Will I notice much difference?

[Psychonaut 0]

Going from an old square 155 zp.exe to a Sabre2 150?

I'm ~ 150-155 otd

If needed to serve as a point of reference, I've also put numerous jumps on a Pilot 150.

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[dragon2 2]

Probably: softer openings, more dependant on body position during openings, more glide, more responsive in turns, more dive using frontrisers, more flare, so in general, more fun

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[airtwardo 7]

Probably not in free-fall...but when it opens~

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[Psychonaut 0]

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Probably: softer openings, more dependant on body position during openings, more glide, more responsive in turns, more dive using frontrisers, more flare, so in general, more fun

Thanks! I jumped one a few times but it's been a while and just can't really remember :( Damn winters..

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[sagan 0]

The most noticeable thing will probably be that assuming you haven't just relined your old canopy, a new sabre2 properly trimmed will glide better.

-Patrick

[sagan 0]

forgot to add -- how canopies are measured is different from mfg to mfg and aerodyne and pd for one measure differently meaning the pilot 150 will probably feel bigger vs a sabre2 150... not sure on the measuring of the zp.exe. If the canopy feels a twitch faster that's probably it though.

-Patrick

[Psychonaut 0]

Yeah I almost forgot about that.

Another characteristic is the pack volume; the zp.exe is the thick-ass south african

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[airtwardo 7]

http://www.dzsports.co.uk/zpexe-231-p.asp

I've made a few on one, it's an intermediate canopy comparable to Strong's Zpo line.

Nice

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[Joellercoaster 6]

The only size I've jumped both in was 170, and the ZP.EXE:

- Opened more on-heading and consistently in general
- Had a much steeper glide in full flight
- Didn't flare as nicely or turn as crisply
- Was a dream to pack by comparison, though as mentioned up-thread, the fabric is bulkier

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[Psychonaut 0]

Yeah.. The .exe just seems way to mellow for me. It's a combination of both simply the size as well as it's characteristics. I put a good 20 jumps on a Pilot 150 in a few days and it was way more responsive, and overall more fun. Like I said I haven't jumped the Sabre2 150 in a while so my memory is faint but I know that as well was a little snappier. Just looking for a non-drastic change

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