iranianjumper 2 #1 Posted January 26, 2020 I am 90 kg , have about 400 jump and my current canopy is a Sabre2 190sq with 80 jump with . I intend to change my canopy to Saffire3 . Which size of this canopy do you recommend and how many size am i allowed to downsize ? ( 159 or 169 sq )? Also what about reserve canopy ? should it be larger ? if so ,how many size ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,486 #2 January 26, 2020 Brian Germain has a good article on down sizing. And a chart to go along with it. It's a sticky in the 'Canopy Control' forum. BillVon has a very good article on downsizing in the 'safety' articles. He includes a good checklist of skills you should be able to demonstrate on your current canopy before downsizing. Strongly suggested to only go down one size at a time. It's suggested that the reserve be approximately the same size as the main. Not everyone follows that advice. Some folks like as large a reserve as they can fit in their container. Some companies make rigs that hold tiny mains and reasonable sized reserves. One of the jokes that applies here is: I've never heard anyone look up at their reserve when they needed it and complain that it was too big. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites