I have had my Crossfire2 for about 300 jumps now. It is an amazing canopy that will allow you to learn how to canopy pilot well with proper professional instruction. Its a great platform to learn on before moving into a x-braced.
It is a high performing canopy that does take some paying attention to with openings as it can spin up on you if you have bad body position. It is not nearly as sensitive as a x-braced on openings though. The recovery arc is nice and long for a non-x braced, and can develop some really good speed when loaded into the 1.8+ arena. It responds to riser input well, with not alot of pressure. The rears are very responsive. The canopy shuts down so well, that I have no problem downwinding it whenever I want.
Openings are the best in the industry, bar none. Long, soft and 80% on heading is how I would describe it. Pro, psycho, or trash pack...it all works.
Here is a link to what the canopy is capable of, good and bad.
First clip is due to a VERY hurried pack job, and the second clip is what happened to me 2 jumps later with a borrowed rig with my Crossfire in it. I had not a single bruise on me, and the opening was better than most other canopies when deployed slow and stable.
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It is a high performing canopy that does take some paying attention to with openings as it can spin up on you if you have bad body position. It is not nearly as sensitive as a x-braced on openings though. The recovery arc is nice and long for a non-x braced, and can develop some really good speed when loaded into the 1.8+ arena. It responds to riser input well, with not alot of pressure. The rears are very responsive. The canopy shuts down so well, that I have no problem downwinding it whenever I want.
Openings are the best in the industry, bar none. Long, soft and 80% on heading is how I would describe it. Pro, psycho, or trash pack...it all works.
Here is a link to what the canopy is capable of, good and bad.
http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=guestpass&id=h37h5
First clip is due to a VERY hurried pack job, and the second clip is what happened to me 2 jumps later with a borrowed rig with my Crossfire in it. I had not a single bruise on me, and the opening was better than most other canopies when deployed slow and stable.
I can't recommend this canopy enough.