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Some people (looks like you to) have narrower ear channels and have serious problem quickly leveling the pressure built from a fast descent. I heard this from my personal doctor, she has the same issue hence rendering it impossible to descent fast. Her eardrum burst once she went for an adrenaline flight in a Porter. It greatly helps if you blow your nose when the canopy inflates. it is still 1000m difference in pressure, reducing it gradually will help.

No I don't think so. But you should really get one in your hands and compare it to others on the market. You will quickly see what I am talking about. I was not impressed by it's price at first too, but when I saw it up close and put it on the head I was amazed and understood the price gap between this and other helmets. That said won't be switching mine out soon, but when I will it will be this one.

I highly recommend looking into Tonfly TFX helmet. I tested it and it is definetly a go to helmet in the future. The worksmanship is next level, comfortable, reduces noise, impact rated ... all other helmets really lag behind. The only one I haven't seen is the G4.

Well, from the micromort list atleast you can say to your lady she is far more likely to die from giving birth, than jumping a tandem once or twice.

@DOUGH Yes I own a Kiss

The comment about the G3 being awesome is so biased. The rubbers in the locking mechanism break to easily. It is a popular helmet not the best helmet.

I don't know what have you been reading on their webpage but they clearly outline to whom the cf 3 is tailored to quote: At light wingloadings of 1.0 to 1.4, the Crossfire 3 is suitable as a first or second fully elliptical 9-cell for confident intermediate jumpers stepping it up a notch or three from their Safire 2, 3 or equivalent. We recommend a minimum of 500 jumps on a square or semi-elliptical canopy before moving to a Crossfire 3 of an appropriate wingloading for these jumpers. At higher wingloadings of 1.5 and above, the Crossfire 3 is an all new machine for those jumpers already accustomed to flying smaller/higher loaded Crossfire 2's or other elliptical 9-cells. She's a step up in performance. She whips around, dives hard, recovers slow, and eats up the ground in a swoop. She is perfect for advanced pilots who want a fun hassle-free canopy without going crossbraced, and a favorite among team flyers and camera-flyers. From what I heard a Crossfire is an elliptical beast, truly meant for pilots who mastered the fundamentals of canopy flight and are looking for advanced performance.

You realise they are in a total different category right?

Honestly, if you already pack without color I'd stick to it and get proficient without them. You are halfway there. 20-30 more jumps and you will ask what tabs? It will become second nature to observe line groups correctly.

Rather buy a gopro 5 black than a silver or white 7

170 is minimum, I sold mine

Skydive Bovec in Slovenia, you got a few other in Slovenia aswell. One of the most beautiful dzs out there. You can go hike, cave dive, raft, zipline ...

I am a heavier jumper than you and I can give you some feedback. Honestly, the first mistake people tend to do when giving advice to larger skydivers is only considering the WL. Wingloading is one factor that is nowhere near equal for a 170lbs or a 220lbs jumper. I started jumping with a 270 and by the 10th jump I was on 250. Larger canopies with higher wingload will still be less responsive than smaller canopies at the lower wingload. You have to take many factors in consideration, the amount of material, aerodynamic properties of the larger wing, the line length etc. Long story short, you are not in greater danger just because you jump a 1.1wl 210 and the other guy jumps a 150 0.8wl canopy. Your canopy will still react slower, the roll is longer. The only difference you will probably notice is a slightly faster descend rate and a slightly more responsive toggle. From what I jumped the canopies in 270, 250, 230 range all reacted very similar. The first noticeable bump came with a 210, but that was also because of the design of the canopy, it was my first non student modern canopy. Still nothing scary. I was loaded just above 1.1 at this point. Then came the 185 which put me under a 1.25 wl. This is the first time I noticed the canopy started to fly in a totally different dimension. But given my flying capabilities, landings etc. I was cleared for it at around 80 jumps. When I made another 60 I was give na chance to test fly a 170 and honestly again the difference was minor, but you start to notice the speed picking up. The lowest I tested was 150 at the end of this season and the leap from a 170 to a 150 is noticeable at worst. The air is louder, you go MUCH faster and you loose altitude very quickly during the turns. Canopy gets ground hungry. And this is definetely my stoping point for atleast 200 jumps. An interesting thing I have to point out is the flare. Flare keeps getting better and better. You can stop a 150 like you would fly a 210, a lot of power available. Considering the wl: 0.8 to 1.1 pretty much the same, basic flying, if you aren't a total anti talent for canopy piloting you are probably fine 1.1-1.3 Things get faster, sportier but the canopy still manages to forgive some flawed imput 1.3-1.5 The difference gets noticable, every downsize feels like a real step up to the previous size. Things happen fast. Mind you, this is totally my experience with piloting canopies. I am not saying it is correct, but it might help you, since I already went trough the first few phases. I also must stress that I progressed to a smaller canopy only after I successfully landed the previous model in various wind conditions and situations. If you have trouble standing up landings 280-250 then I suppose downsizing still ain't the right call. Here is a video comparison I did of a 185 vs a 150 canopy. I'm piloting in both cases. Notice the time needed for both canopies to land. 185 pulls out and levels while 150 keeps flying towards the ground.

Well, sold my old Vortex and ordered a new one. Coming somwhere in march.

I woud disagree, it all comes to strength on lighter wingloads. I was able to do a 360 in the air with a 190 on fronts. But yeah now at 150 the pressure is half that if not more.

Only for small canopies

I disagree, tandem is a false idea that you are able to become a solo skydiver and it is only an easy, cool recreation. I've seen people do tandem with ease and failed to exit the plane during aff training resulting in loss of interest. Solo jumping is a totally different animal. It does not matter fi you spend 2500$ on training, 200$ is 10 altitude tickets which is a lot at the beginning. Personally never did tandem and am not sorry.

One of our jumpers is sponsored/dealer for them and got it. Will try, but it looks a lot like a Vector with a pop top. It is thinner, longer yoke and some additional free-fly friendly modifications. The material also seems softer on touch.

Just a heads up, PS is preparing new Neo Vortex containers. Saw a prototype, looks dope. Sleeker, a few good modifications.

Bought it as my first rig now selling it. Gonna buy another Vortex with another Volt. Love it in the sky, comfortable. I got the container earlier than expected, the canopy came around the date it was supposed to. You really have nothing to worry about, Vortex is a top notch container. They upped their game in last few years and are really reliable. The canopy is a fun thing, very responsive on toggles but it is less steep than a Sabre 2 but more than a Pilot. It plains out quick after a front riser input. The flare is strong, no problem with downwinders or no winders. It is immposible to stall the canopy aswell. The deployments are not bad, but can give you an occasional spank or twist. But nowhere near as bad as a Sabre 2. It also does not dive in a linetwist (loaded at 1.3).

I suppose I got to a point in skydiving where spiraling over 360 makes me only dizzy and gives 0 thrill :D Use it only for separation now, everything else is riser fun.

I'm selling a DOM 2018 system with 60 jumps for 4900€ airworthy for the next 20 years.

Yes I changed it for 6 and the image stabilisation is quite amazing. 4k 60fps + hypersmooth is crazy good footage.

How many jumps you had when u transitioned to a 135sqft and what wl?

Update 1-10 270 0.90 10-40 250 0.98 then came the "mixed" period 40-60 mostly 230 with a couple of jumps on 210 60-75 mostly 210 Volt with few 250-230 canopy jumps in between anything from a Navigator 220, 230 zp.exe, atair dragon ... 75- 87 mostly Volt 185 with a couple of jumps on Volt 210 in between Bought my own rig 88-150 Volt 185 just bellow 1.3 wl, had downwind, crosswind landing, started to practice 90° final front riser approaches, landed in a turn etc. 1 test jump on a Volt 170 during the season and loved it even more. My transition next year.