i have an icarus safire 179 and i weigh 210,have about fifty jumps on it and love it. never had a line twist on it,has always opened on heading, soft openings,its quick turning,landings are fast enough for me(surf 15-20 ft on no wind day flying straight in). I'd recomend it for an itermediate jumper 100-300 jumps depending on the size, have fun,be safe, AD