Your Canopy Progression

[mchamp 1]

So i came across on facebook PD's question of what was your canopy progression and thought that I'd like to see and ask everyone here on Dropzone

Found a few others threads but they were from way back when

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[stayhigh 2]

Ill play this game
they are all approx numbers
Nav 280 8 jumps
Nav 260 8 jumps
Nav 240 4 jumps
Nav 220 5 jumps
Sabre 2 210 25 jumps
Safire 2 189 150 jumps
Safire 2 169 150 jumps
Crossfire 2 169 200 jumps
Cobalt 150 125 jumps
Katana 150 500 jumps
Katana 120 125 jumps
Fx 99 75 jumps
Jvx 94 100 and on goung process.

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[Squeak 17]

NAV 270 6 JUMPS
NAV 230 40 JUMPS
SILLOUETTE 170 5 JUMPS
HORNET 150 400 JUMPS
STILETTO 135 700 + JUMPS current canopy I currently load my canopy at about 1.52-1.55 : 1

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[sundevil777 102]

Progression doesn't have to mean smaller and faster, it can mean moving toward a better canopy.

T-10
28'
PC
189 7 cell parafoil
228 7 cell Spirit
215 7 cell Astrobe
PD210
Pilot 210

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[Arvoitus 1]

Navigator 260 ~40 jumps
Navigator 220 ~50 jumps
Sabre 2 170 ->

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[bofh 0]

PD-210
PD-190
Sabre-170
Safire2-139
Crossfire2-129
Crossfire2-119
FX-94
VX-80
(Safire2-119 for WS, demos and groups larger than four).

[FreeflyGoat 0]

None of these are logged, so it's a best guess.
Manta 288 - 25
? 220 - 25
PD 190 - 25
Sabre 190 - 300
Sabre 170 - 500
Sabre 150 - 500
Stilleto 135 - 500
Stilleto 120 - 1500
Katana 120 and 107 - 25
Velo 95 - 10
VX 99 - 20
Onyx 95 - 15
Precision 400 and Hop 330 - 750

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[Rugby82 0]

This is a nice ne to read so I'll join in.

Manta 280 - 70 jumps
NAV 260 - 10 jumps
NAV 240 - 10 jumps
NAV 220 - 10 jumps
Electra 190 - 420 jumps
Sabre2 170 - 200 jumps
Safire2 139 - 25 jumps
Crossfire2 139 - 85 and still jumping it

Wanting to make a minimum of 500 jumps under my current canopy.

Blue skies!

[nigel99 474]

T-10
C9
Manta 280
Unit (220?)
Wildfire 170 -- Stupid
260 Student gear - re-currency
230 - Rental gear

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[jerolim 7]

MC-01C
PS 03
PS 02
PD - 280
Parafoil 272
Parafoil 262
Profil 260
Classic 270
Pegasus 220
Falcon 175
Springo 140
Springo 120
Radical 135 (now)

[EmuuuH 0]

Sabre 210 20 jumps
Sabre 190 10 jumps
Sabre 170 100 jumps
Safire2 149 200 jumps
Crossfire2 129 80 jumps (now)

[phoenixlpr 0]

I jump Cobalt Competition 105, Coblat 136, Triathlon 160 depending on my mood.

[MasterOfMagic 0]

Aerodyne Solo 250 7 Jumps (AFF DZ Gear)
Aerodyne Solo 230 19 Jumps (DZ Gear)
Aerodyne Pilot 210 12 Jumps (DZ Gear)

Firebird Cayenne 210 48 Jumps
Spectre 190 182 Jumps
Spectre 170 280 + Still Jumping at wingload 1.4

[DocPop 1]

Navigator 200
Sabre 190
Sabre2 170
Sabre2 150
Katana 135

PD baby!

"The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls."

~ CanuckInUSA

[monkycndo 0]

Not sure of exact numbers of jumps per canopy, but around-

Jump 1-36
Nav 280
Nav 260
Nav 240
Spectre 210
Spectre 190
Sabre 190

Bought my own gear
Sabre 170 till about 400 jumps then
Sabre2 150 kept SA 170 for WS
At 700 jumps sold SA2 150
Then bought Nitro/n 150s and Sabre 150
And at 1000 jumps added SA 135 and Nitron 135

Jump whatever main type/size suits my need for a given jump.

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You know you want to spank it
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[tsisson 0]

Sabre 230 (Student): 1995
Sabre 210 (Student): 1995
Sabre 190: 1995 - 1998
Sabre 170: 1998 - 2002
Jedei 150: 2002 - 2008
Samurai 170: 2008 +

[D22369 0]

all numbers are a rough approximation
Raven IV 20 jumps
Raven III 300 jumps
Interceptor 225 100 jumps
Aerial 170 300 jumps
Triathalon 135 100 jumps
Stiletto 135 500 jumps
Stiletto 120 500 jumps
Fx-99 20 jumps
Fx-85 800 jumps


Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

[JohnRich 4]

Round
Square

[labrys 0]

Manta 290 ~ 5
Navigator 260 ~ 10
Navigator? 240 ~ 5
Navigator 220 ~ 10
Hornet 210 ~ 100
Hornet 190 ~ 100
Sabre2 170 ~ 200
Sabre2 150 ~ 100
(never felt like I could land it out in a tight spot safely)
Sabre2 170 ~ 200

Owned by Remi #?

[pchapman 279]

One can also distinguish between one's regular gear and the stuff one borrowed for a short time to learn to downsize. It can make the "jumped" vs. "owned" lists rather different.

After jumping student Mantas etc, canopies I owned:

Titan (265) -- for 350 jumps before:

At 590 jumps bought Sabre 135 -- for 35 jumps before:

At 775 jumps bought FX 88 at 1.9 WL

But when it came to what was jumped (rather than owned), there were things like:
Sabre 135 at 190 jumps
Jonathan 92 at 205 jumps
FX 88 at 550 jumps

Still there were only 90 jumps on canopies over 1.2 wing loading before jumping the FX 88.

So during the early seasons I might fly the 265 most of the time and borrow a Jedei 120 for a bit of fun in between.

"Downsizing progression" back then basically consisted of two or three jumps on a canopy, to get the hang of the extra speed and more demanding flare, before going down a couple sizes, whether or not changing from a square to elliptical or to a crossbraced canopy.

(Edited to better described the jumped vs. owned issue.)

[wildcard451 0]

I think I wrote this somewhere else but:
All numbers approximate - I don't log jumps anymore.

Manta 300-220 until an A
Sil 210 @ 1.19 for 150 jump
Sab2 190 @ 1.31 for 230 jumps
XF2 169 @ 1.48 for 450 jumps

May 2009 - [
Kat 150 @ 1.67 for 80 jumps
Kat 135 @ 1.85 for 20-30 jumps (demo)
Kat 120 @ 2.00 for 20-30 jumps (demo)
Velo 120 @ 2.00 for 20-30 jumps (demo)
] -
Oct 2009

Velo 111 @ 2.19 for 200 jumps and began competing in FLCPA
Currently on a Velo 103 @ 2.36 for ~ 20-30 jumps

The last 2-3 years have been dedicated canopy training and 95% hop and pops - to the point that my DZ gets weirded out when I go to altitude.

[davelepka 4]

All numbers approximate, and this isn't counting demos or borrowed canopies that I might have 10 jumps or so on apiece.

Various student/rental canopies, F-111 200+ sq ft - 50 jumps

PD-190 (owned), Tri 160 (borrowed) - 100 jumps

Sabre 135 - 350 jumps

Sabre 107 - 500 jumps

Stiletto 107 (3 of them) - 3000 jumps

Velocity 90 - 300 jumps

Velocity 103 - 800 jumps

[airtwardo 7]

T-10
Para Commander
Papillon
Para-plane
Thunder bow
252 HW
Strato-Cloud-230
Unit-220
252 (lite)
Strato-Cloud Sport 260
Excalibur 260
Excalibur 230
Excalibur 210
Sabre 190
190 Zpo
170 Zpo
210Zpo




Edited to add: 35+ years in the sport and never had an injury that kept me off the 'next' load!

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[mchamp 1]

Student till A-license was Nav 240 Silhouette-210, Sabre2 190, Spectre 170

Canopies I purchased

PD Pulse-150 --- 100 jumps

PD Sabre2-120 ---150 jumps and counting loaded @ 1.2

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[nigel99 474]

Quote

T-10
Para Commander
Papillon
Para-plane
Thunder bow
252 HW
Strato-Cloud-230
Unit-220
252 (lite)
Strato-Cloud Sport 260
Excalibur 260
Excalibur 230
Excalibur 210
Sabre 190
190 Zpo
170 Zpo
210Zpo

Edited to add: 35+ years in the sport and never had an injury that kept me off the 'next' load!

Thats a good advert for staying large. Any reason for the upsizing from 170 to 210?

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.