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I think I'll be demo'ing a Saber2 260 with Dacron. I want something all ZP. I remember my old all F-111 canopy having the slowing power of a wet kleenex when I finally got rid of it in 2000. Thank You It would appear that I am a tourist in my own youth.

Can you elaborate on that? Why? Check this on DACRON lines: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4706328;search_string=dacron%20booth;#4706328 . A very good read. Thank you. It would appear that I am a tourist in my own youth.

Can you elaborate on that? Why? P.S. I'm in Tucson. "Go Wildcats!" But I am not that bad, I married an ASU grad... It would appear that I am a tourist in my own youth.

Thank you for the insights. Any suggestions as to a better option? It would appear that I am a tourist in my own youth.

Hello: A question on PD's Navigator series: I'm not jumping every weekend, and I am a few pounds heavier than I was 15 years ago... Looking at a huge Navigator canopy to be safe. I don't swoop, and I like a docile ride with a nice slow soft landing. Their website says that Navigator canopies are ZP fabric plus "low porosity fabric." When I was jumping a lot in the late 1990s, non-ZP canopies ("F-111"?) had a reputation of being very short-lived and wearing the f**k out much sooner than ZP ones. I thought the industry had left non-ZP fabrics behind...? So, are Navigators short-lived? I'm looking to buy a large main, one that's best for an occasional jumper who needs a forgiving canopy. Should I be concerned about buying a main with a short service life? Is there another manufacturer of a 260sqft+ canopy that's entirely ZP? Thx It would appear that I am a tourist in my own youth.

Hello All: I just got re-current this past July. And...finally the delays of getting a lot of rigging work done and waiting on Germany to get off summer holiday (to get a Cypres) are over. :) I'll be jumping at Eloy, and It's full of top-tier competitors and military jumpers. I have 210 jumps, and all but 2 of those were 12 years ago. I need to get in on a few jumps with people just off student status, or coaches, etc... I have never been able to freefly, but I'd be up for learning. Is there a group for people at SD AZ that caters to/helps new or returning jumpers meet people to jump with? (I'm murderously shy/self-conscious, so I have never really be the type to just go up and intro myself...) Thx Neil It would appear that I am a tourist in my own youth.