meridianjumper 0 #1 May 9, 2003 What is the modification that I keep hearing folks doing to Safire 1's and 2's? Blue Skies, Jeremy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymedic 0 #2 May 9, 2003 Talk to hooknswoop about it...he'll tell ya everything...I now have a completely new canopy due to the mod. works great. althought I dont think it will work on the safire 2's..I dont think there's a need for it on the 2's...at least in my opinion. Marc otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #3 May 9, 2003 Quoteand 2's the mod is only for the safire 1's. the 2's don't need it. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #4 May 9, 2003 QuoteQuoteand 2's the mod is only for the safire 1's. the 2's don't need it. later Nor do original Safires that have been relined to Rev 2 trim. I suspected as much and compared notes with Derek and he agreed that although there was a slight difference between his mod and the trim revision 2, it would be scarcely noticeable. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #5 May 9, 2003 QuoteNor do original Safires that have been relined to Rev 2 trim. ya, those too. but i have heard from some people they like the mod hooknswoop does better than the one icarus does. now the mod that icarus does helps a lot, but hook's is better i guess. i don't know from first hand experience, but this is what people have told me. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaffreeflyer 0 #6 May 12, 2003 Personally I don't think it's worth it. My Safire was mod by an ex-owner - he increased brake line length to use riser. Anyway I found it quite difficult to land it and I couldn't find stall point - it had to be flare before my knees! Yesterday I had to un-mod it back to manufacturer's standard measure. Oh it flared much better and performance's even better before. I can able to land it well and soft. My rigger told me my Safire's brake line was about 6-7 inches too long! I have no idea why this ex-owner needed to mod it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Watcher 0 #7 May 12, 2003 Quote it had to be flare before my knees! Yesterday I had to un-mod it back to manufacturer's standard measure. Mod is not the same thing as lengthing the brake lines (which seems to be all this guy did before you). Maybe he had longer arms than you, or longer risers. That gave him the ability to use the extra 6 inches of length. --Jonathan Bartlett D-24876 AFF-I Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #8 May 12, 2003 I've never mod'd a Safire1 144. Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
