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No. He get out of this sport and prefer moto. He is alive and he was not injuired. But there is still no reasons to downsize like my friend. It is stil very dangerous. Downsize like this not nesseserily kill you, but you will have the chance.

Thanx everybody for feedback !

BoneHead Flat Top Pro and a BoneHead Flat Top Narrow Somebody who have these helmets or just have a big picture of it, please help ! Friend going to buy helmets, but want to be sure helmet will fit. Need picture big pictures of helmet from back and from sides, exactly fastening. Please sent photos to [email protected]

Manual comes with my own Smart reserve made in 2003 says: 3.Maintenance 3.1.2 Check that all slider stops are present, intact and secure. There are SIX slider stops, one on each of the outer B,C and D line groups. Manual on newer reserves says 3.1.2 Check that all slider stops are present, intact and secure. There are FOUR slider stops, one on each of the outer B and C line groups. Just curious.

Few days ago our local rigger declines to pack new smart-135 reserve. He says there is something wrong with reserve, exactly with 2 external D-lines, attached to stabilizers. When lines at full tension and slider go up to the canopy and rest on stop rings, small amount of fabric (about 1,5") sticks out of slider ring, seems like external D-lines is too short. Is there something wrong with reserve ? The same thing on Smart-120.

Yes, on my Safire2 I have same small grommets, so I have to pull each grommet down throught toggles with little force. Have a mini risers.

Few days ago I had a chance to try my Neptune as audible and Pro-track in other ear. Two jumps from scary altitude - 5250ft Throw PC at 4100 ft. Both audibles works great at selected altitudes and simultaneously ! ProTrack shows 16 and 18 seconds of freefall and declines to calculate any speed - shows 0 km/h max 0 km/h average. Neptune shows 14 and 14 seconds of freefall, and calculate average speed and 3K speed - it is great feature! But it seems little useless for me to read average speed of 12K (actually between 12500 and 11500) because it is usual exit altitude, and average speed of 3K(3500-2500) because it is deployment altitude. 9K and 6K averages is great feature anyway. Also I was little dissapointed - Neptune does not show max and min speed on screen So only way to know how fast or how slow I was is to buy ParaLog software and go home for computer I was impressed of Neptune swoop mode - it is great help to eyes to judge altitude. Finally I think Neptune is good device and hope Alti will improve it further.

Yes it was a nice day before first jump... I was in this helicopter too. I was more lucky with this forest landing, fell from about 10 feets into deep forest snow, my canopy collapsed from contact with tree. I glad everybody is ok after this jump.

After sucessful update back to 2.2.0 rev. Neptune works again. Lost one jump day to test device

Need help ! Does anybody have an older Neptune updater version ? My Neptune hung up while updating rev.2.3.1 and it is hard to me to send device to alti-2. I want to try an older version, 2.2.0 or 2.3.0. please send updater to [email protected] Thanx...

No way ! Unit is new, battery is very new ! No jumps yet !

Just got my new Neptune. Rev 2.2.0. Device is good, I like it, but found some funny bugs. When screen is on, in silent room I can hear very silent sound coming from Neptune, if I put it close to my ear. When screen goes off, sound dissapears. This sound is very weak, does not makes me worry at all, just curious. Catch one bug, only when backlight is on, upper button becomes very hard to work, two other buttons works well. Hope this bug will dissapear in new revisions. All in all unit is very good, I impatiently waiting to try it in air... but winter is still here....

Does using standart 3rings (not mini) means using more wider risers? What about lowering slider on risers? On my safire lowering slider is tight even with mini risers.

Friend of mine becomes completely insane about downsizing. Now, at 270 jumps total, about 80-90 per year, he is going to downsize to 135 elliptical which puts him under 1,5 WL ! He was jumping 150 sqft 7cell square before, at 1,35WL and made about 200 jumps on it. All of his landing was ok but not very impressive. He was trying 135 and tell me that 135 did't scare him at all. He says "if you have brains in your head and going to be careful everything will be ok!" He is going to "learn" 270 degrees turn for swoop. I'm in desperation to stop him..... Help me to find any words to make him to change his mind.

Me and my partner start to sitfly, we both have stable positions, level, but, when we trying to get more closer, we both start carves, seems my partner always slide to left ! And we can't approach close any more, because we turning in counterclock, at 10ft distance. When I jump with other people, this happens, but not too often. One experienced man said it happens because in sitfly we looking on each other and when partner slides left, we turn our head left, it initiate carve. He said we should look on the horizon behind partners head. Can anybody give any tips ? Maybe wrong body position ?

Hi, I have thought about XF2 but I don't feel myself ready for WL recommented by Icarus for XF2 (from 1.4 and up high). Now I made decision and order SafireII 119 for at least 200 next jumps. I hope I will not be dissapointed. Thank you all guys for your help ! I share my feelings about new canopy in a week!

Thank you all guys for your feedback ! I aprecciate it well ! One more question Does both safire2 and sabre2 canopys have approximately equal recovery arc ? and at 1.3 WL recovery arc will be short ?

I am going to buy a new canopy. I am decide to stop on 119-120 sqft for a while. Now it is hard for me to make choice between Safire2 and Sabre2 similar sized. Unfortunately where I live and jump I can't take the demo, so I need additional information about flying characteristic both of these canopys. Please share your expirience what I should expect from Safire2 and Sabre2 and differences between them.

I am going to buy a new canopy. I am decide to stop on 119-120 sqft for a while. Now it is hard for me to make choice between Safire2 and Sabre2 similar sized. Unfortunately where I live and jump I can't take the demo, so I need additional information about flying characteristic both of these canopys. Please share your expirience what I should expect from Safire2 and Sabre2 and differences between them.

I'm sorry but english is not my primary language, can you explain me please "being in corner" ?

Wow ! This kind of information is really what I'm looking for ! Thanx ! Can you explain me pros and cons long or short recovery arc ?

Thank you for advices but I didn't ask to help me make decision to downsize or not. I need pilots opinion about different canopies characteristic How does long or short recovery arc affect swoop ability and glide ability ? How does tapered edges affect canopy performance ? I'll be satisfied even with any link to information Thank you !

Now I jump on Hornet 135 at 1.15:1 WL and I bored with it .I like it flies only in no wind or downwind. I'm going to downsize to 120 . I want to learn swoop Should I go for elliptical for better performance? Or semi-elliptical will be good choice for learning swoop at 1.3:1 WL ? I know it more pilot skill than canopy feature but anyway..... Sabre2, safire 1 or 2 ? or maybe Stiletto? or something else ? (not feel myself ready for Xfires) AFAIK elliptical just give me faster turns... am I right ? or it really have a lot more performance ? I think it is more easy to swoop on canopy with longer recovery arc ? If canopy have longer recovery arc does it have less glide in straight flight? (amount of horizontal movement per 1 meter altitude loss) I want to know more about most popular canopies useful for swoop not from their manufacturers but from pilots.

I jump Spirit container, which looks like Vector 2 or 3 and have the same main flaps. Container had ~100 jumps, all other is new. I jump it 4 times. PC made from ZP, correctly, looks like new. Yes, it have a kill-line, and as I check, lenght is ok. Hornet 135 fits D-bag OK. Hornet fits container very tight, when i packed myself, but our packer can pull out about 1/2 inches of main closing loop. I can't. Closing pin is smooth and OK I guess it could be too hard tube stoes...

Almost newbie question Last season I have jumped Spectre-150 which opens great with lot of snivel, but always immediately after throwing PC (large one) I feel punch which hang me head-up, then canopy snivel. Now I have new Hornet-135 in used (but still great) container. Hornet opens way harder without any snivel, but I can live with this. The thing I really worry about is 2 seconds delay after throwing PC out. There is nothing happens in these 2 seconds. Then canopy opens. Why so long before opening ? Maybe hard tube stoes ? Maybe stows too big ? (~2 inches) Maybe main locking loop is too short (tight) ? PC size looks OK. Thanx for any help.