[Members] Icarus Canopies -- Safire2/Omega

[Alex Bucevicius]

Thanks so much everyone for all the input! I'll definitely ask Icarus about
the demo program, see what is possible.




On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:02 AM, Lori Bausch <orlybausch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I want to be cool, will you teach me to swoop<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGBe-Rh7o4Uhttp://>
>
> Alex - I absolutely loved my safire 2 149! I thought flew very similar to
> a sabre 2, but with snivelly soft on heading openings and a great flare.It
> was zippy, but not overly so and could land it anywhere in about any wind.
> I made around 350 jumps on it. Frankly, everyone I know that's had one has
> loved it.
>
> I didn't like the omega as well, but probably liked it as much as the
> triathlons I've flown. The openings were fine, but it didn't like a 2-stage
> flare even after it was relined. It just didn't handle as well as the
> safire. As a warning, most of the used Omegas you will find were measured
> the non-pd (but now standard) way and are actually smaller than listed,
> including the one I had. So a 145 Omega is actually closer to a 135
> triathlon.
>
> Honestly, if I wouldn't have gotten such a smoking deal on my crossfire, I
> was planning to buy another safire 2 and would definitely recommend it or
> at least demo it.
>
> Happy Shopping!
> Lori
>
> PS - not sure if you are already on this, but there is a facebook group
> with gear for sale that you might want to post on and watch -
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/SkydivingGear/
>
>
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Alex Bucevicius <bhareck at gmail.com>
> *To:* Roberto Olazabal <roberto.olazabal at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* "members at skydivelspc.com" <members at skydivelspc.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2014 11:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Members] Icarus Canopies -- Safire2/Omega
>
> I'll always trust anything Roberto has to say. Anyone have a Petra I can
> buy? I don't need to demo it first.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Roberto Olazabal <
> roberto.olazabal at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Get a velocity 84  you can ask Rudy or Nick B. They are really good
> canopies or get a Petra;-$
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 11, 2014, at 9:34 PM, Mark Kolesik <kolesik_81flh at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Alex,
> When I was getting back into the sport I bought Lori's old Omega 149 and I
> put about 50-100 jumps on it.  I was about 160-165 lbs. at the time.  I
> really liked it for a 7 cell.  Much faster than a Triathlon & flared better
> too.  It would dive out of the sky & had a real nice swoop/flare.  The
> Omega is a semi-elliptical 7 cell. Probably a lot like the old Diablo from
> Aerodyne.
>
> Check on Dropzone.com <http://dropzone.com/>.  There are quite a few
> independent opinions about the Omega.   I also demo'ed a Safire 2 at 2013
> Redemption.  It is a very nice canopy as well.  I think the Safire 2 is an
> all around better canopy than the Omega.  I now have a Pilot 150 & I love
> it.  I bought the standard ZP fabric.  I'd talk to Lucky Chuck.  He can get
> you a better deal than Icarus.  FYI: Both Icarus & Aerodyne have demo
> programs.
>
> Just my 2 cents...... hope this helps.
> Mark Kolesik
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: bhareck at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:33:33 -0600
> To: members at skydivelspc.com
> Subject: [Members] Icarus Canopies -- Safire2/Omega
>
> Anyone have any experience flying with either/both of the Icaruse
> Safire2/Omega?
>
> I'm looking at quite probably purchasing one or the other new, and would
> value any opinions between the two as well as how they might compare to a
> Triathlon.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Alex Bucevicius
>
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