Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Swooping weight belts  

   By ianmdrennan, February 11, 2009
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   • voodew1
   • February 12, 2009

2. Upsizing  

   By speedy, September 15, 2011
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   • danielcroft
   • September 19, 2011

3. Difference between PD Valkyrie and Peregrine?  

   By skydude2000, September 20, 2019
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   • skow
   • October 1, 2019

4. Swooping the pond solo?  

   By hokierower, August 30, 2013
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   • Jvx
   • September 17, 2013

5. getting into swooping - crossfire2 characteristic  

   By honest.py, February 11, 2020
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   • hodges
   • September 13, 2022

6. do cross braced canopies fly as well as we think on straight in approaches  

   By shadowswoop97, June 30, 2004
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   • alan
   • July 5, 2004

7. Stiletto or Safire2  

   By freakydiver, April 3, 2003
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   • Cacophony
   • November 3, 2004

8. Wing Loading  

   By DaleThornton, January 3, 2002
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   • DrewEckhardt
   • May 1, 2007

9. The best hp canopy in the world  

   By Fast1, June 21, 2006
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   • proswooper
   • June 24, 2006

10. Experienceed Jumpers Toggle Hooking  

    By Geoff, December 21, 2001
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    • michael
    • January 17, 2002

11. Props to Hookit  

    By crapflinger2000, June 16, 2003
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    • R00tj00se
    • June 18, 2003

12. canopy progression question   1 2

    By crotalus01, October 24, 2004
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    • crotalus01
    • November 14, 2004

13. Loosing the weight while in flight  

    By TOT, September 3, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 6, 2006

14. Toggle Turns & Front Risers  

    By StearmanR985, March 1, 2004
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    • emallin
    • March 16, 2004

15. Peregrine does a 270  

    By Freeflaw, May 3, 2013
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    • rwieder
    • May 17, 2013

16. FX Openings  

    By Skydive2, October 2, 2002
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    • JGarcia
    • October 4, 2002

17. HP Canopy Comparison: Katana vs Cobalt  

    By iambeav2, August 12, 2008
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    • karma
    • September 5, 2008

18. Harness inputs under front risers.  

    By SRI85, January 18, 2011
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    • superstu
    • January 27, 2011

19. The step up in performance of the latest generation of HP canopies.  

    By trigger, June 29, 2015
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    • trigger
    • July 2, 2015

20. Max Wingloading for 280 jumps   1 2

    By KevinSpencer, May 14, 2006
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    • yardhippie
    • May 25, 2006

21. Chest Strap Loose and Slider Down   1 2

    By fundgh, June 9, 2003
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    • fundgh
    • June 25, 2003

22. Help:Girl wants to play with the boys   1 2

    By Beverly, July 4, 2005
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    • brits17
    • July 12, 2005

23. The no BS Honest swooping poll   1 2

    By Darius11, January 20, 2005
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    • Designer
    • January 26, 2005

24. Shameless plug for Joe B. & MEL.   1 2

    By diablopilot, August 30, 2006
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    • skykeith
    • May 17, 2007

25. Rolling the nose of a crossed brace canopy  

    By hookitt, December 18, 2003
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    • jumperconway
    • December 21, 2003

26. High wingload/Low Jumps at your DZ (over 1.7)  

    By base698, October 14, 2003
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    • VectorBoy
    • October 17, 2003

27. PD Video  

    By ianmdrennan, June 10, 2004
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    • yoink
    • June 22, 2004

28. Secondary lower performance canopy?   1 2

    By PhreeZone, March 19, 2007
    • 27 replies
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    • cessna54tango
    • April 5, 2007

29. Team Extreme Thread   1 2

    By ntacfreefly, September 22, 2006
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    • rhys
    • November 8, 2006

30. Mountain flying in norway  

    By Mathyaz, December 9, 2006
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    • audwiz
    • February 22, 2007

31. Swoop only Risers  

    By NewClearSports, November 6, 2006
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    • juan
    • November 11, 2006

32. swoop ponds  

    By skygod7777, December 20, 2003
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    • ManBird
    • January 13, 2004

33. SE CPC #1 - Lake Wales   1 2

    By sunnydee123, February 15, 2007
    • 43 replies
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    • LoudDan
    • March 13, 2007

34. Xaos 27-79'!  

    By jumperconway, October 30, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • November 6, 2003

35. Sabre 2 twitchy with brakes stowed  

    By SethInMI, August 27, 2013
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    • Pablo.Moreno
    • August 28, 2013

36. Tallahassee Swoop Comp, 6/18-20   1 2

    By sunnydee123, June 3, 2004
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    • skreamer
    • June 26, 2004

37. Coming up!...$20,000 PST event   1 2 3 4

    By CanopyPiloting, May 18, 2006
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    • micro
    • June 9, 2006

38. Flare height?  

    By shah269, August 3, 2009
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    • Chubba
    • September 12, 2009

39. do Cobalts twist?  

    By ForeverDive, May 1, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 7, 2002

40. Importance of downsizing in swoop devolpment?  

    By Skypup, May 4, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • May 13, 2003

41. Wild Deployment   1 2

    By rgoper, April 29, 2003
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    • rgoper
    • May 1, 2003

42. Left vs right, a theory on approaches   1 2

    By AggieDave, November 23, 2004
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    • namdrib
    • January 22, 2005

43. PLease don't do stupid shit!  

    By freeflir29, November 2, 2004
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    • chrisgr
    • December 16, 2004

44. questions regarding RDS experience   1 2

    By MrBrant, August 29, 2006
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    • davelepka
    • September 7, 2006

45. Optimal wingloading for swoop distance vs. Speed.  

    By prost, November 20, 2003
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    • AggieDave
    • November 21, 2003

46. Awsome Ski_Ground Launch Video..  

    By YISkyDive, December 12, 2005
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    • sysop
    • December 26, 2005

47. CPC - ILLINOIS DISTRICT   1 2

    By JohnnyZ, February 25, 2008
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    • JohnnyZ
    • July 7, 2008

48. Opinions on body armour  

    By BBKid, April 20, 2003
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    • BBKid
    • April 26, 2003

49. Make it back or survive the gusts?   1 2

    By skyhighkiy, October 4, 2004
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    • LawnDart21
    • October 8, 2004

50. movies swoop texel and vx39  

    By willemsen, August 13, 2004
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    • LoudDan
    • August 17, 2004

51. PDs RDS  

    By flyfactory.de, March 9, 2006
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    • diablopilot
    • March 11, 2006

52. 2011 Australian Canopy Piloting Championships  

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

53. Vx and dive/accuracy   1 2

    By Niklasp, September 12, 2005
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    • RMURRAY
    • September 17, 2005

54. Byron Pond Swooping contest  

    By vdschoor, February 28, 2006
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    • skydivexxl
    • March 8, 2006

55. Final Onyx Demo Review   1 2

    By diveout, June 22, 2004
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    • ManBird
    • July 22, 2004

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

    By icarus93, September 3, 2017
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    • skydave238
    • September 9, 2017

57. 'inbetween' canopy   1 2

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

58. Am I doing wrong?  

    By base698, February 21, 2003
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    • blair700
    • February 28, 2003

59. RDS Malfunctions?  

    By rhys, January 10, 2007
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    • Vectracide
    • January 12, 2007

60. Better penetration-er...in high winds...?  

    By fstz28, December 3, 2003
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    • marks
    • December 5, 2003

61. Xfire or no?  

    By johnny1488, February 11, 2003
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    • johnny1488
    • February 12, 2003

62. 1st swoop canopy?  

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

63. learn to swoop in steps  

    By handyploy, February 19, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • February 20, 2004

64. UPT Removable Slider/RDS  

    By MarcusS, March 17, 2011
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    • MarcusS
    • March 20, 2011

65. OFFICIAL DIPC (Dubai championship) SITE  

    By flytrybe, November 27, 2011
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    • Guinness_fr
    • December 13, 2011

66. Lillo meet - picture show  

    By shunkka, April 29, 2007
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    • Danielillo
    • July 11, 2007

67. Which RDS do you fly   1 2

    By packing_jarrett, November 28, 2006
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    • davelepka
    • November 30, 2006

68. Tips/input on packing a zp 86 jvx...  

    By base_eagle, February 7, 2013
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    • westcoastSD
    • April 10, 2013

69. Lift your legs?  

    By RichM, May 2, 2002
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    • crazy
    • June 14, 2002

70. downsize too much?? diminishing returns  

    By Wings-n-Things, September 8, 2010
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    • Wings-n-Things
    • September 17, 2010

71. Full flight brake position  

    By SethInMI, March 20, 2012
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    • rwieder
    • March 22, 2012

72. I'm on a Boat!!!  

    By m0ng00se007, May 1, 2011
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    • ibx
    • May 2, 2011

73. Bad Ass Swoops from an amateur   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, July 7, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • July 31, 2003

74. CPC non X Braced Competition   1 2 3 4

    By CanopyPiloting, February 2, 2006
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    • skinnyshrek
    • March 30, 2006

75. Your mission: minimize drag   1 2

    By BlindBrick, October 31, 2005
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    • gus
    • November 2, 2005

76. Is a XAOS less stable than an FX  

    By ramon, April 10, 2002
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    • alan
    • April 14, 2002

77. Electronic swoop entry gates  

    By vertigofreefly, April 14, 2014
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    • dqpacker
    • June 21, 2014

78. Best camera angle/view for self-analysis/debrief of swoop attempts  

    By degeneration, May 11, 2016
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    • hodges
    • June 7, 2016

79. What's the farthest you know you have swooped?  

    By Spizzzarko, November 10, 2003
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    • Spizzzarko
    • December 5, 2003

80. Harness turn equal less drag than toggles?  

    By dthames, March 26, 2012
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    • dthames
    • March 27, 2012

81. Carving freestyle swoop pics  

    By aerialcameraman, November 23, 2013
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    • EppyNephrine
    • November 28, 2013

82. Turn Coordination: Yaw and Roll  

    By BrianSGermain, April 23, 2005
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    • alan
    • May 9, 2005

83. collapsible slider  

    By keithbar, September 11, 2014
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    • FB1609
    • September 20, 2014

84. Texas CPC Meet #2   1 2 3

    By Levin, June 1, 2005
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    • AggieDave
    • June 14, 2005

85. Swooper's Paradise  

    By proswooper, February 7, 2010
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    • proswooper
    • February 17, 2010

86. PST/CPC weight restrictions   1 2 3 4

    By marks, February 28, 2006
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    • marks
    • March 2, 2006

87. Picking the right AAD  

    By freeflyit, December 6, 2015
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    • danielcroft
    • December 18, 2015

88. Ground Launching  

    By swoopgirl, December 14, 2018
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    • JumpRu
    • February 21, 2019

89. EST Teuge 2008  

    By ParaShoot, July 4, 2008
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    • dragon2
    • September 6, 2008

90. can somebody teach me how to swoop?  

    By drenaline, April 29, 2002
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    • alan
    • April 30, 2002

91. Sabre 170 2 Sabre 150  

    By AiRpollUtiOn, May 15, 2002
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    • AiRpollUtiOn
    • May 21, 2002

92. Front Riser Releasing  

    By PhreeZone, December 10, 2001
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    • mikefarmer
    • February 4, 2002

93. Any JVX pilots in Germany?   1 2

    By Weimopower, January 11, 2007
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    • bob.dino
    • February 4, 2007

94. Skysurf Deployments  

    By Spy38W, October 4, 2002
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    • SurfFlite
    • October 14, 2002

95. What keeps the canopy in a dive?  

    By yurbai, February 10, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • superstu
    • February 17, 2004

96. Vengeance- opinionz  

    By flipper, June 18, 2002
    • 10 replies
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    • Kirils
    • July 5, 2002

97. Colorado CPC Event # 1 Results   1 2

    By swoopster33, April 24, 2005
    • 31 replies
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 9, 2005

98. HMA Lines  

    By mischo, September 15, 2003
    • 9 replies
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    • craddock
    • September 16, 2003

99. Katana to Velocity  

    By ManBird, September 13, 2004
    • 13 replies
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    • Spizzzarko
    • September 14, 2004

100. What's your favorite HP 9 cell?   1 2

     By Professor, October 17, 2003
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     • bobsled92
     • October 28, 2003