Swooping and Canopy Control

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

   By frost, April 14, 2009
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   • dukertc1
   • May 21, 2015

2. Be Constructive  

   By ianmdrennan, May 7, 2013
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   • xaviercomelli
   • November 11, 2013

3. Canopy Downsizing Chart by Brian Germain   1 2

   By BrianSGermain, January 27, 2009
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   • thetreehugger
   • September 9, 2017

4. Post your picture threads (links inside)  

   By ianmdrennan, July 11, 2007
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   • ianmdrennan
   • July 11, 2007

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

   By bodypilot90, February 26, 2014
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   • beetnerk
   • April 21, 2021

6. Vengeance  

   By jambrich, March 31, 2008
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   • skydivexxl
   • April 3, 2008

7. GLS Flight Characteristics?  

   By Sonic_freefly, March 24, 2006
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   • freeflyn
   • November 7, 2012

8. A new crossbraced canopy by Jojowings  

   By chris74, March 21, 2007
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   • flyhi
   • March 22, 2007

9. Laszlo Csizmadia almost swoops the Hole in the Rock, Bay of Islands New Zealand  

   By highfly, January 19, 2010
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   • pmags88
   • January 22, 2010

10. PST Poll...  

    By SlatonAirSports, August 8, 2004
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    • skyfly
    • August 10, 2004

11. Shallow turns in ground effect.  

    By VectorBoy, January 17, 2003
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    • quade
    • January 17, 2003

12. swooping, sabre2's and progression  

    By roam82, May 29, 2014
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    • Pendragon
    • October 16, 2014

13. -Branched Castrodavid's discussion on swooping   1 2 3 4 5

    By castrodavidd, February 8, 2011
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    • ianmdrennan
    • February 12, 2011

14. ? about running out landings vs sliding  

    By 5.samadhi, March 5, 2012
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    • 5.samadhi
    • March 12, 2012

15. ... more O.K. photos of SPIRE speedriding  

    By KEVINLOVE, January 19, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • January 19, 2008

16. 'inbetween' canopy   1 2

    By TEric, September 16, 2004
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    • DancingFlame
    • September 20, 2004

17. 'Jonathan Parachute' ?????  

    By sky-pimp, December 6, 2006
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    • cpoxon
    • December 6, 2006

18. 'Zero' - New canopy from PD!  

    By skydiverek, July 1, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • December 6, 2010

19. " Flying through the opening"  

    By cmejump2, July 16, 2010
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    • Throttlebender
    • November 10, 2010

20. "A way out"????  

    By skydive4play, March 18, 2002
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    • prost
    • March 19, 2002

21. "B" Canopy course?  

    By Creep0321, June 23, 2012
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    • Butters
    • July 10, 2012

22. "Downfall" Hitler parody on Swooping  

    By 4dbill, February 6, 2011
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    • Namowal
    • December 22, 2011

23. "Gravity Pilots" DVD...  

    By SlatonAirSports, October 24, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • October 25, 2004

24. "In-Between" canopy size?????  

    By nicolesheridan, November 26, 2007
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • November 30, 2007

25. "JSX" Extreme...  

    By proswoopingtour, July 7, 2004
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    • SlatonAirSports
    • July 24, 2004

26. "Letting it breathe" and performance?  

    By WrongWay, March 17, 2005
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    • Jumpmunki
    • March 21, 2005

27. "New Point spreas in Accuracy" More Info needed  

    By Bowie, February 2, 2010
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    • rhys
    • March 27, 2010

28. "Old School" canopy myths   1 2

    By AggieDave, November 14, 2003
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    • relyon
    • November 21, 2003

29. "Out of the Blue" has launched...  

    By proswoopingtour, June 14, 2003
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    • kansasskydiver
    • September 16, 2003

30. "Out of the Blue" PST swooping video...  

    By SkySlut, January 31, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • February 2, 2003

31. "out of the blue"?  

    By ianmdrennan, February 19, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • February 20, 2003

32. "Positive Turns"  

    By SlashDog, August 1, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • August 1, 2006

33. "The Parachute and its Pilot" Book   1 2 3

    By BrianSGermain, April 28, 2004
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    • flyhi
    • August 30, 2004

34. "You should practice up high" High Performance Turns  

    By LawnDart21, November 2, 2004
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    • Jskydiver22
    • November 3, 2004

35. (AR-)Pilot vs. swooping  

    By phoenixlpr, May 31, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • June 1, 2006

36. (European) Swoop events 2009  

    By ParaShoot, December 23, 2008
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    • dima39
    • January 25, 2010

37. $18,000 purse for CPC Championships...  

    By CanopyPiloting, June 7, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • June 16, 2005

38. $200 delta voucher to SWOOP THE FARM  

    By Hans, June 18, 2004
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    • Hans
    • June 18, 2004

39. 1.1:1 or 1.0:1   1 2

    By Viking, April 15, 2002
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    • polarbear
    • April 21, 2002

40. 1000+ Pond Swoop Photos Online  

    By chris, March 11, 2003
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    • chris
    • March 11, 2003

41. 120 Velo   1 2 3 4

    By islandboyflyrz, June 13, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • August 6, 2007

42. 170 katana @ 450 jumps   1 2 3

    By agent_lead, March 12, 2008
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    • agent_lead
    • April 10, 2008

43. 180 Degree Downhill Carve  

    By jacobwaerness, January 8, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • January 12, 2002

44. 180 or 270 Which is better  

    By georgechurchill, October 11, 2003
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    • garywainwright
    • October 12, 2003

45. 180 to 270  

    By blair700, June 2, 2003
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    • Watcher
    • June 10, 2003

46. 180 to 270  

    By Helmut, December 5, 2005
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    • Swooopa-x
    • December 8, 2005

47. 180 vs. 270  

    By skykeith, September 22, 2003
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    • isaiah85
    • September 23, 2003

48. 180+270  

    By natef, April 4, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • April 5, 2006

49. 1on1 canopy coaching wanted in UK  

    By spencer, August 29, 2004
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    • freekflyguy
    • August 30, 2004

50. 1st Annual Skydive Crosskeys Swoop Jam  

    By freeflybella, July 28, 2004
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    • freeflybella
    • August 1, 2004

51. 1st ground Launching competition...  

    By CanopyPiloting, May 3, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • May 4, 2005

52. 1st results from the word games  

    By speedy, July 15, 2005
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    • superstu
    • July 19, 2005

53. 1st swoop canopy?  

    By AirMan, January 15, 2004
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    • ZoneRat
    • January 16, 2004

54. 2 stage flare  

    By tntsawers, December 16, 2007
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • December 18, 2007

55. 2-1 Assist Risers  

    By BlindBrick, March 6, 2005
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    • PhreeZone
    • March 9, 2005

56. 2-Stage Swoop?  

    By Zennie, June 2, 2002
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    • jdhill
    • June 3, 2002

57. 20" or 21" in a katana  

    By skydiveelis, May 7, 2006
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    • Pablito
    • May 16, 2006

58. 2001 Pond Swooping Nationals Video  

    By CanuckInUSA, February 12, 2003
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    • Rdutch
    • February 26, 2003

59. 2003 IPC WCCP FINAL RESULTS!!  

    By freeflybella, September 28, 2003
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    • hkf
    • September 30, 2003

60. 2004 PST Schedule is posted...  

    By proswoopingtour, January 25, 2004
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    • proswoopingtour
    • January 26, 2004

61. 2004 Red Bull Blade Raid  

    By freeflybella, April 12, 2004
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    • jdfreefly
    • April 13, 2004

62. 2005 Florida swoop schedule  

    By chayes12, February 24, 2005
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    • LoudDan
    • April 1, 2005

63. 2005 Freestyle rules...  

    By CanopyPiloting, May 26, 2005
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    • marks
    • May 26, 2005

64. 2005 Ground Launch Championships  

    By CanopyPiloting, July 16, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • July 16, 2005

65. 2005 Pro Tour Schedule is out!  

    By CanopyPiloting, January 5, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • January 9, 2005

66. 2005 SoCal CPC Event Schedule  

    By flycurt, February 25, 2005
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    • flycurt
    • March 10, 2005

67. 2005 Swoop Festival  

    By CanopyPiloting, July 28, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • August 2, 2005

68. 2006 CPC Championships   1 2 3

    By sunnydee123, June 14, 2006
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    • marks
    • August 22, 2006

69. 2006 Florida Swoop Schedule   1 2

    By chayes12, January 14, 2006
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    • LoudDan
    • January 20, 2006

70. 2006 PST Events  

    By Hans, February 20, 2006
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • February 24, 2006

71. 2007 Australian National Canopy Piloting Championships  

    By michaelqld, September 11, 2006
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    • michaelqld
    • March 1, 2007

72. 2007 NorCal CPC  

    By skydivexxl, March 14, 2007
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    • freeflyn
    • April 23, 2007

73. 2007 NW CPC Schedule Dates  

    By Vectracide, March 8, 2007
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    • Vectracide
    • March 9, 2007

74. 2007 PD/Fastrax Challenge Scores   1 2

    By chayes12, January 8, 2007
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    • RickyGood
    • September 28, 2007

75. 2007 USPA Nationals - Canopy Piloting - who is going?  

    By frost, August 2, 2007
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    • IMGR2
    • September 12, 2007

76. 2008 Australian Canopy Piloting Nationals  

    By michaelqld, January 2, 2008
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    • dugy
    • February 27, 2008

77. 2008 US Master Calendar  

    By AggieDave, January 7, 2008
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    • AggieDave
    • March 5, 2008

78. 2009 Australian Canopy Piloting Nationals  

    By michaelqld, February 24, 2009
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    • audwiz
    • February 24, 2009

79. 2009 world games, Taiwan  

    By lucia, July 17, 2009
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    • mgattini
    • July 21, 2009

80. 2010 CP event master  

    By berchtoldaj, January 25, 2010
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    • ianmdrennan
    • November 28, 2010

81. 2010 National Canopy Piloting Championships - Spaceland  

    By aykay, August 25, 2010
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    • leftfoot
    • August 30, 2010

82. 2010 rule list  

    By AggieDave, February 8, 2010
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    • AggieDave
    • March 30, 2010

83. 2010 USPA CP Nationals results  

    By AggieDave, September 6, 2010
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    • ianmdrennan
    • September 7, 2010

84. 2011 Australian Canopy Piloting Championships  

    By michaelqld, February 20, 2011
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    • rhys
    • February 26, 2011

85. 2011 CP Event Master   1 2

    By ianmdrennan, November 28, 2010
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    • superstu
    • October 5, 2011

86. 2011 CP event schedule?  

    By superstu, November 5, 2010
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    • Mike.d
    • November 7, 2010

87. 2011 CP Nationals delayed  

    By PhreeZone, March 1, 2011
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    • PhreeZone
    • March 1, 2011

88. 2011 USPA CP Nationals-Spaceland  

    By dqpacker, September 8, 2011
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    • berchtoldaj
    • September 16, 2011

89. 2012 Australian Canopy Piloting Nationals  

    By michaelqld, February 12, 2012
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    • superstu
    • February 14, 2012

90. 2012 USPA Nationals of Canopy Piloting  

    By crazydiver, November 29, 2011
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    • frost
    • January 19, 2012

91. 2016 Nationals in April?!?!?!  

    By hokierower, April 17, 2015
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    • tkhayes
    • June 11, 2015

92. 21 days until PST Qualifier #1  

    By proswoopingtour, February 12, 2003
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    • proswoopingtour
    • February 12, 2003

93. 21 sq.ft Xaos pic...  

    By GroundZero, February 7, 2003
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    • GroundZero
    • February 8, 2003

94. 21 vs. 27  

    By BMFin, August 18, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • August 20, 2004

95. 23' or 24" risers  

    By daleskydive, May 25, 2012
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 25, 2012

96. 24 Risers  

    By freeflydemon, July 22, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • July 23, 2006

97. 25 Ways to become a better canopy pilot  

    By strop45, August 26, 2011
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    • linebckr83
    • September 7, 2011

98. 27 Cells for competitions and daily work   1 2

    By tamagotchi, April 17, 2012
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    • tamagotchi
    • May 2, 2012

99. 270  

    By zlstone, May 30, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • June 2, 2008

100. 270 convert  

     By CanuckInUSA, October 20, 2003
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     • SkymonkeyONE
     • October 21, 2003