[Members] Icarus Canopies -- Safire2/Omega

[Paul Fortier]

Or just quit screwing around, and get a PD - you will get there sooner or later anyway.



> On Feb 12, 2014, at 0:17, Alex Bucevicius <bhareck at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks so much everyone for all the input! I'll definitely ask Icarus about the demo program, see what is possible. 
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>> 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 
>> 
>> 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. 
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>> 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. 
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>> 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.
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>> Happy Shopping!
>> Lori
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>> 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/
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>> 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.
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>> 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;-$
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Feb 11, 2014, at 9:34 PM, Mark Kolesik <kolesik_81flh at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>> 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.
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>>> Check on 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.
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>>> Just my 2 cents...... hope this helps.
>>> Mark Kolesik
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>>> 
>>> 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?
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>>> 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. 
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>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alex Bucevicius
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