mikempb

I only gave the rating a 4 out of 5 because I was being very strict in my judgement. This may be an old design but I love this chute for sooo many reasons.
First, its very controllable meaning its glide rate is somewhat flat so you can get back from a bad spot (important where I jump )
Second, it dives like crazy, and the front riser pressure is NOT bad at all!
Third, the openings arent as bad as I've read, and I bought mine used from 2000 and it was made by Precison which are supposed to be the worst opening ones.
Ok the Only thing that needs to be mentioned in a negative manner is the power of the flare and the Very end. Im used to my x-fire2 and when Im skimming the ground a mere inches above, I always had enough left to pop them that extra couple of inches and get a little extra lift. I dont with the FX my last landing I was doing what i always do cruising with my knees bent at an altitude of 6 inches and boom.. No extra lift I fell and wasnt hurt but its important to know its an older design and you have to get used to landing it as such. Hope this helps! I think the FX is the best x-braced chute to get when your like me and your just entering that spectrum of canopy.
PS Im 170 ( 190 out the door) and I have a FX99 so Im not quite loading it at 2.0

I put 70 jumps on my crossfire, I compare it to my other main which is my stilleto120 I use it as a second chute to get more jumps in a day. So here it is: The crossfire gets GREAT penetration against the wind and fantastic glide ratio, long spots, big head wind? No problem! Im only doing 180 swoops with this until I am more comfortable with it, there fun but Im waiting until the 270 and 360 turns thats why I spent the money on this chute! I cant get over the flare power on this canopy it still surprises me. openings=comfort.. Downside I like my hop and pops from 3 grand and after my quick 5 sec delay or so its 2 grand so it takes some altitude to open Ive been noticing betwen 600-800 ft. it seems to pack larger than i thought in my experience as big as my stilleto120!! so downsizing and getting that smaller container isnt going to happen. I love my stelleto as my older review states, but I have to say my new crossfire is more fun to play with and a safer canopy when familiar with it as well. please dont rush your way up to it unless you have enough experience though!!!!

I have aprox. 500 jumps on my Stilleto 120 at 1.6 loading It does recover quickly from a turn, for some that might be what there looking for, for the rest of us, just work your way up to 270 degree turns and then the fun begins!