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I'm sure the chances of us meeting are pretty slim if any.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Meh.. I'm done with switching canopies, it'll have to do for now... I'm sure my Safire wouldn't be able to glide those 13000 kilometers, so you and your friends should be fine "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Honestly, no matter how good of a pilot you are, wingloading counts for most of it (from my experience).. 1.3 (with 10 kg lead) is horrible, yeh I know I need to eat more but this shit doesn't happen over a night.. If the WL is not enough, it won't dive, it will recover instantly, risers will be impossible to hold etc etc.. So in all honesty, these are not the most ideal conditions to progress, only "safe"... There's a reason why all real HP flight is done over 2.0 WL... "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Safire2 "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

You think that's smart? Funny, since you're all so oh safety conscious... "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Safire feels like a truck after the KA.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Well, look how this turned out to be.. I'm not gonna comment on the personal aspects of this unlike some people in here, who don't value other persons trust in private matters, anyway.. Yes I did jump the Katana 97 at around 210+ jumps, yes I'm your typical 200 jump wonder.. It's not a forgiving canopy and it requires a lot of care from what I could gather from the jumps I did on it, truly a high performance canopy, but at the same time it's very rewarding and amazingly fun to fly, coming off a Safire2 129 I was lacking this fun and the Katana flight is how I imagined true canopy flight to be.. Still, not a place to let your guard down at any time.. Yes I'm cutting shortcuts, doing what most of you probably wouldn't do and don't want others to do or you might have done in the past, who knows, it's your choice.. I try to do everything in my power to not hurt others and look out for them, but the rest is my choice and I take full responsibility for my choices, as we all do. In all honesty and fairness with no trolling I surely don't recommend what I'm doing to anyone, take your path the way you want it, take care of others, but the rest are your choices in this life. Have fun and take care! mchamp, no I was never looking for a 99sqft reserve, you probably mixed me with someone else, I'm pretty good with my 126 rstanley, I think trying out double fronts is standard in canopy flight, nothing too radical here as long as you don't overdo it hehe

So I got myself a Katana 97 loaded at around ~1.5, coming off a Safire2 129. It's truly a high performance wing. Openings require good body position if you don't want to get into linetwists and with such a small wing you really don't want to! So be careful and be ready cause this is a demanding one. Once open it flies like a dream, it is true that it's very ground hungry, with fronts it dives like a beast, super easy, practically no pressure risers, contrary to what others say very good range on rears, got me from a long spot no problems, though not much altitude left for any HP turn after that.. But hey you can't always have everything. Also has a very powerful flare that starts early. Overall an amazing canopy, I've got nothing bad to say against it, it's just that it's a high performance canopy and demands careful attention to every bit of the flight, but it's designed that way.

You know what's the solution to your landing problems? Jumping more. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Just go jump and see how it feels.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3PElZVM9oo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUvCsJTVbG8 Don't bust your tib-fib "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

At this rate you should be doing 360's! This will allow you to build even more speed leading to whoopy fasty landings with a complete stop at the end, pillow soft! Goodluck! "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Oh my my, look who's talkin, an american who can't do anything without reading a manual and who has to have a warning label "DO NOT EAT" on a candy wrap so he wouldn't choke on it "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Can anyone post pics of the wing? "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

More GoPro haters.. How original.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Not at this size and WL.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

They're just jealous. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Oh my, a Stiletto 190 at 1.3, that's so hardcore! You're going to die! Same ol' shit.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

It's simply traditions.. In a society (or subsocieties or subcultures or whatever you're into, like skydiving) most of the time you adhere to the traditions.. Buying a case of beer when celebrating lets say your first 100th jump or first cutaway or whatever they all can think of.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Yep, it's always priceless, when the one's who are used to constantly winning are being wiped out by so much.. Too bad you can't see their faces "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

haha Now I understand why most of you are crying about downsizing and CP in general.. Most of the people here shouldn't be flying a canopy in the first place! "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

You mean it will boost PD to come up with something similar? Cause I bet it's not the most fun times in PD HQ right now after seeing Nick perform with Petra like this.. "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

That's your typical dz.com attitude "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

PD is getting owned Gotta love the PD guy in the background, prolly thinking "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck" Fuck yeah! "All limits are self imposed." Icarus

Ain't gonna happen. According to everything this shoulda happened ages ago.. It's like you're trying to scare little kids with the boogieman "All limits are self imposed." Icarus