Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Shifting body position  

   By skreamer, December 9, 2001
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • December 18, 2001

2. RDS QUESTION  

   By SHARKY, February 6, 2004
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   • prost
   • February 10, 2004

3. Landing "tricks" for a old porous canopy  

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

4. Setting up a swooping entry gate question  

   By Pablo.Moreno, May 22, 2011
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   • Pablo.Moreno
   • May 24, 2011

5. Long spots  

   By Hooknswoop, February 12, 2002
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   • lazerq3
   • February 12, 2002

6. Interesting ride   1 2

   By ManBird, June 26, 2003
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   • sneaky
   • July 5, 2003

7. Kellie  

   By freebird, January 21, 2002
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   • prost
   • January 22, 2002

8. Mine?  

   By Tonto, April 13, 2007
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   • dragon2
   • April 16, 2007

9. Pilot and safire 2, a Comparison  

   By nicolesser, October 31, 2004
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   • Tonto
   • November 5, 2004

10. flaring a safire 2  

    By sandi, September 6, 2002
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    • KillerKimmy
    • May 5, 2003

11. Canopy School  

    By hobbes4star, May 8, 2002
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    • Jimbo
    • May 21, 2002

12. Anyone loading up an Aerodyne Pilot?  

    By ManBird, April 15, 2004
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    • aubsmell
    • April 22, 2004

13. Heatwave?  

    By skygeek, January 9, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • January 12, 2002

14. Comp Velo update/replacement?  

    By cmercha, August 4, 2021
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    • nwt
    • August 18, 2021

15. Front Risers on landind   1 2

    By bertusgeert, April 14, 2004
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    • tcnelson
    • April 18, 2004

16. Canopy Skills Course - Luigi Cani  

    By ep11300, May 19, 2008
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    • DocPop
    • June 23, 2008

17. Toggle grip for rear riser input   1 2

    By LearningTOfly, February 27, 2006
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    • LearningTOfly
    • February 28, 2006

18. Chuck Akers wants you to know   1 2

    By JoeWeber, October 20, 2023
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    • OrphanBlue
    • November 3, 2023

19. Getting out of a swoop rut  

    By Tonto, June 19, 2002
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    • chrisb
    • September 23, 2003

20. how small can these canopies get!!!!? 34sqft?  

    By richardw38, September 12, 2012
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    • TMPattersonJr
    • September 16, 2012

21. Fun Possibilities Under a Canopy.  

    By d123, July 12, 2009
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    • peek
    • July 14, 2009

22. Safire 1 / Safire 2. vs sabre 1 sabre 2  

    By keithbar, April 6, 2015
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    • mattjw916
    • April 7, 2015

23. PdF Instinct  

    By morris, October 19, 2012
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    • morris
    • October 26, 2012

24. gravity pilots trailer  

    By superstu, May 12, 2005
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    • Spizzzarko
    • May 17, 2005

25. SoCal CPC Competition #1 Results  

    By freeflyn, March 14, 2007
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    • freeflyn
    • March 14, 2007

26. "Letting it breathe" and performance?  

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

27. Swooping with HORNET-150  

    By Lok, November 29, 2007
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    • Lok
    • January 9, 2008

28. Cobalt 120 vs Stilleto 135  

    By jt40ronin, September 16, 2003
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    • NewClearSports
    • September 26, 2003

29. Stilletto flying!!!!  

    By freeflir29, March 25, 2002
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    • HotLoad
    • March 25, 2002

30. Sabre 2 170 Observations & Advice Please  

    By StearmanR985, April 5, 2004
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    • DanG
    • April 26, 2004

31. Practicing rear riser manoeuvres at altitude  

    By conor, February 24, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 1, 2004

32. Calculate Wing Loading  

    By RogerRamjet, May 12, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • May 13, 2005

33. Flaring?  

    By udder, December 21, 2001
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    • SkydiveMonkey
    • December 21, 2001

34. Transitioning from rears to toggles during swoop  

    By DocPop, December 17, 2010
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    • gaz511
    • February 19, 2011

35. developed rear riser turning strategy  

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

36. NorCal Classic 2006 Results   1 2

    By skydivexxl, October 30, 2006
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    • skydivexxl
    • November 17, 2006

37. crossfire 1 vs 2 turning rate?  

    By airborne82nd, December 12, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • December 12, 2006

38. PST update Please post pro score results if you get em  

    By ramon, May 2, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 8, 2003

39. What has swooping come to?   1 2

    By AggieDave, December 15, 2006
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    • GQ_jumper
    • December 17, 2006

40. PST Mile Hi Canopy Cup video  

    By CanopyPiloting, June 26, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • June 28, 2006

41. Canopy characteristics for HP skill building  

    By Kristian_AUS, July 5, 2013
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    • hokierower
    • July 10, 2013

42. mounting a neptune to a leg strap  

    By txlottowinner, May 19, 2009
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    • yurbai
    • June 17, 2009

43. RDS Swivel - what do you use and where did you get it?  

    By Jiggs, September 23, 2011
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    • Jiggs
    • October 10, 2011

44. Gswoop issue  

    By blkhwkmech89, September 4, 2015
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    • raymod2
    • September 9, 2015

45. Good luck to the US world Team (and other competitors)  

    By ianmdrennan, November 10, 2008
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    • lucia
    • November 12, 2008

46. Swoop helmets?  

    By DougH, May 13, 2008
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    • ficus
    • May 13, 2008

47. GPS trace of swoop needed  

    By f94sbu, March 13, 2013
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    • nigelh
    • April 20, 2013

48. Vertical Descent Rate  

    By Hooknswoop, September 28, 2005
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    • Chilly_Dk
    • November 5, 2005

49. the difference  

    By cliffharris, December 19, 2001
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    • PhreeZone
    • December 21, 2001

50. can you teach me to swoop ?  

    By keithbar, January 20, 2015
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    • keithbar
    • January 21, 2015

51. Cool Swoop Pictures  

    By Kerrya, July 16, 2003
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    • skygod7777
    • July 26, 2003

52. Data on canopy flight.....  

    By Ron, January 18, 2016
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    • skow
    • January 20, 2016

53. Xaos Line twist  

    By skydiven4fun, December 1, 2002
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    • skydiven4fun
    • December 6, 2002

54. VX vs Xaos-27 - which is better all around??  

    By Swoopthereitis, December 5, 2003
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    • jumperconway
    • December 9, 2003

55. What shoes do you wear...   1 2

    By Amanduh, July 28, 2005
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    • Amanduh
    • August 1, 2005

56. Upsized  

    By EFS4LIFE, May 13, 2013
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    • davelepka
    • May 24, 2013

57. C-License Accuracy Jumps  

    By Zoso, September 3, 2006
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    • Zoso
    • September 18, 2006

58. Canopy control course in Florida ???  

    By freeatlast, December 15, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • January 26, 2004

59. What canopy to try next??  

    By WrongWay, February 2, 2004
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    • dgskydive
    • February 6, 2004

60. downsizing question  

    By Antoine64, September 3, 2011
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    • Antoine64
    • September 5, 2011

61. Sabre vs. Stilleto  

    By Superfletch, June 29, 2004
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    • namdrib
    • August 3, 2004

62. CPC practice jumps at Lake Wales  

    By keithm, February 4, 2008
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    • Brains
    • February 8, 2008

63. Physics question  

    By gainer, April 6, 2010
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    • Martini
    • April 8, 2010

64. Landing rules  

    By Flan, August 17, 2004
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    • ManBird
    • August 20, 2004

65. Swoop pants (from head protection thread)  

    By tetra316, May 24, 2007
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    • tetra316
    • May 29, 2007

66. stilleto vs Cobalt  

    By VectorBoy, February 23, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 28, 2002

67. Valkyrie Recovery Arc?  

    By flightadvocate, March 3, 2015
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    • angryelf
    • March 3, 2015

68. CA (dry) vs. FL (humid) Turn Initiation  

    By jacketsdb23, June 9, 2014
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    • Pendragon
    • June 12, 2014

69. What do you all think of Robin Head's article in Skydiving?   1 2

    By Remster, January 5, 2005
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    • LukeOliver
    • January 27, 2005

70. Crossfire Fliers  

    By 3fLiEr, February 5, 2002
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    • SBS
    • February 5, 2002

71. Ranch Pond Swoop 2008, Sept 27-28  

    By frost, September 22, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • October 8, 2008

72. Recovery Arch - Toggles Vs. Risers  

    By goose491, September 23, 2004
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    • skyhighkiy
    • September 27, 2004

73. Downsizing to Stilleto 150  

    By MattM, December 6, 2002
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    • MattM
    • December 27, 2002

74. anybody else notice this addition?   1 2

    By superstu, March 3, 2006
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    • kimgriffin
    • March 16, 2006

75. Katana pic  

    By aerialcameraman, October 25, 2004
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    • flycurt
    • May 10, 2005

76. Songs for swooping  

    By skyshimas, November 5, 2009
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    • headoverheels
    • December 10, 2009

77. Stock class swooping   1 2

    By AggieDave, September 17, 2005
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    • jeiber
    • September 29, 2005

78. another vid  

    By superstu, October 19, 2004
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    • superstu
    • March 10, 2005

79. Safire II recovery arc at 1.4-1.45  

    By BlindBrick, September 29, 2006
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    • virgin-burner
    • June 11, 2008

80. A new dimension to XRW (video)  

    By piisfish, January 23, 2013
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    • 5.samadhi
    • February 4, 2013

81. jvx sizes  

    By justchrisdsp, May 6, 2008
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    • JohnnyZ
    • May 15, 2008

82. Skydive just to swoop. You too?  

    By LawnDart21, April 23, 2004
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    • Unutsch
    • April 26, 2004

83. velocity 84 chop.  

    By ianmdrennan, July 9, 2003
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    • billdo
    • July 10, 2003

84. Crossfire2 from a Safire wing load?  

    By freeflydemon, April 11, 2005
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    • Martini
    • April 13, 2005

85. 2006 Florida Swoop Schedule   1 2

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

86. samurai vs. vengeance  

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

87. Steering Line Length  

    By HookSky, November 27, 2002
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    • mq105
    • April 21, 2003

88. texas cpc meets  

    By Yoshi, June 16, 2005
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    • 78RATS
    • June 20, 2005

89. icarus99 for basejump  

    By pastel, August 31, 2004
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    • chachi
    • September 13, 2004

90. Demo Prices   1 2

    By lister55, April 5, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • April 20, 2004

91. accuracy   1 2

    By The111, December 15, 2003
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    • quade
    • December 17, 2003

92. Wanna Fly in The Italian Alps This Winter?  

    By m0ng00se007, December 24, 2008
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    • m0ng00se007
    • January 17, 2009

93. Do the more experienced hold the lesser experienced back   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, February 27, 2006
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    • robap26
    • March 2, 2006

94. FLARING  

    By Melanie1, July 30, 2003
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    • bobsled92
    • August 9, 2003

95. Learning to swoop  

    By grega, August 20, 2002
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    • Crashez
    • August 31, 2002

96. Some "advice" I received...  

    By JumpeRod, November 22, 2010
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    • superstu
    • December 5, 2010

97. Swoop meet this weekend at ASC  

    By SkymonkeyONE, May 9, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 16, 2002

98. VX versus Velocity  

    By mischo, October 28, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 29, 2002

99. SWOOPING AT WFFC  

    By effinjump, June 19, 2002
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    • Deleted
    • July 7, 2002

100. Help choosing my second canopy   1 2

     By vibeke, November 15, 2004
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     • dragon2
     • November 22, 2004