Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Lowest sink rate  

   By morten, August 9, 2005
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   • hkf
   • August 11, 2005

2. Flat turn - AGAIN  

   By rainman, May 24, 2002
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   • bmcd308
   • June 10, 2002

3. Cobalt x Vengeance comparison  

   By Ronaldo, March 19, 2008
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   • dragon2
   • March 24, 2008

4. Swoop for the Cause  

   By berchtoldaj, August 15, 2005
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   • berchtoldaj
   • September 29, 2005

5. Pack Volume of Xaos-21  

   By mischo, September 3, 2004
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   • Spizzzarko
   • September 9, 2004

6. X-Fire2 front riser pressure  

   By kansasskydiver, March 22, 2004
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   • kansasskydiver
   • March 24, 2004

7. fronts vs toggle  

   By AiRpollUtiOn, May 30, 2002
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   • cessna54tango
   • June 27, 2006

8. SEVEN verses NINE  

   By 12bhi, March 2, 2003
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   • ltdiver
   • March 17, 2003

9. Pond Swooping Techniques?  

   By listo, March 4, 2003
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   • ramon
   • March 8, 2003

10. blindman video  

    By skygod7777, March 31, 2004
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    • skygod7777
    • April 2, 2004

11. 420ftx220ft Swoop Pond  

    By Hans, April 1, 2004
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    • Hans
    • April 5, 2004

12. performance of crossfire 2 129 at lower than "recommended" wing loading  

    By wonderwoman07, April 23, 2006
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    • ryoder
    • April 27, 2006

13. Canopy Comparison  

    By geanky, June 20, 2002
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    • skycat
    • June 25, 2002

14. RedBullWings results  

    By ramon, March 16, 2003
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    • airann
    • March 17, 2003

15. swoop ponds in SOCAL?  

    By emmett751, May 17, 2013
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    • jjudd
    • May 27, 2013

16. Rear Riser Landings  

    By landmissle, June 26, 2002
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    • lowhook
    • July 2, 2002

17. Pond swoopers.....got a cypres?  

    By WrongWay, April 7, 2004
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    • bobsled92
    • April 10, 2004

18. Canopy Piloting League Changes 2010  

    By ianmdrennan, May 20, 2009
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 22, 2009

19. Anyone want to split a room in Panama City for the Swoop fest?  

    By ramon, March 18, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 28, 2003

20. 2011 Australian Canopy Piloting Championships  

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

21. High speed stalls  

    By spankee, February 21, 2011
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    • morris
    • February 25, 2011

22. So that's what it's like  

    By Islandcool, March 30, 2003
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    • Zenister
    • April 7, 2003

23. Flying the p*ss out of a canopy.  

    By DocPop, September 3, 2013
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    • Alexg3265
    • September 19, 2013

24. Katana Opening  

    By matt6242, May 5, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 6, 2008

25. canopy choice  

    By Yoshi, July 16, 2002
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    • skycat
    • August 17, 2002

26. Definition of a Hook Turn  

    By BrianSGermain, May 11, 2006
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    • rhys
    • May 15, 2006

27. Ian Drennan made me angry for all the right reasons  

    By McDuck, July 2, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • July 4, 2007

28. What kind of forward speeds to swoopers reach?  

    By lawrocket, April 23, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • April 26, 2005

29. another riser length question  

    By pope, July 9, 2007
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    • Spizzzarko
    • July 10, 2007

30. Front Risers and 360's  

    By MagicGuy, November 27, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • November 29, 2006

31. Simple Crossfire Question  

    By airborne82nd, November 27, 2006
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    • rhys
    • November 30, 2006

32. Help getting Spectre 230 to "shut down"  

    By Anvilbrother, October 3, 2005
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    • The111
    • November 17, 2005

33. triple risers  

    By freeflyswc, August 17, 2002
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    • SBS
    • September 10, 2002

34. How to start the Blindman?  

    By tamagotchi, August 10, 2009
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    • skyllama29
    • August 12, 2009

35. articulation effecting carving/harness turning  

    By andy2, November 4, 2003
    • 13 replies
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    • hookitt
    • November 5, 2003

36. Kiting your sport canopy  

    By CanuckInUSA, October 25, 2004
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    • sysop
    • November 1, 2004

37. Cobalt Competition VS Crossfire2, wingload 2.0  

    By alexey, September 30, 2002
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    • jumperconway
    • October 8, 2002

38. When do/will you change your 350/300lb HMA lineset?  

    By rhys, July 25, 2008
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    • rhys
    • August 12, 2008

39. Crossfire2: 109 vs 99  

    By gus, November 30, 2003
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    • isaiah85
    • December 7, 2003

40. linetwist when turning  

    By flyhy, October 6, 2002
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    • 1234hutch
    • October 9, 2002

41. Pulling slider down  

    By SkydiveMonkey, October 6, 2002
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    • Samurai136
    • October 7, 2002

42. What container for a Xaos?  

    By chileanXaos, December 10, 2003
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    • mischo
    • December 12, 2003

43. From Katana to Velocity  

    By Brumby, October 18, 2011
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    • matt3sa
    • January 15, 2012

44. Props to Hookit  

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

45. dual toggle application  

    By matc, January 14, 2007
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    • Pulse
    • January 16, 2007

46. NW Canopy Club  

    By ManBird, June 15, 2004
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    • superstu
    • June 26, 2004

47. Africa Ground launch spot.  

    By rhys, January 20, 2007
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    • bak_peter
    • January 31, 2007

48. developed rear riser turning strategy  

    By JustRelax, August 28, 2008
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    • JustRelax
    • September 13, 2008

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

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

50. Anatomy of a high performance landing  

    By raymod2, June 24, 2003
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    • BrianSGermain
    • May 25, 2006

51. favorite sounding canopy?  

    By fool, October 28, 2002
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    • rhino
    • October 29, 2002

52. Xaos-91 RDS on a VX-89  

    By ke-aloha, January 11, 2012
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    • ke-aloha
    • January 15, 2012

53. Altimiter delay  

    By lilchief, October 18, 2007
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    • larakiyomi
    • October 23, 2007

54. Sabre2-built in turn  

    By MuffDiver, June 29, 2004
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    • totalbodypilot
    • July 6, 2004

55. How do you do your final turn on a swoop?  

    By sabrepilot25, March 3, 2010
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    • sabrepilot25
    • March 21, 2010

56. He said...  

    By skyhighkiy, December 13, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 14, 2004

57. Is there a difference in fornt riser pressure between cross-braces  

    By shadowswoop97, June 30, 2004
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    • kaerock
    • July 1, 2004

58. world cup  

    By superstu, November 5, 2007
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    • Peej
    • December 24, 2007

59. SoCal CPC Competition info  

    By freeflyn, February 20, 2007
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    • freeflyn
    • April 13, 2007

60. Landing "tricks" for a old porous canopy  

    By AirCanada, November 13, 2007
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    • Waldschrat
    • April 21, 2008

61. What's up with Icarus?  

    By namdrib, July 7, 2004
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    • johnny1488
    • July 22, 2004

62. So I inadvertantly entered a swoop contest  

    By gunsmokex, July 21, 2015
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    • DocPop
    • July 26, 2015

63. CPC Northwest District meet #2 results  

    By eugeneskydiver, June 28, 2005
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    • livenletfly
    • July 11, 2005

64. Italian Swoop Tour and speed issues.  

    By kamalasound, March 13, 2007
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    • raymod2
    • March 15, 2007

65. should I take a canopy control course?  

    By keithbar, September 10, 2015
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    • keithbar
    • October 22, 2015

66. South East CPC Meet 1 Results  

    By chayes12, February 20, 2006
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    • Spizzzarko
    • February 22, 2006

67. Icarus alpha/Atair alpha  

    By kurupeeblas, December 26, 2002
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    • CrazyL
    • January 31, 2006

68. Swoop Training (90s)  

    By Morav, July 16, 2012
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    • dharma1976
    • July 20, 2012

69. Is a XAOS less stable than an FX  

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

70. when is the right time to learn to use rear risers for surfing a landing?  

    By yoink, February 16, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • February 17, 2004

71. Lead packaging for weight belts?  

    By SRI85, August 22, 2012
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    • SRI85
    • September 7, 2012

72. camera flying and x-braced canopies  

    By jedeisurf, January 24, 2003
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    • alan
    • March 10, 2003

73. PD's Velocity  

    By superstu, February 11, 2005
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    • superstu
    • February 12, 2005

74. Where to buy a wind blade??  

    By buckleme, February 27, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 1, 2004

75. Double Fronts  

    By fundgh, September 2, 2003
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    • Hooknswoop
    • September 3, 2003

76. diving a sabre  

    By yoink, August 24, 2004
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    • Fast
    • August 26, 2004

77. barrel roll  

    By towerrat, February 21, 2005
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    • rhanold
    • March 21, 2009

78. Max WL for Sabre 2?  

    By timrf79, March 10, 2017
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    • Emu
    • May 4, 2017

79. Petra on holiday  

    By Saker, January 29, 2013
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    • Sakeryzf
    • March 13, 2013

80. Southeast CPC - Zhills  

    By ntacfreefly, March 30, 2006
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    • proswooper
    • April 11, 2006

81. safire2 and crossfire2 1.6  

    By customguy79, October 12, 2010
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    • DocPop
    • October 19, 2010

82. Katana wing load  

    By stilet, March 7, 2005
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    • mindway69
    • March 17, 2005

83. Stu is a PD guy now....(formerly Team Extreme)  

    By swooper81, September 19, 2006
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    • superstu
    • September 21, 2006

84. Digging or not? What makes the difference?  

    By phoenixlpr, October 8, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • October 10, 2006

85. SWOOPING FOR THE GOLD  

    By YM4, September 23, 2003
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    • diablopilot
    • September 24, 2003

86. Katana to Velocity  

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

87. CPC MEET #5 @ Raeford Parachute center  

    By DALAILAMA, April 29, 2009
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    • Redline165
    • May 4, 2009

88. Downsizing  

    By Caseadilla, September 26, 2003
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • October 10, 2003

89. Calculating your optimal wingloading  

    By Chris-Ottawa, April 4, 2008
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    • morris
    • April 6, 2008

90. Atair Onyx report?  

    By Brains, April 5, 2004
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    • ramon
    • April 12, 2004

91. Velo pilots at 2.5  

    By kamalasound, October 31, 2006
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    • marks
    • November 1, 2006

92. Swoop only Risers  

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

93. Odyssey EVO vs Katana  

    By hapon, August 12, 2020
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    • bsrodeo540
    • September 12, 2023

94. 540 hookturns  

    By Palsson, September 26, 2004
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    • BMFin
    • October 1, 2004

95. Has this been done?  

    By MattM, March 28, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • March 31, 2003

96. samurai vs. vengeance  

    By NoRules, May 8, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • May 14, 2006

97. Carving Questions  

    By Vertifly, May 9, 2006
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    • murps2000
    • May 19, 2006

98. Demon vs Stiletto  

    By Sadcat, April 20, 2005
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    • roq
    • April 21, 2005

99. Wing loading  

    By Emma, July 16, 2002
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    • bobsoutar
    • September 25, 2002

100. Swooping in southern Germany  

     By morris, May 6, 2008
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     • ErwinBDJ
     • May 22, 2008