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    Why ask what height one starts one's turn? It would appear considerably more important at what height one decides to finish it.

  2. So in the end I went for a velo90 instead of the katana 97. I think it was definitely the right choice. I've since flown the katana also and the velo is 100% better as a safe and effective a wing.

    Also recently had a go on a couple of sizes of JFX and that again is a huge improvement on the Velo, although maybe not quite as fun and 'seat of your pants' to fly.

    ciao all, wishing you all good landings
    Why ask what height one starts one's turn? It would appear considerably more important at what height one decides to finish it.

  4. Alexg3265

    my performance dropped off significantly at the 2.0 loadings... youll be safer after this on a velo. i know it sounds stupid, but given a katana or a velo, id take the velo into a corner every time over the katana. you can dig and pull out a velo, you cant really to the same effect with a katana. it has all the dive of a velo without the range and responsiveness which i feel contributes to a lot of the people who get hurt on them.. itll dig out on toggles but not like a velo will... the first jump i did on a velo off 3 sizes of katanas and my only thought was, wow, wtf? why didnt i do this sooner... all of a sudden i felt much safer...



    I was wondering about this problem myself. Seems possible that by the time the wing has recovered enough for a safe riser plane out a lot of the energy has already bled off.
    Why ask what height one starts one's turn? It would appear considerably more important at what height one decides to finish it.

  5. Di0

    That's exactly the wing I have now at the same wingloading.
    All the canopy coaches I talked to agree it's a great wing to learn proper swooping before going to an x-braced.
    Sure, I personally don't consider it a great "all around wing" (it is *really* steep, really, steep), but I use it to learn how to swoop (working on 270s) and it treated me very well so far.

    If you have a canopy instructor you often work with, double check with them, they might give you the best input but, generally speaking, it's the perfect canopy for the direction you seem to be going.

    To give you an idea, this is how it flew this weekend: even with a relatively clumsy pilot like me (as I said, I'm working on it! So much to learn!) that thing certainly can dive and cover some distance.
    During my routine fuck-ups I certainly was happy to be on a katana rather than a velo!

    Just be careful, depending on where you come from, it can be a demanding wing so be ready to put some hard and serious work with her and don't underestimate it or be complacent because "it's not cross braced!".

    https://youtu.be/5lZUUFZazkU




    Nice man! Thanks for the reply. Looked like these was some moderate cross winds going on there but didn't seem to be hard to handle for you.

    I've been flying a ka120 for a while and really enjoyed it. I like the steep trim very much. Got a few examples here if you're interested to tell me what you think?:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RPNNbcwY2Y

    I would like to fly a 107 for a while first and then transfer to my 97. Got a couple of great swoopers helping me over the last year or so and I think canopy discipline is the way I want to go for skydiving.

    ciao
    Why ask what height one starts one's turn? It would appear considerably more important at what height one decides to finish it.

  6. Hi guys,
    Hoping to get some opinions on how a ka97 will swoop loaded at 1.9. I'm not ready to jump her yet, just looking to understand what to expect. I understand that a crossbraced would probably be a better choice at that size but I have the katana in a cupboard and would like to fly it one day.

    Steep diving 270s with rears to plane out kind of landing style

    Anyone have experience to share on if this old girl can surf or is it just one step too small to really get the best glide out of a katana?
    Why ask what height one starts one's turn? It would appear considerably more important at what height one decides to finish it.

  7. Brutus

    ***Here's a quick compilation of some of my rookie katana swoops, all right hand.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RPNNbcwY2Y



    That´s Skydive Spain (Aerodromo la Juliana in Seville) if I am not mistaken

    At what height did you do your set-ups? What exit weight or WL had you got?

    Hola amigo. Si es Skydive Spain. The setup has minimum height of 700ft, the best is around 780ft. Exit weight is around 87kg and WL on KA120 around 1.6 I guess.

    You jump here with us?
    Why ask what height one starts one's turn? It would appear considerably more important at what height one decides to finish it.