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What are main differences? Mainly in terms of ease of flight and controllability Maybe someone compared them in terms of build quality?

I'm flying a Shadow on a regular basis, and did some skydives in a S-Fly Expert some years back. Both suits are easy to handle in the air for me, but I don't have enough experience with the S-Fly to tell you much about it. The Shadow has a significantly wider legwing, that allows me to walk around or even run almost as good as without a wingsuit.

I haven't tried the S-Fly. But, I do have a bunch of jumps on a Shadow that I bought. It's a pretty good beginner's suit. The main complaint I have is that the webbing they use comes apart. That is used on the straps for the hands as well as reinforcement for some of the vents.

Thanks for the info

Most likely thats a suit made around fall last year? We had one bad batch of webbing, and customers experienced fraying after some use. Send me an email at jarno@phoenix-fly.com and those will be replaced free of charge in the factory, or sent to you by mail for a quick sew-up by a local rigger.

Its not an issue on any of the suits made since that time. But as always, in case of a complaint, it will be dealt with accordingly..

The Shadow has more range than the Expert with the same controllability. The stiffer fabric on the Expert holds up a bit better after a few years.

No rear inlets for backflying on the Expert. Some people (including me) had troubles to reach the PC with it. BTW, I have an Expert