Ozone Angel SQ Reserve Parachute – Confidence When It Counts

When you’re flying, freedom feels limitless — until the unexpected happens. That’s when your reserve parachute becomes the single most important piece of gear you own. The Ozone Angel SQ Reserve Parachute is built for that moment. It delivers ultra-fast deployment, exceptional stability, and a low sink rate to maximize your chances of a safe landing in any emergency. Whether you’re a weekend pilot, a seasoned cross-country flyer, or a professional competitor, this reserve is designed to protect you when you need it most.

Why the Ozone Angel SQ is Different

Not all reserves are created equal. The Ozone Angel SQ combines modern square canopy technology with Ozone’s world-class engineering to create a reserve that’s lighter, more compact, and more stable than traditional round parachutes.

Key Advantages Over Traditional Designs

• Faster inflation for minimal altitude loss

• Enhanced stability to reduce swinging and spinning

• Lower sink rate for softer, safer landings

• Compact pack size to fit easily in modern harnesses

• Lightweight materials for hike-and-fly or competition use

• Multiple sizes to match your all-up flying weight

The Technology Behind the Safety

Square Canopy Innovation

The Angel SQ’s square shape is more than just aesthetic. It offers directional stability and symmetrical inflation, drastically reducing the pendulum effect that can make landings hazardous. Because it inflates evenly from the center outward, pilots experience a more controlled descent and better handling during deployment.

High-Performance Materials

The reserve is constructed from premium Porcher PN9 fabric — known for its strength-to-weight ratio — and features Dyneema lines for minimal stretch and maximum durability. This combination ensures light weight without compromising structural integrity.

Designed for Rapid Deployment

Seconds matter in a reserve deployment. The Ozone Angel SQ is engineered for speed, with a carefully optimized deployment bag that minimizes snag risks and allows the canopy to extract cleanly. The reserve’s grab handle is ergonomically placed for quick, intuitive access under stress, even with gloves on.

Performance You Can Rely On

Sink Rate and Stability

Even at maximum certified weight, the Ozone Angel SQ maintains sink rates below 5.5 m/s, which is critical for reducing landing impact forces. The canopy’s design naturally resists oscillation, keeping you centered for a predictable descent.

Directional Control Potential

While not a steerable reserve, the square profile can offer limited lateral control in certain conditions, giving pilots a slight edge in choosing a safer landing zone.

Lightweight Without Compromise

Modern pilots demand equipment that’s both high-performing and easy to carry. The Angel SQ meets those demands with up to 30% less weight than comparable reserves. That means less bulk in your harness, easier packing, and better overall comfort — without sacrificing performance or safety.

Inclusive Design – Suitable for All Pilots

The Ozone Angel SQ isn’t just for professionals. It’s designed to be user-friendly for beginners while still offering the precision and reliability that advanced pilots expect. Whether you’re flying a lightweight hike-and-fly setup, an acro wing, or a tandem paraglider, there’s a size and configuration to match your needs.

Available Sizes and Weight Ranges

Key Features at a Glance

• ✅ Rapid inflation for quick response in emergencies

• ✅ Square canopy stability for reduced oscillation

• ✅ Lightweight and compact for all harness types

• ✅ Low sink rate for softer landings

• ✅ Multiple size options for solo and tandem use

• ✅ High-strength Dyneema lines for maximum reliability

• ✅ Premium Porcher fabric for long-lasting durability

Built on Ozone’s Proven Safety Standards

Ozone is a name trusted by pilots worldwide, known for pushing the boundaries of design and safety. Every Angel SQ Reserve Parachute undergoes extensive real-world testing, lab simulations, and quality checks to ensure it meets — and exceeds — certification standards.

Packing and Maintenance Tips

Keeping your reserve in optimal condition ensures it performs when you need it. Ozone recommends repacking every 6 months, even if unused. Store it in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, and have it inspected by a certified technician after any deployment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the Ozone Angel SQ suitable for beginners?
A: Yes, its stability and ease of use make it a great choice for pilots at all levels.

Q: Can it be used for tandem flying?
A: Absolutely — the SQ 220 is specifically designed for tandem operations.

Q: How does it compare to a round reserve?
A: The square canopy provides faster openings, more stability, and lower sink rates than most round designs.

Q: Does it require special packing skills?
A: No, but having it packed by a certified reserve rigger ensures the best performance.

Safety Scenarios Where the Angel SQ Shines

• Mid-air collisions where canopy damage is severe

• Line twists or cravats that can’t be corrected

• Strong turbulence collapses with unrecoverable spins

• Structural failures in older or heavily used wings

In each case, the Angel SQ Reserve Parachute gives you the best possible chance for a safe, controlled landing.

Ozone Angel SQ Reserve Parachute

This is the OZONE R&D Team’s choice for reserve parachutes. Testing prototype paragliders in the Southern Alps is a demanding process, and that is why our test pilots use the Angel SQ. In Russ Ogden’s words, “The Angel SQ is clearly superior — as soon as we completed testing I switched to it for all of the flying I do, whether it’s testing, competitions, or just fun XC.”

• Increased stability
• Decreased weight
• Improved sink rate
• Rapid inflation

Modern square rescue parachute designs have proven time and again to offer significantly better pendulum stability and sink rate performance than traditional round parachutes, whilst retaining the fast opening times that are critical for our safety. Designed and developed by the OZONE R&D Team, the Angel SQ includes all of his knowledge and experience to create the latest, most up to date development of the concept.

The two main factors in reserve parachute performance are sink rate and stability. A reserve parachute with an acceptable theoretical sink rate can easily deliver a hard landing if there is pendulum instability. The principal advantage of the Angel SQ over a traditional round is in its increased stability. The increased stability combined with the Angel SQ’s excellent sink rate makes it a higher performance reserve than traditional rounds.

Ozone Angel SQ Reserve

The Angel SQ has a relatively large surface area, yet is very light in weight, giving exceptional sink rate and stability performance with fast opening times. The large surface area is the principal ingredient in its excellent sink rate — all sizes of the Angel SQ provide plenty of margin within the weight ranges they are certified to carry. Where the Angel SQ really shines is in its high pendulum stability, which can be even more important than sink rate performance. During the development process, which included many real-life test deployments, the Angel SQ’s low sink rate and high pendulum stability delivered consistently safe and comfortable descents. The Angel SQ is lighter than the equivalent sized Angel, while retaining the small pack volume.

The Angel SQ uses the highest quality parachute materials: Porcher PN9, and Cousin Dyneema lines. These materials have been chosen for their optimum balance of durability, performance, small packing volumes and low weight to ensure reliable, safe deployments, even in the most extreme situations. Before making your final choice in reserve parachutes, check the fabric type of competing brands. Porcher PN9 is the clear leader in quality and reliability, and fabric choice is a factor in sink rate and opening time. The Angel SQ opens fast, on par with the fastest round parachutes that we have tested.

Certified EN and LTF to the EN 12491 and LTF 91/09 standards, the Angel SQ is available in 4 sizes with maximum loads from 100kgs to 220kgs. There are 2 bridle options: The short bridle version for harnesses with integrated bridles, and the Y bridle version for harnesses with no built in bridles.

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