Alexg3265

I tried this last weekend... I fly a sabre 170 loaded at 1.4 to 1. I personally enjoy the canopy flight more than free fall so naturally I wanted to play with it... I opened at 10 and tried some from full flight... Decent results but a little spooky... Started diving at the inverted point... I'd say it was roughly a 45 degree angle between down and the horizon coming out of it... I had less luck with risers than with toggles... At one point about 5000 ft I pulled a front riser 180 dive, got on both toggles light and tried to really kick it and I got the flattest roll yet, however, as some of the weight came off the lines as I swung back under, my canopy snapped around 4 or 5 times leaving me in a line twisted canopy now in a diving turn. This is why you do not do this low... Honestly it scared the hell out of me to see slack lines floating as you see your shadow on your canopy. I kicked out of the twists by 3500' but just like that I ate up 1500' real quick... So doing this in a sabre..... With High loading and appropriate comfort level under canopy, it can be done, but you will have far more ease with something highly elliptical. I was that kid jumping out if his tree house with a bed sheet. My dad wouldn't let me use the ladder to try the roof...

I bought this canopy used with a larger pocket slider and it opens and flies great. I have about 40 jumps on it so far and loading it at 1.25:1. I don't like a long snivel and this definitely doesn't snivel... I like to pull and see an open canopy quickly... Not sit and wait for 500 ft. It's a blast to fly and has persuaded me to make far more cc's. stable, very strong flare. I use a 2 stage and every landing except for the very first I have been able to stand or run it out... I've even taken it for a few downwind runs and it levels out and puts the brakes on hard. I have absolutely no complaints. If you're on a budget, and can find one of these, get it. A larger slider is heavily recommended... I'm not the neatest packer, and it has yet to kick me for it. I'm going to give the pocket slider credit for that. Nice toggle pressure, and risers are very responsive... It comes out of line twists great... I pulled about 5 feet off the step on a hop and pop, the d-bag bounced off my foot and as I was getting ready for some crazy spinning opening, it opened perfect again... Don't get me wrong, I would be very careful and get big and slow on deployment or it will kick you. Great canopy.