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Any possibility to take a pic of it?

About to by GoPro. I do love my Z1 and really would like to keep it.

I agree with last post.
Start with less then 90*. And start higher. Start even at 300feet, then at 200, 150, 100, 75, and after couple jumps you doing it at 50feet.
Just take it easy and slow., Most important that you feel you self safty enought to do it

I have only few jumps on springo. As I remember, i had yo flare realy quick.
But find some videos in internet of landings with springo, or even better take a canopy curse, cause you should be able to find out this kind of stuff on your own, otherwise this canopy may be too danger for you, IMO.
Pilot, sabre2, safire2 is awesome canopys btw!

Im live in Europe, and my dealer get canopy from USA. I cant complane about this one! Amazing canopy!
i think they are the same quality...

Learn to use harnes.
As lond as you use harnes correctly, you dont need to pull brakes or anything else.
I jumped some om them with 1.2 in wongload, and in swoops realy well! As lond as you use harnes:)

I dont see anything wrong with doing double front on that point.
Just remember to let them go before you get to te ground.

Take a realy good time, and learn how canopy recover in different speed and wind cond.
Use 50-100 jumps for it, before you start on 45*.
When you learn 45* realy well, go for 90* and so on.
But take your time to learn before starting on turns/longer turns.

Well, for sure new more modern gear is a lot safyer, more comfy and much better.

What you will go for, a bmw from 1980 or brand new bmw?
Is exatly the same in skydiving...

I had a Safire2, and psycho packed it. Worked realy greate. But its a recomendet packing method by Icarus.
Also tryid psychopack triathlon and Sabre 1, work realy greate.
When I pshychopacked Spectre, owner said its streamd too long time.
Also tryid psychopack on crossfire2 99, and i didnt work realy well... got 1 twist, but I dont wanna try it more:)

First of all, [email protected] is maybe to low wingload. By changing a canopy to Springo or something in that class, you can get much more out of it.
For the second, try Crossfire2.

Sorry for litle offpost:)

!.3 with 200 jumps is fine wingload. But you should look back on you last 100 jumps, and ask you self how well it worked out.
If you had any kind of problem landing Safire2, you should maybe thing of upsize. Or just to get you self together, and start acting like it your first ride on that canopy.

But for thats questions you have instructors, ask them. They see how you fly and land. Course can also help you.

I will recomend you to test a Safire2. I was very sure to go for a Sabre2, before I got one ride on Safire2.

But anyway. I dont think you need less wingload then 1.-1,1, but you have consider how high your dropzone is, wind conditions, how careful you are on turns, espesialy low turns (I never turn lower then 200 foot, unless I practise flatturns) how good you on flare. How can you land in downwind, crosswind, tyrbulens, and stuff like that.
Ask you instructor, people who see how you fly.
They can tell you much better what you need.

Ask you self how careful and good you are with canopy. And be very very hard on you self with ansver! From 1 till 10.
If you get 9 or 10, you can load 1.2 with no problem.
if you get 7-8, go for 1.1, 5-6 under 1. If you get 1-2-3 you should considering to giveup skydiving:)
Also, if you can feel differents (opening, flying, glide ratio, respons on toggles, flare) on chutes after jump 1-2 times with it, from another simular one, you are good. If not, dont wingload it more then 1.1

But speak with your instructors, and get a ride on Safire2.

I have tryid different Crossfire, wingloaded from 1.3 till 1.6, and I think its perform much better on higher windload.
It was no problem to fly it on 1.3, but it respons better (not only quicker, but better), I find it easyer to flare perfect on straight forward fly (with no front risers). So imho, its for a reason why Icarus recommend to load it at 1.4-2.1.

And since you brought ferrari in hear. Take a testarosa, and drive in small roads with lot of turns, in around 150km/h. I promise you, you will love it!

And now go to nearest small town, with small roads as well, and drive there, try to "side park" between 2 cars, turn around maybe... You know what you find out? Its a lot better with a ford focus for that!

Velo dont made to be loaded at 1.3, it will fly, but a sabre loaded at 1.3 will do it lot better. Don you agree?

Be sure you know ur chute really well, and its no crosswind.
I tryid ground lanuching last winter with Safire2 169.
On first attempt I didnt managed to get my canopy up till allmost i was down, and ended with skiing with my chute upon me:)
On second I had amazing fly, most fun I ever had under the canopy.
On the last attempt I got some nasty crosswind, my chute got to the side, twisted couple times and started dragging me to the side. I waited till I allmost got to the trees and cutaway. So I didnt hurt me at all, and my chute was totally find. But it was on the snow...
I hope it can help you in someway.
Just be careful man!

To safety fly a velocity, you need to jump around 300jumps a year.
If you had a brake from jumping for some years, DONT BUY velocity!
It would be as to give it to a student. Or even worse, bacause u will chalange it (what student wouldnt do).

Buy you a katana, or crossfire. Or even better Safire2 or Sabre2 for 100 jumps. first.

If you want something between stiletto and velocity, take a look at neos. It hybrid (some cells are xbraced).
But downsize and buy mor HP after a brake is kinda suicide... dont do it...

Hi!
I had the same problem 6 month ago. I did alot of research and reading, chatting, mailing. And that is what i got:

I didnt care of price at all. I bought what i thought was best. I looked for comfort and safety.

My main chute is Safire2 169, wingloaded 1.2.
Awesome canopy. suuuper sweety opening. Very smooth flying. Fun to fly when you learn how to fly it (took me aroun 70 jumps). Endeles with flare.
Only thing neg. is that its too havy on front risers. Otherwise its ultimate canopy (I jumped many others: Safire1,2, Sabre1,2, spectre, PD, navigator, crossfire, electra, triathlon, springo and some others). safire2 is simply the best! (crossfire is n2:)

For my rig I bought Javelin. Realy comfy and greate rig. I was thinking about mirage as well, but they are not thats comfy (imho).

I got RW suit from merling suits. Looking awesome, fits realy well. Work very well for me in air.

I have Z1 helmet from parasport. Fits ok, i was expecting more tbh, but its work ok for me. Maybe i had too big expectaisions.

I have solo as audiable. And alti-track as altimeter.
I very very happy with that. just awesome!!!

And I got cypres2 and PD-reserve.

I strongest recomend to you Safire2, cypres2, alti-track and rw-suit from Merlins. I cant say enought how happy im with this items.


Now after I put 100 jumps on my rig, I selling it, loosing aroun 700$. I think it not soo bad.
I go now for a Crossfire2 129. PD-optoma as reserve and I think Im going to buy Javelin again. (I want mirage, but Javelin is way to comfy).

Other items Im going to buy now is Optima or NeoXS for swooping help.
M1 cookie helmet, and FF suit from ourgains. And wingsuit, but I not sure withc one.


I hope it helps you to choose you equipment! If you have any questions, PM and I can tell you more!
Blue skies

Try psycho-pack, from Icarus website.
It work very well for me. But I pack pro-pack as well.
I had only 2 hard openings. 1 of them I was trying some thinks with slider:/
I have jumped around 20 different canopies, and nothing can match sweeeet openings of my Safire2 169...