[aerialcameraman 0]

Sitletto 150 at 1.6

[lewmonst 0]

katana 120 @ 1.6

http://www.exitshot.com

[xheadrasta 0]

Crossfire2 @ 1.9.

The most sweet opening canopy I have ever owned in 14 years of jumping.

I read somewhere to learn is to remember and I've learned we all forgot

[Unutsch 0]

Ace (=Viper) 100 @ 1,7

i don't know what i've done with it, but the openings are getting nicer and nicer

Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation:
http://www.padliangeli.org

[psw097 0]

Alpha 94 and Viper 105. The Alpha can be unhappy sometimes - I don't jump that with my still camera very often.

Viper/Alpha opening get better and better as the control lines shrink. My old Viper opening are amazing now with 600 or so jumps on the lines. The Alpha keeps getting better with 200 now. The control lines are around 10 inches shorter than spec on the Viper.

[speedy 0]

Either a Velocity loaded at 1.9 : 1
or a Vengeance loaded at 1.4 : 1

Dave

Fallschirmsport Marl

[riggerrob 558]

Ariel 150 loaded at 1.5
Stiletto 135 loaded at 1.6

[gmac324 0]

Sabre2 120 @ 1.7

did have a Sabre2 135

[SkydiveMO 0]

Have been using a Triathlon 160 but have had the occasional snap opening. Recently put a Vengeance on order, loved the soft openings and easy landings.

[ltdiver 3]

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They were right, the openings were acceptable if you weren't jumping 2 top-mounted cameras and you didn't mind getting whiplash on openings.

Interesting. Nobody believed me when I said my Spectre-135 loaded at 1.4 had an opening problem. Sent it in for a re-lining after 450 jumps and it came back doing about the same thing.

I consulted several riggers about this and no advice they gave fixed the problem.

It was a -packer- who came up with a different way of packing it that 'cured' the problem. Now I won't use any other packer, as this one can get me on short calls and take care of my neck at the same time.

Thanks for validating my canopy's problem. Everyone thought I must be nuts.

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[x3mcam 0]

107 Vengeance at 1,8...
No problems.....

Tomppa

[VectorBoy 0]

Cobalt 120 or 135. They open very nice. If I have a second camera on the helmet ( only20% of the time) though by the end of the day it does take its toll.
The 120 just came back from getting an H-mod and I can't believe how slow it opens. This will be my new cam-canopy for the long term.

[MrHixxx 0]

I also have a 21 cell Xaos 98 loaded at 2.2. It is the best opening canopy I have ever jumped and excellent for camera.

-Hixxx

death,as men call him, ends what they call men
-but beauty is more now than dying’s when

[Cajun 0]

Samurai 136 @ 1.6 and a Jedei 150 @ 1.46

[turtlespeed 212]

Sabre2 190

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[cloud_monkey 0]

I use a Competition Cobalt 120 2.08:1 and a Vengeance 150 1.6:1 The openings are usually good - just depends who's packin'

[sabr190 0]

Vengeance 135 loaded 1.7

Actually looking to step up a size to a Katana 150, when PD releases it for sale.

"The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few, or the one" - rehmwa

[DaGimp 0]

2 Crossfire 2's 139, and 119....never a problem...1.7WL on the 119

"Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas

[Skycam3 0]

Crossfire2 108 loaded at 2.0

[brenthutch 383]

Xaos loaded 2.4

[vesatoro 0]

FX70 (2.2-2.4) with large slider. The original small slider caused cracker openings with the BM modified pilot chute and bridle.

"Fear is the path to the Dark side"
(Master Yoda)

[adamjenner 0]

i don't do video but for the hell of it
manta288 @ 0.6 hahaha god bless the student gear

[Chivo 0]

Good'ol Spectre 170 @ 1.2.
~Chivo

[docjohn 0]

Back in the 'old days', jumping a ProTec with a home made mount with a Minota 7000 and Sony Handy Cam, I was really picky about which canopies I used for doing camera work. I would never jump anything zero-P because I figured a hard opening would: a) kill me b) make me wish I were dead. So I jumped only F-111 canopies like Raven, PD 9 cells, etc.

Now, jumping with tiny Sony digital camcorders, who cares what canopy you use.

I guess I don't understand the question. I think canopy selection for camera work is a non-issue these days.

But to answer your question: Stiletto 150, Sabre 17 0 (yeah, yeah, big stuff for us old farts)..

My 0.02

Doc
http://www.manifestmaster.com/video