Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. What should my next canopy be?   1 2

   By AndyMan, November 10, 2004
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • November 12, 2004

2. really long swoop under a bridge!  

   By flyingZippy, May 11, 2010
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   • tamagotchi
   • May 15, 2010

3. Safire 3 prototype  

   By danielcroft, April 3, 2015
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   • Sakeryzf
   • April 3, 2015

4. straight vs. cascaded lines  

   By livenletfly, July 9, 2005
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   • nicknitro71
   • July 27, 2005

5. Evening Magazine  

   By freeflyguy, May 11, 2003
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   • weid14
   • June 17, 2003

6. How 'bout that?  

   By flyingstrauss, October 5, 2013
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   • angryelf
   • December 9, 2013

7. My swoop: Please critique  

   By AggieDave, August 24, 2004
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   • Pablito
   • August 29, 2004

8. Nationals 2013 and 2014  

   By dqpacker, September 10, 2012
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   • Juan45
   • October 2, 2012

9. Logging and analyzing swoop turns?  

   By Mikko, March 4, 2009
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   • BMFin
   • March 18, 2009

10. How to make it back from a spot???? please  

    By CKSCUBA, April 22, 2008
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    • LoudDan
    • May 1, 2008

11. Ground Launching/Paragliding  

    By Chris-Ottawa, October 25, 2006
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    • rhys
    • November 7, 2006

12. controlines too short on katana 120  

    By daleskydive, June 10, 2012
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    • lars_d
    • June 11, 2012

13. First swoop comp.  

    By DocPop, June 19, 2012
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    • DocPop
    • June 20, 2012

14. R.A.G.E. Demos at Perris Valley this weekend.   1 2

    By diablopilot, August 20, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • September 3, 2004

15. riser turns and recovery arc question  

    By e.a.hernandez, March 29, 2011
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    • Pulse
    • April 14, 2011

16. Sydney World Cup in Canopy Piloting  

    By kamalasound, July 31, 2007
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    • michaelqld
    • November 8, 2007

17. Carving during your surf  

    By LawnDart21, January 16, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 24, 2002

18. Spectre vs Saphire 2  

    By Darkblue, June 13, 2015
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    • Bufobufo
    • June 18, 2015

19. Go Fast Challenge and CPC Championships  

    By swoopster33, June 29, 2005
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    • GQ_jumper
    • July 1, 2005

20. rumours?  

    By flypig, November 26, 2007
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    • MissMelissa
    • December 16, 2007

21. R.D.S. users  

    By Velopilot, October 29, 2005
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    • RMURRAY
    • December 4, 2005

22. Ground Launch Video  

    By WeakMindedFool, December 13, 2005
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    • superstu
    • December 14, 2005

23. Barrell roll on a canopy  

    By the.Legend, November 27, 2022
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    • rhanold
    • January 15, 2024

24. It's safe to say it's ..... DONE!!!!  

    By pa2themd, March 28, 2007
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    • Peej
    • April 2, 2007

25. Strange Crossfire openings  

    By RichM, April 7, 2002
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    • Opie
    • April 9, 2002

26. Wing loadings and skipping sizes  

    By flyingstrauss, February 3, 2011
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    • DocPop
    • February 14, 2011

27. 2k5, the year in review   1 2

    By davelepka, December 14, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • December 19, 2005

28. New Airlocked canopies  

    By PhreeZone, July 17, 2003
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    • monkeyKam
    • July 19, 2003

29. Swooping body position?  

    By freeflir29, June 10, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • June 10, 2002

30. video from 2007 CPC Championships  

    By raymod2, October 7, 2007
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    • CKSCUBA
    • October 14, 2007

31. emergency dive recovery: level the canopy or not?  

    By pchapman, October 18, 2007
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    • dorwardpaul
    • October 29, 2007

32. Adrian Hart wins Meet 2 for the Southeast  

    By chayes12, March 26, 2007
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    • volo
    • March 27, 2007

33. Sabre2-built in turn  

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

34. CP 2017 Event Master  

    By berchtoldaj, October 27, 2016
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    • Peterkallehave
    • May 30, 2017

35. Brian Germain's Canopy Course Schedule  

    By BrianSGermain, April 22, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • May 7, 2005

36. If your home DZ banned swooping...  

    By gus, January 9, 2004
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    • tspillers
    • January 13, 2004

37. The Europeans at the WorldCup  

    By u_putz, November 14, 2007
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    • RickyGood
    • January 1, 2008

38. Optimum Flight Performance Review  

    By morris, September 3, 2007
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    • Buffdiver
    • February 7, 2008

39. Where to buy a wind blade??  

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

40. Katana 97 - Tight Tail Roll Causes Twists  

    By Shivinski, September 8, 2016
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    • skow
    • September 15, 2016

41. What was your turn progression?  

    By Blink, August 30, 2009
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • September 4, 2009

42. JFX vs crossfire2  

    By clustermagnet, January 23, 2019
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    • Wirzael
    • October 17, 2019

43. FLCPA Event #2 - Palatka, FL  

    By frost, March 10, 2008
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    • marks
    • March 12, 2008

44. What's up with Icarus?  

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

45. is this "giving up"  

    By jdfreefly, June 1, 2004
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    • Treejumps
    • June 3, 2004

46. Would you ground launch this? ....  

    By northcave, June 19, 2007
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    • VivaHeadDown
    • June 22, 2007

47. Advanced Flying Techniques: Back to the Basics.  

    By Spizzzarko, January 5, 2007
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    • freakydiver
    • January 31, 2007

48. setting up a speed course  

    By missbrz, June 14, 2013
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    • moonjumpster
    • June 24, 2013

49. help sliding on final?  

    By fstz28, December 27, 2003
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    • Spizzzarko
    • January 6, 2004

50. The "D" Point Discussion  

    By BrianSGermain, November 4, 2009
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    • bliston
    • November 7, 2009

51. Canopy terminal velocity and the whip  

    By gainer, April 26, 2011
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    • DocPop
    • April 26, 2011

52. Pack Volume of a 96 JVX Hybrid  

    By matty4667, November 12, 2008
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    • matty4667
    • November 13, 2008

53. first x-braced  

    By freeflydemon, April 20, 2007
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    • scottnz
    • April 30, 2007

54. Optima or digital alti ?  

    By BMFin, December 20, 2006
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    • Guinness_fr
    • December 22, 2006

55. Swooping is fun when done right.  

    By Pablo.Moreno, May 29, 2012
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    • AdD
    • June 2, 2012

56. PST Freestyle Open Pics: Link to gallery  

    By TroyK, May 5, 2004
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    • sunnydee123
    • May 10, 2004

57. Soooo...I swooped...and now???  

    By kc10boom, October 3, 2006
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    • Chapsta
    • October 9, 2006

58. Approach setup  

    By LearningTOfly, May 22, 2005
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    • Tonto
    • May 23, 2005

59. New PD Products???  

    By Skydive2, May 1, 2002
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    • rogue108
    • May 4, 2002

60. Hornet Flyers .....  

    By SkydiveMonkey, February 25, 2002
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    • cloud9
    • February 28, 2002

61. cypres 2  

    By lazyfrog, September 29, 2003
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    • craddock
    • October 5, 2003

62. short recovery arc canopy and consistency  

    By 2shay, August 7, 2006
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    • Guinness_fr
    • August 8, 2006

63. hop n pops/sib terminal openings  

    By thegman, September 5, 2002
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    • trigger
    • September 12, 2002

64. Down-sizing  

    By BrianSGermain, April 1, 2004
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    • johnny1488
    • April 3, 2004

65. Tri-tapered canopy wing loading discussion  

    By Antoine64, October 3, 2017
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    • TommyBotten
    • October 3, 2017

66. NZA Crossfire 3 and Icarus X-Fire  

    By abean3, July 1, 2017
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    • HUPRA
    • July 1, 2017

67. extreme swoop video  

    By shunkka, January 21, 2004
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    • YM4
    • January 25, 2004

68. Which is more dangerous  

    By CanuckInUSA, July 14, 2003
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    • sneaky
    • July 15, 2003

69. PD Team  

    By oxygen, June 21, 2005
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    • rsein
    • June 27, 2005

70. Swoop KnockOut  

    By Dominik, March 25, 2005
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    • Deano
    • April 5, 2005

71. Next Parachute after Sabre II 150?  

    By jcoller, October 23, 2003
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    • jcoller
    • November 11, 2003

72. for those with xbraced canopies  

    By superstu, February 13, 2004
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    • kaerock
    • February 16, 2004

73. Rear Riser Stalls  

    By sdctlc, December 9, 2004
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    • meatbomb
    • December 23, 2004

74. Lifespan of linesets on S-planform type canopies  

    By skydave238, July 23, 2017
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    • madkiwi
    • July 25, 2017

75. How does a X-fire 2 perform if slightly underloaded?  

    By BlindBrick, October 28, 2005
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    • Widgeon
    • November 26, 2005

76. Canopy progression  

    By ozzy13, September 8, 2008
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    • obadz
    • September 11, 2008

77. Sail Petra Terminal  

    By Sakeryzf, February 2, 2015
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    • Alexg3265
    • February 7, 2015

78. What you don't know  

    By davelepka, July 22, 2010
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    • theonlyski
    • July 24, 2010

79. Canopy Questions  

    By west33freefall, June 24, 2008
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    • azureriders
    • August 14, 2008

80. Longer lines - slack in the rear lines and rear risers  

    By frost, January 9, 2006
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    • stayhigh
    • January 12, 2015

81. yet ANOTHER sabre2 vs pilot  

    By MrBrant, October 17, 2005
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    • jacco
    • November 14, 2005

82. Your technique  

    By base698, September 26, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • October 7, 2002

83. Calculating your optimal wingloading  

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

84. Mariann: Tribute Video  

    By CanopyPiloting, August 1, 2006
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • August 8, 2006

85. PD WEBSITE IS UPDATED WITH THE KATANA  

    By frankiebrina, January 30, 2004
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    • hkf
    • January 31, 2004

86. UK Groundlaunching  

    By MOONA, August 29, 2006
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    • fedykin
    • October 25, 2006

87. New RDS available?  

    By deathtrap, January 27, 2007
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    • crazydiver
    • February 7, 2007

88. Swooping in southern Germany  

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

89. Which gets the better Swoop?  

    By Freakflyer804, September 3, 2003
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    • Kirils
    • September 5, 2003

90. Do we do enough to deter incidents?   1 2

    By diablopilot, January 21, 2004
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    • VectorBoy
    • January 28, 2004

91. diving a sabre  

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

92. what's the smallest canopy out there right now?  

    By Newbie, October 30, 2003
    • 15 replies
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    • darkvapor
    • November 4, 2003

93. Crossfire 2 question  

    By VXDreamer, August 14, 2011
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    • aaroncosbey
    • August 16, 2011

94. Pulling slider down  

    By The111, July 18, 2006
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    • 980
    • July 20, 2006

95. canopy types and suitable wingloadings  

    By metalslug, August 5, 2003
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    • Ron
    • August 7, 2003

96. Canopy Control Drills  

    By skycamefalling, January 3, 2011
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    • Pulse
    • January 21, 2011

97. slowing down before touching down any ideas  

    By bendover, February 27, 2005
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    • flycurt
    • March 10, 2005

98. ground launching rocks  

    By rhys, October 24, 2005
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    • highfly
    • November 17, 2005

99. Thoughts on close calls  

    By mjkoziel, September 22, 2003
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    • tattoojeff
    • September 26, 2003

100. Swooping to air on NBC...  

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