Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Gate sensor  

   By ORANGENBLUE, June 25, 2007
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   • raymod2
   • July 20, 2007

2. Initiating harness turns  

   By StreetScooby, August 19, 2009
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   • StreetScooby
   • August 21, 2009

3. vengeance canopys   1 2

   By freakyflyr11, June 3, 2003
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   • Pablito
   • June 13, 2003

4. Stepping up from 90s   1 2

   By bob.dino, September 12, 2006
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   • andyflylife
   • September 29, 2006

5. using rear risers   1 2

   By Yoshi, June 16, 2003
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   • Yoshi
   • June 18, 2003

6. increase turn, add weight or downsize?   1 2

   By Ghost1405, April 20, 2011
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   • Guinness_fr
   • May 4, 2011

7. Swoop Speeds....  

   By iam, January 13, 2003
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   • maretus
   • January 15, 2003

8. More accuracy landing with a pulse 230 - would a silhouette be a better option  

   By pjdonovan, April 6, 2016
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   • timrf79
   • June 29, 2016

9. Canopy photo  

   By justinhawxhurst, August 31, 2011
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   • mattpark
   • October 4, 2011

10. Coming from long spots   1 2

    By UPS, September 4, 2007
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    • UPS
    • September 10, 2007

11. Stilletto Progress...   1 2

    By freeflir29, April 18, 2002
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    • Jumperpaula
    • May 10, 2002

12. How elliptical must it be to be elliptical?  

    By tdog, May 9, 2005
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    • chayes12
    • May 10, 2005

13. Fully elliptical loaded lower than semi-elliptical: which is more aggressive?  

    By gs8613, December 5, 2011
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    • aaroncosbey
    • December 9, 2011

14. All sail JVX's pack up big  

    By Spizzzarko, November 20, 2006
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    • Vectracide
    • November 22, 2006

15. Pilot 150 to X-fire 2 139   1 2

    By pjc, October 11, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • October 15, 2006

16. PD Factory team at Sebastian  

    By Kimsdu, December 21, 2006
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    • Allballs
    • January 8, 2007

17. Wind Penetration and Turbolence   1 2

    By Signo, July 8, 2008
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    • yoink
    • July 11, 2008

18. How about some chow   1 2

    By ramon, August 18, 2003
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    • ramon
    • September 5, 2003

19. swooping 1:1   1 2

    By DocJames, November 9, 2006
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    • Spizzzarko
    • November 30, 2006

20. Velocity Mod  

    By SickMonkey, October 24, 2003
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    • Spizzzarko
    • February 25, 2004

21. Stowed toggles...all the way.   1 2

    By Zoter, June 9, 2005
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    • tfelber
    • June 21, 2005

22. Canopy History  

    By rhanold, July 25, 2012
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    • SlackBeef
    • August 10, 2012

23. new canopy material ????  

    By sight_burner, February 24, 2005
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    • sight_burner
    • March 7, 2005

24. Heatwave canopy/rig complex...  

    By PaulHitchman, October 10, 2002
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    • PaulHitchman
    • October 14, 2002

25. Blame Game   1 2

    By Twizz, July 15, 2003
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    • rgoper
    • July 18, 2003

26. RDS vs full RDS  

    By honest.py, September 3, 2020
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    • Veis
    • January 31, 2023

27. camber?  

    By swooper81, November 17, 2006
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    • pilotdave
    • November 20, 2006

28. full stall, 7 vs. 9 cell  

    By dhracer33, November 8, 2009
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • April 5, 2010

29. Wind and Canopies  

    By airdolphin, July 11, 2002
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    • quade
    • July 18, 2002

30. Radar Gun for swooping?  

    By Chris-Ottawa, September 24, 2009
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    • Snowwhite
    • October 4, 2009

31. Compare XAOS 21 to VX and/or Velo   1 2

    By frost, June 8, 2005
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    • IMGR2
    • June 10, 2005

32. hooknswoop swoops!!   1 2

    By skycat, August 18, 2003
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    • garywainwright
    • August 20, 2003

33. Deriving L/D from swoop  

    By yuri_base, January 20, 2008
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    • dirtpoorpacking
    • March 8, 2008

34. Viper  

    By jambrich, April 27, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 8, 2007

35. Why is Toggle hooking considered the devil??  

    By Viking, April 22, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 24, 2002

36. Double Front Riser Help  

    By YISkyDive, March 14, 2005
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    • AggieDave
    • March 20, 2005

37. FLCPA Zhills Comp. 2/6  

    By eUrNiCc, February 5, 2010
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    • morris
    • February 12, 2010

38. Safe Root?   1 2

    By Dr.Freedom, February 15, 2006
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • February 17, 2006

39. "JSX" Extreme...  

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

40. Eloy Christmas  

    By fedykin, August 29, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • September 26, 2007

41. riser or toggle?  

    By smkdvr628, February 8, 2007
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    • Tonto
    • February 14, 2007

42. CPC Carolina District competition info   1 2

    By SkymonkeyONE, January 24, 2005
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    • DaGimp
    • June 29, 2005

43. Icarus GT-R  

    By skow, February 5, 2019
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    • daviddaniel
    • January 8, 2021

44. Nor Cal Swoop Competition 2010 Schedule  

    By blazetailman, March 1, 2010
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    • jacketsdb23
    • June 6, 2010

45. flaring problems  

    By flyhy, July 9, 2002
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    • Frogger
    • July 24, 2002

46. Night swooping  

    By potatoman, December 12, 2013
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    • steveyak
    • December 16, 2013

47. Steering away when flying head onto smb while landing  

    By p3h, November 25, 2011
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    • danielcroft
    • December 10, 2011

48. preferred riser length w/velocity  

    By bdazel, August 13, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 1, 2013

49. HMA line replacement  

    By andyfreefly1, March 8, 2004
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    • ianmdrennan
    • March 9, 2004

50. broken RDS  

    By justme12001, May 13, 2012
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    • theonlyski
    • May 16, 2012

51. Canopy's   1 2

    By ozzy13, March 7, 2007
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    • gearless_chris
    • April 11, 2007

52. number of jumps per year?  

    By riggerrob, February 6, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 10, 2002

53. Vengeance  

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

54. Moving from 180's to 270's  

    By FFlyer, February 11, 2008
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    • FFlyer
    • February 23, 2008

55. 5th FAI Canopy Piloting World Cup - Carletonville - South Africa - News  

    By MaikMaik, November 28, 2009
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    • danielcroft
    • December 9, 2009

56. Your First Swoop...  

    By Widgeon, November 4, 2004
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    • AggieDave
    • November 7, 2004

57. Stunt Junkies Tonight  

    By Allballs, January 29, 2007
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    • JGarcia
    • March 5, 2007

58. post your mean wing swoop maction   1 2

    By acrojunky, June 26, 2004
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    • speedy
    • August 5, 2004

59. Reasons why non cross-braced peeps don't compete   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, October 29, 2005
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    • marks
    • November 4, 2005

60. Daedalus XFS   1 2

    By Greig474, December 5, 2009
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    • stayhigh
    • December 12, 2009

61. rear riser stall   1 2

    By towerrat, November 6, 2003
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    • johnny1488
    • November 10, 2003

62. Turbo-Z  

    By marcwgarber, September 26, 2018
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    • skow
    • November 7, 2018

63. (European) Swoop events 2009  

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

64. Rear risers  

    By airdrew20012001, June 13, 2002
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    • SkydiveMonkey
    • June 14, 2002

65. What gets you better glide?   1 2

    By Viking, December 2, 2005
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    • BMFin
    • December 15, 2005

66. ok for real this time any info on the JSX   1 2 3

    By sight_burner, March 13, 2006
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    • RMURRAY
    • March 24, 2006

67. Katana 170 - Scary?  

    By Scooter1812, May 9, 2008
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    • vdschoor
    • May 22, 2008

68. Should future World Meets be hosted at DZ's with super high elevation?   1 2

    By frost, December 4, 2009
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    • JacquiBruwer
    • December 21, 2009

69. Canopy Coaches/Regional Mentors  

    By ianmdrennan, July 12, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • August 14, 2008

70. Swoop League for New England Canopy Pilots?  

    By skydivah1, April 26, 2017
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    • skydivah1
    • May 10, 2017

71. Velocity's slider and RWS Risers   1 2

    By cheneyneel, December 9, 2003
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    • skydiverek
    • September 18, 2006

72. Jedei Vs Samurai  

    By marcusr, April 7, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • April 21, 2005

73. Twisting brake lines after i release  

    By skydive435, February 27, 2013
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    • davelepka
    • March 7, 2013

74. Any NEW thoughts from anyone on the ONYX?  

    By Monk, July 17, 2006
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    • cobaltdan
    • July 21, 2006

75. Slow approach question   1 2

    By skyhighkiy, September 20, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • September 27, 2004

76. Swoop Pond Demensions  

    By AggieDave, May 27, 2003
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    • rhino
    • May 28, 2003

77. Swooping by beeps   1 2

    By Peej, November 6, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • November 13, 2006

78. XOAS-21 21sf...  

    By freeflyguy, February 2, 2003
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    • kevin922
    • February 7, 2003

79. Katana in the house!  

    By dgskydive, February 6, 2004
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    • Joyner
    • February 20, 2004

80. Visual for Swooping (Was - audible for swooping?)  

    By Bolas, May 31, 2007
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    • kamalasound
    • June 6, 2007

81. crossfire 2 or stiletto  

    By sugdad, January 28, 2008
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    • hobie331
    • February 13, 2008

82. swoop comp for the ladies?   1 2

    By kateh, October 5, 2006
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    • Lana26
    • October 11, 2006

83. Xaos......21 or 27 cell???  

    By freeflir29, July 7, 2003
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    • GroundZero
    • July 16, 2003

84. Does Front riser pressure get less with higher WL?   1 2

    By Viking, December 9, 2005
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    • CrazyL
    • December 28, 2005

85. Is there a 'correct' wing load?  

    By Deisel, October 9, 2008
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    • aresye
    • October 24, 2008

86. X-Fire questions  

    By voidlizard, March 20, 2018
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    • Alexg3265
    • April 6, 2018

87. swoop pond chowing  

    By br0k3n, November 30, 2005
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    • br0k3n
    • November 30, 2005

88. i Seek the Flame...  

    By Gato, August 10, 2011
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    • Gato
    • August 12, 2011

89. What would you choose?   1 2

    By grega, October 21, 2003
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    • FreeFlyFridge
    • October 23, 2003

90. recovery arcs and learning to swoop...   1 2

    By avenfoto, November 1, 2006
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    • champu
    • November 6, 2006

91. COW SWOOPING!  

    By thrillseek, January 28, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • January 30, 2002

92. Demo canopy - loading a Spectre 97  

    By aaroncosbey, July 9, 2014
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    • DougH
    • July 11, 2014

93. Swooping trunks?  

    By mirochristie, May 31, 2004
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    • melstarr
    • June 10, 2004

94. worlds longest swoop from a plane across flat ground?  

    By rhys, February 16, 2006
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    • robap26
    • February 23, 2006

95. Wing loading levels  

    By skydive84, June 20, 2003
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    • Ron
    • June 24, 2003

96. Max Horizontal Speed - Katana  

    By zack_k, July 10, 2017
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    • grantunderland
    • July 11, 2017

97. Go Fast Swoop Pond   1 2

    By swoopster33, May 18, 2005
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    • marks
    • June 8, 2005

98. The Stall  

    By BrianSGermain, June 29, 2006
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    • audacium
    • July 27, 2006

99. Vengeance: Love/Hate Relationship. Next Canopy?  

    By flyhi, August 19, 2004
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    • goose491
    • August 20, 2004

100. How Many Crossbraced Canopies at your DZ?  

     By Skydive2, February 26, 2003
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     • skygod7777
     • March 2, 2003