nepalaw

One Dropzone that I was surprised not to see in this thread was Sky's the Limit. STL is my home dropzone. Last year we moved from Newton, NJ to East Stroudsburg, PA. The new airport is incredible. Huge landing area and a 10,000 sq. ft. hanger for indoor packing, organizing, relaxing, and a few other "after-skydiving activities". They have three planes...a 182, a caravan, and a super otter...7 days a week. The staff is a good group of people...almost all freeflyers, and the regulars also consist of a cool mix of belly flyers and freeflyers of varied levels. It is definaltely a great DZ to check out.

Thanks to all for your input so far. Even though I don't plan on downsizing til much later this season, after a couple more hundred jumps, I'm really interested in people's opinions on the differences in the flight characteristics of the three canopies. The katana is not a possibility for me at this point, but I've heard some rumors that PD will be making them in larger sizes in the near future. Although I know the best way to truly know a canopy is to fly it (and I love the demo programs), everyone's opinions are helpful, especially because our DZ does not have many Crossfire or Katana flyers.

I'm just wondering what people think about the Stiletto vs. the Crossfire2 vs. the Katana. I currently am jumping a Stiletto 150 with a wing loading of 1.6, and I am looking to downsize. Right now the Katana is probably not an option due to the fact that its largest production size is 120, but I'd still like to know how people compare them.