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I'm jumping a Safire3 at 1.4 wingloading as a wingsuit canopy. The openings are amazing. Soft but not snivvely, on heading. Better openings than my previous Sabre2, better flare than my old Pilot. Soft stand up landings on no wind days. Behaves well in slow flight, flattens out well on rears, gets me back from ugly long spots. Surprisingly good harness response at 1.4 wingloading. Fun to fly, highly recommend to anyone, even those just off student status.

After a reserve ride, I demoed a Safire 2 from the gear store since multiple people told me they had awesome openings. It only took 2 rides for me to know that I was buying an Icarus canopy next. When I ordered my Safire 3, I knew that 1.6 was higher than they recommended, so I called NZ and asked why did they recommend 1.5 max. They said that at higher wing loadings the flare would suffer. I ordered it anyways because I was getting bored on the Hornet (Old pilot) I had loaded at 1.4. The openings were amazing, the turns were responsive, but the flare was unimpressive. I was kind of upset even though I had been warned. It seemed that if I did not use a front riser turn or double fronts, the flare was not that strong. However, I also noticed that I could not stall the canopy. So I had Nick Armstrong trim the brake lines 4.5" and man did this canopy come alive! Great Flare, super responsive and the same SOFT snively openings as before! I am so glad I bought this canopy now. I look forward to putting 500-700 jumps on this canopy!