BravestDog 0 #1 January 7, 2004 I have a Falcon 265 square canopy, dated 1992, unknown # of jumps, that I want to sell and it is listed in main canopies in the classified section if anyone is interested in contacting me. Can you tell me its approx value and what type of person would use it? ie beginner, intermediate...light weight, medium weight... Was it a good canopy or can you describe it's flying characteristics? Thankyou. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 January 7, 2004 How many jumps on the canopy? How many on the line set? How bad is the poresity? Falcons are about 3 or 4 generations behind and even one in good shape can be picked up for 200-300. If its well used, its a nice car cover basically. Honestly anymore that canopy is a student canopy and should'nt be loaded over 1:1.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BravestDog 0 #3 January 7, 2004 I don't know it's condition other than it appears to be complete with lines, slider, risers...and there are no tears or stains on it. It is a student type canopy? What would be the proper weight rating? It's dated 1992. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #4 January 7, 2004 Quote Honestly anymore that canopy is a student canopy and should'nt be loaded over 1:1. Loading a Falcon 1:1 would make for some interesting DZ entertainment. We didn't usually load them 1:1 when they were new. Falcons weren't popular in my area but the few people that had them were fairly happy. To me they didn't flare quite as well as Glide path 0-3 cfm fabric 9 cells. As stated its probably worth $200 to $300 if you can find someone that wants it for a third/water jump/smoke jump rig or someone up to about 190lbs just off student status who learned on non ZP canopies and doesn't have a lot of money. Again, with more than 4 or 500 jumps you'll probably get more money for it selling it to a college kid to hang on their ceiling. It's actually kind of sad that these canopies that served a lot of us well aren't worth much anymore. Of course neither is a console black and white TV.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck 0 #5 January 7, 2004 The Falcon is/was not marketed as a student canopy in the same way Mantas and Navigators are, but the fact that it is a nine cell, F-111, 265 sq. ft canopy kinda puts it in the same class. It would be fine as a student canopy, or as a transition canopy for a heavier jumper. As it is F-111, wingloading should not exceede 1 or 1.1 lbs/ft. Taking gear weight into consideration, a jumper weighing up to abouot 240lbs could likely jump it safely, providing the canopy is properly trimmed and that the nylon is not too porous. Have a rigger inspect it. Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #6 January 7, 2004 Quote Loading a Falcon 1:1 would make for some interesting DZ entertainment. Well, I put about 80 jumps on a very ragged 210 loaded at around 1.0 and entertaining is definitely not how I would describe the landings. I could get perhaps 6 feet of surf out of it if I used a lot of front risers and timed the flare (one-stage, preferrably with the brake lines wrapped around my hands) really good. Too late, and it would slam you into the ground. Too early, and you'd drop from whatever height it stopped flying at. I could get it to open like a dream, though. (Actually, the trick was to get the slider to hang up on the stops and then pump it down.) Anyway, as others have said, if it's got a couple of hundred jumps on it, it's not worth that much anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #7 January 8, 2004 By entertaining I ment watching the crashes.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
