Swooping and Canopy Control
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A forum for swoopers and anyone who wants to hone their canopy control skills.

3,821 topics in this forum

  1. Small jumper not being strong enough to flare   1 2

    By bodypilot90,
    • 34 replies
    • 26,302 views

  2. Be Constructive  

    By ianmdrennan,
    • 3 replies
    • 11,061 views

  3. Basic and Advanced Canopy flying: educational materials and videos   1 2

    By frost,
    • 29 replies
    • 50,740 views

  4. Canopy Downsizing Chart by Brian Germain   1 2

    By BrianSGermain,
    • 39 replies
    • 68,307 views

  5. Post your picture threads (links inside)  

    By ianmdrennan,
    • 0 replies
    • 19,027 views

  6. Chuck Akers wants you to know   1 2

    By JoeWeber,
    • 48 replies
    • 3,861 views

  7. Measuring swoop distance  

    By jeanneretjerome,
    • 1 reply
    • 896 views

  8. Barrell roll on a canopy  

    By the.Legend,
    • 9 replies
    • 3,527 views

  9. Worlds Air Games - July 22  

    By kleggo,
    • 2 replies
    • 879 views

  10. From skydiving to paragliding/speedflying: Field report, part 1  

    By maggyrider,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,619 views

  11. Rears to toggle transition  

    By clustermagnet,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,828 views

  12. Turn Altitude Start  

    By cmercha,
    • 9 replies
    • 3,197 views

  13. New LAMINAIR canopy from Vertical  

    By riggerrob,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,310 views

  14. GT-R vs jfx2  

    By KamilPietrzak,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,773 views

  15. Comp Velo update/replacement?  

    By cmercha,
    • 19 replies
    • 3,869 views

  16. Can the flare stop the canopy almost completely in no winds?  

    By kizofilax,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,131 views

  17. Transition to crossbraced - sizing comparison  

    By base615,
    • 15 replies
    • 6,294 views

  18. Premature Line wear from slider (Solution)  

    By freeflyfree,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,952 views

  19. On-harness RDS pocket  

    By Veis,
    • 7 replies
    • 4,921 views

  20. Katana long snivelling openings...?  

    By Heycharger,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,083 views

  21. Leia without miniribs  

    By daviddaniel,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,297 views

  22. RDS vs full RDS  

    By honest.py,
    • 10 replies
    • 4,705 views

  23. Odyssey EVO vs Katana  

    By hapon,
    • 12 replies
    • 4,093 views

  24. Sabre 3  

    By Greekos,
    • 21 replies
    • 9,445 views

  25. Looking for a Comprehensive Swooping Article  

    By Administrator,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,840 views

  26. Fluid wings Helix  

    By Ricky G,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,822 views

  27. getting into swooping - crossfire2 characteristic  

    By honest.py,
    • 11 replies
    • 4,469 views

  28. PD Storm to Katana  

    By Heycharger,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,928 views

  29. JFX2  

    By racer42,
    • 14 replies
    • 5,531 views

  30. Velocity 84 how to make it open faster  

    By JumpRu,
    • 15 replies
    • 3,208 views

  31. Fluid Wings WairWolf  

    By 28337,
    • 10 replies
    • 5,453 views

  32. Uninstalling gswoop?  

    By GoneCodFishing,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,402 views

  33. Difference between PD Valkyrie and Peregrine?  

    By skydude2000,
    • 5 replies
    • 4,445 views

  34. What lines do you use on your cross-braced  

    By Travman,
    • 10 replies
    • 4,052 views

  35. NzA daedalus project  

    By LimaZulu,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,130 views

  36. Same canopy different recovery arc  

    By gresende007,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,725 views

  37. A tri-tapered leading edge  

    By skow,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,385 views

  38. Stowing detachable slider (Without removing it)  

    By DJL,   
    • 5 replies
    • 2,725 views

  39. Max vertical descent rate  

    By DylanH,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,118 views

  40. The Echo is avaliable  

    By lazdog23,
    • 2 replies
    • 4,049 views

  41. Icarus GT-R  

    By skow,
    • 5 replies
    • 4,616 views

  42. JFX vs crossfire2  

    By clustermagnet,
    • 3 replies
    • 3,475 views

  43. Camera for recording landings specs?  

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,909 views

  44. Ground Launching  

    By swoopgirl,
    • 7 replies
    • 4,130 views

  45. Fluid Wings HK | HKT  

    By sswain,
    • 11 replies
    • 6,016 views

  46. Turbo-Z  

    By marcwgarber,
    • 9 replies
    • 4,590 views

  47. Comp Velo v Valkyrie  

    By Spiffycop,
    • 11 replies
    • 9,522 views

  48. Chest Strap Quick-Release Routing  

    By mbailey465,
    • 10 replies
    • 6,344 views

  49. Petra vs. Sofia  

    By DylanH,
    • 11 replies
    • 9,725 views

  50. belly band on a non-articulated rig  

    By aerorigging,
    • 0 replies
    • 2,171 views

  51. Tesla replacement from Fluid?  

    By jcbfly,
    • 5 replies
    • 5,277 views

  52. I can't flare right!  

    By Koolihan,
    • 9 replies
    • 5,816 views

  53. Harness vs Front Riser HP turns  

    By mbailey465,
    • 7 replies
    • 8,582 views

  54. Dekunu One  

    By sswain,
    • 8 replies
    • 7,959 views

  55. X-Fire questions  

    By voidlizard,
    • 1 reply
    • 4,472 views

  56. The fastest non cross braced canopy?  

    By Deyan,
    • 17 replies
    • 10,920 views

  57. Fluidwings Gangster  

    By Crispy.,
    • 23 replies
    • 23,102 views

  58. help, want info on flying canopy with body in prone position...  

    By smiles,
    • 8 replies
    • 6,630 views

  59. CP 2018 Event Master  

    By nigelh,
    • 8 replies
    • 7,517 views

  60. Lifespan of sail  

    By Antoine64,
    • 14 replies
    • 13,747 views

  61. Audible for swoop setup  

    By skydave238,
    • 7 replies
    • 8,942 views

  62. Tri-tapered canopy wing loading discussion  

    By Antoine64,
    • 0 replies
    • 3,412 views

  63. Aerodyne Zulu vs Crossfire 3  

    By DemolitionDarby,
    • 4 replies
    • 6,026 views

  64. first crossbraced canopy  

    By rjklein4470,
    • 21 replies
    • 16,975 views

  65. Skylark odyssey  

    By Sabrekakkonen,
    • 7 replies
    • 7,976 views

  66. Difference in riser pressure 2 velos, same size.  

    By icarus93,
    • 2 replies
    • 4,234 views

  67. Swoop Freestyle World championship finals  

    By klippetop,
    • 1 reply
    • 3,203 views

  68. Diablo 150  

    By uer16,
    • 0 replies
    • 2,618 views

  69. The slope slider ..  

    By tontonBlurp,
    • 1 reply
    • 4,018 views

  70. Transition from double fronts to 90s  

    By Shawtown939,
    • 9 replies
    • 7,634 views

  71. Chest strap and safety  

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 11 replies
    • 7,493 views

  72. Canopy selection help?  

    By kawisixer01,
    • 4 replies
    • 5,462 views

  73. Lifespan of linesets on S-planform type canopies  

    By skydave238,
    • 0 replies
    • 3,393 views

  74. Max Horizontal Speed - Katana  

    By zack_k,
    • 2 replies
    • 4,442 views

  75. Romaniacs Reloaded  

    By tontonBlurp,
    • 0 replies
    • 2,412 views

  76. NZA Crossfire 3 and Icarus X-Fire  

    By abean3,
    • 0 replies
    • 3,403 views

  77. Pilot (9-cell) and Flare   1 2

    By shadeland,
    • 42 replies
    • 17,382 views

  78. Any videos on HK Terminal  

    By chris.h,
    • 7 replies
    • 6,815 views

  79. Good ankle supports for swooping  

    By skow,
    • 2 replies
    • 3,031 views

  80. Differences in bailout technique from comp wings to others  

    By TommyBotten,
    • 10 replies
    • 7,419 views

  81. Swoop League for New England Canopy Pilots?  

    By skydivah1,
    • 4 replies
    • 4,535 views

  82. 5ft inflatable swoop pylons  

    By JohnnyW,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,698 views

  83. Safire 2 - strange openings even with new line set   1 2

    By lintern,
    • 27 replies
    • 18,507 views

  84. Fluid Wings  

    By sswain,
    • 6 replies
    • 10,264 views

  85. Progressing through flight-1  

    By Shawtown939,
    • 6 replies
    • 6,484 views

  86. Max WL for Sabre 2?  

    By timrf79,
    • 13 replies
    • 9,530 views

  87. Valkyrie Hybrid   1 2

    By danielcroft,
    • 47 replies
    • 29,769 views

  88. Katana 97 W/L 1.9 for swooping  

    By fink,
    • 21 replies
    • 17,577 views

  89. Fluid Wings Airwolf   1 2

    By HUPRA,
    • 42 replies
    • 34,064 views

  90. Anybody flown a Tesla?  

    By EvilGenius,
    • 4 replies
    • 7,370 views

  91. Using weights  

    By freeflyit,
    • 18 replies
    • 14,349 views

  92. Crossfire3 reviews?  

    By Ste87,
    • 15 replies
    • 21,805 views

  93. Right Rotation Approach Videos...POST HERE!   1 2

    By freeflyit,
    • 37 replies
    • 23,157 views

  94. PD Valkyrie comparison to NZ JPX Leia  

    By topspark101,
    • 1 reply
    • 6,491 views

  95. CP 2017 Event Master  

    By berchtoldaj,
    • 1 reply
    • 3,478 views

  96. Recovery Arc vs. Wind Speed   1 2 3 4 5

    By jtravis121,
    • 100 replies
    • 16,810 views

  97. Valkyrie Lineset Improvement Notice   1 2

    By 28337,
    • 26 replies
    • 14,737 views

  98. PD Reserves   1 2

    By freeflyfree,
    • 27 replies
    • 12,918 views

  99. Damn, do I have to swoop my reserve? can you help?  

    By freeflyfree,
    • 19 replies
    • 7,238 views

  100. Katana 97 - Tight Tail Roll Causes Twists  

    By Shivinski,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,476 views
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