As all the speed Flying/Riding rigs I have looked at are inherently different, would it be useful to list which schools use which rigs for tuition? That way a prospective 'Swoop or Ski'M' et al etc purchaser could get training on the rig which they intend to buy...

Drew

Hi Kitesurfa

I agree, would be a nightmare to keep up to date info. I am personally pursuing the Ski'M 15 (tho' I don't 'sweat much' for a fat lad), have contacted Dan Sidoli and Olivier at Bio Air Technologies. Have been looking at all the different rigs available so far and they all seem to possess differing characteristics (albeit slight). Some I have looked at are definitely high performance skydiving canopy 'lookalikes' (can I say that without offending anyone OR the manufacturers ??); as a result I am sure they 'swoop' really well, but for a newbie with neither a PG/skydiving background...if it were me, I'd want something that was easy to fly, stable, versatile so that the rig is still 'fun/challenging' as I gain experience (look at all the DHV 1's you see for sale). My background is ex-skydiver, but I ski and board and kite too. Just my two penneth (cents for our cousins across the water). Hypothetically, if I were a good skier, with no 'air awareness' but wanted to pursue SF/SR and I signed up to a school where I was harnessed up to something with the the advanced handling capabilities of a PD Stiletto...I'd prob pooh my pants and not complete the training (even if it was a big 160)....then again, I guess if you've got nothing to compare it too....