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Here's an idea, Don't listen to anyone who gives you advice on the internet. When you have enough experience you'll be able to weed out the bullish!t, but right now you're asking for trouble with a subject like this. What should you do then? Well firstly you don't need to be a swooper to downsize, you need skills! How do you get skills you ask? Lots of sweet jumps and.... Get a coach, get videos of yourself landing and study them with a coach. If you're honest with yourself, you'll end up at a canopy size reflecting your ability, competency, particular interests and risk vs reward factor! Good luck and don't bounce ;-) Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Can a Pulse be swooped? Yes Should you learn to swoop on a Pulse? No Super heavy front riser pressure and they don't like to be loaded. My Wife has a Pulse 150, figured i'd give it a test drive for her :-) btw I weigh 250 out the door. Openings- On heading but super hard/quick :( turns were scary low, nice plain out though, not much left to shut it down at the end of the swoop. IMHO, If you're new and learning the basics, you might want to go to a sabre 2 Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

My preference would be Wings, I've owned Wings, Mirage, Vector and Icon. The vector rig is very well built and high quality but it comes at a price... The Wings is much more inexpensive, especially if you know a dealer ;-) and the delivery time is only 8 weeks compared to vector's 34 or more! The cut-in lateral option is usually free and offers slightly more comfort and better fit. Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Nice answers to a nice thread, I was expecting a flame war as usual but not so! Nice videos thanks for sharing Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

I hear the size of ones Recovery arc is just as important as the length! Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Dude! 1) Swooping safely??? How,why,when,where, and What do you mean? You are a new skydiver and you're performing front riser turns on landing! And by the information in your post, That is not Safe! 2) Insufficient coaching at your home DZ? Where do you jump? any good Swoopers there? If not, go somewhere else ASAP and get appropriate coaching. You will learn much more in a shorter time frame and will have appropriate feedback to help with those bad habits. 3)Jump #'s What's your License? Whats the hurry? Take your time with it dude! You're goal should be the Journey, not the destination. If you're not patient, this sport will bite you. I promise. How accurate are you under your canopy? 4)Recovery arc At your level you do not need to worry too much about different recovery arcs. You do need to know the altitude your canopy uses to do any kind of turn! Front riser, Rear riser and toggles.What is the exact recovery arc for each type of turn you perform? Are you doing straight in double fronts, 90's,180's 270's? If swooping is what you love and are willing to spend the time then moving AWAY from short recovery arc canopies is what you are going to want to do with the assistance of a good coach. Swooping closer to the ground is not safer!! Less time for reaction, less time for correction, please get that out of your head. 5)Swooping safely?? If you want to be safe, Stop Swooping. 6)Please realize your way of thinking is flawed! We do not swoop short recovery arc canopies for safety! One may start swooping under a canopy with a natural quick recovery arc but as skill is acquired and one becomes proficient under that wing he or she will most likely move to a canopy with a longer recovery arc. More time for Reaction and more time for correction. If this doesn't make sense Please see a Coach. Please understand, if you hurry, you will bounce! Be safe Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

I almost never post on these forms because of the usual Sh$% show in which I'd prefer being a part of the audience. My Opinion only... But I think it's a nice realistic opinion. 1) Crossbraced Canopies feel much more rigid. That does not mean "safer". In what respect do you mean by that? 2) If you're Comparing a Stiletto to a Velocity you're doing it wrong! The canopy you should have mastered before getting on a Velo is a Katana loaded no less than 1.8:1. The crossfire2 seems to recover too quick to me anyway. 3)Again, My opinion only! If you're not Very proficient/Swooping, loaded around 2:1 minimum and/or not very proficient under a highly loaded canopy then a Crossbraced canopy is not for you. 4) If you're planning on Loading a canopy over 2:1 then a crossbraced canopy will perform better, have much more range in slow and fast flight and will exhibit the qualities advertised and expected. I've seen one guy in particular loading a Katana over 2:1 and he would fall out of the sky, the recovery arc seemed to be more like a straight line to the ground. At his level he was happy to get back on the Velo. So why Jump a Velo if you're not loading it or swooping the F#$% out of it? Consider getting a katana or crossfire2 and work you're way up to a 1.8/2:1 loading before considering getting a race car to drive the family to church... Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

NEVER TOO LOW TO SWOOP! Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

#1 - Eye ball the ground! digital altimeters are great and so are audible altimeters but your Eyes are the BEST!! Use them and trust them. #2 - Concentrate on accuracy first! Be able to land in any direction no matter what the winds are doing and be able to finish the Swoop where you want! #3 - Once you can do that, you can start worrying about techniques and degree of turn! #1 - Oh and the most important!!! Look Awesome, Be Rad and Remember Safety is always #3 Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

I will come prepared with rocks to throw at people and hopefully then jump with! But in the meantime I'd like to know if there are any Reputable HEAD DOWN Coaches onsite? Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

I'm heading to Lodi March 5-15 and I'm interested in knowing if there are any HD coaches onsite or willing to be? If so, I'd like to bust off 25-40 jumps with a coach. Any recommendations or offers? Feel free to PM me. Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

As a matter of Fact I did and they have yet to get back to me! I'll phone/email them again in the new year! Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

So I now know that Precision has increased the length of the Xaos 27 by 10" and the 21 hasn't been legthened at all! Why has the 27 been lengthened 10" and not the 21? Is it because the 27 is more popular and considered a higher performing canopy? Did the 21 and 27 have comparable length line-sets before this mod? Is there any reason why I can't get a custom line-set made for my 21 made longer? Has anyone ever done this with a xaos 21? I have been considering moving to the 27 this spring anyways but if there's an improvement I can add now, I'd like to! Thanks :-P Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Xaos 21 = Sweet sweet Love! She Snivels 800+ feet! Never opens hard! She sometimes searches but nothing like a velo! Pretty Rad for an X-braced! Haven't Jumped it but I heard the JFX is similar with a quicker opening. Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Good choice on the Xaos 21 I just got a 108 loaded at 2.2 and I love it!! JFX is next on the list to try Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

It was supposed to open 2011! They were looking at land for two years now! Rumour has it, it was going to be just north of Toronto! Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Looks like you're just getting into the fine art of making your canopy eat altitude! At 1:1 you're going to have a tough time yanking down the front risers, and if you're using double fronts at that wing loading, you'll lose any possibility of any harness input while hanging from the fronts Stick to single fronts for now! you will lose altitude just fine! Whatever you do!!! Get some Help/Mentoring from an accomplished Swooper at your DZ! He/She will be able to better help with your goals based on your performance. Happy Turf Surfing Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

YOU do. YOU choose to take those recommendations/guidelines to heart or you choose to ignore them. Simple as that. The smarter ones take heed, the less smart ignore. The less smart seem to think that those recommendations were simply dreamed up one night around the bonfire. Oh, so sadly mistaken. The less smart seem to have it that their logic says the recommendations don't make sense. Oh, so sadly mistaken. The less smart seem to think their Mad Skillz override recommendations. Oh, so sadly mistaken. Good news: Some DZOs take those recommendations to heart. Bad news: Some don't. Some jumpers who choose to ignore recommendations scream about "freedom to do as I want". These are the immature in our midst. They are not mature enough to make good decisions for themselves. We are all free to do what we want...the smarter ones do it with prior knowledge, deep understanding, real skill and a strong sense of safety. Awesome! Nicely said.. Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Umm? guess I didn't get the memo! I walked into Tony suits and bought a freefly suit that was on sale for 50% off! Although I wish i would have read this post first as it doesn't fit perfectly! It's a bit tight around my belly these days!! Zipper is strong, I like that feature To the OP, Tony suit, Ouragan, LiquidSky, DeepSeed, etc.. Whats your price range? Belly or freefly or both? Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Tipping = Beer Once you're finished your AFF jumps you will be "encouraged" to bring beer! Spend your money on gear, beer and jumps! Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

I couldn't agree more with what everyone is saying here. Training is key! A big guy arching hard will fall super fast... Once you have more training and experience you will easily control your fall rate, But no matter what you do or how skilled you get, YOU WILL FALL FAST! this is your reality! I am 6ft 210lbs or 182cm 96kg and I have different suits for different jobs/disciplines. I have a great big freefly suit that i use for small AFF students and freefly jumps with lighter people, I have a tight fittingRW suit(with booties and grippers) for mainly formation jumps, a tight fitting freefly suit for big boy freefly(fast falling) and a Camera Jacket with big wings to fly with Tandems! For now get yourself a baggy freefly suit! You can wait to you're done your training but either way unless you lose weight, you will need one. You can also get a Rw suit designed for big boys with booties. As the booties alone when used properly will help your fall rate immensely. If any of this doesn't make sense, Talk to your Instructors or just keep on asking questions here! Good Luck and Blue skies Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Xaos21 108 @ loaded at 2.2 This is a new canopy to me and it LOVES the ground! Usually, for me a long spot is due to high winds and or work jumps. which is no big deal as long as I take note of the spot at exit and in freefall so I can pull accordingly High tail wind - toggles light tail wind - rears I have flown a velo 120 and the thing floats awesome!! using toggles, I can hang with students! The canopy seemed a little big though. I would like to try the velo 103 to see how it Floats compared to the Xaos Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Dude #2012 in the house! Obviously this is the best religion EVER!! Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Thanks for help guys, I think we'll risk the weather... 13 bucks a jump at Lodi!! i think we may check it out! Blue skies Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012

Myself and a few friends are thinking of going to Texas or California feb 20-28. Narrowed it down to Skydive Houston or Spaceland in Texas and Lodi in California(for the price) We are looking for at least 8 jumps a day out of a big plane! Your 2cents is appreciated! Thanks and Blue skies Skydivers are nothing but a bunch of Narcissistic A$$holes!! Front risers were made for pulling! Pal MuFF#5640 D.S. # 2012