Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Any JVX pilots in Germany?   1 2

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

2. Well, I did my first intentional downwinder with the new canopy  

   By grue, February 1, 2007
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   • dharma1976
   • February 2, 2007

3. if i have a great dive and level out at 20ft  

   By airborne82nd, January 4, 2007
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   • dharma1976
   • February 2, 2007

4. Skyworks RDS  

   By timmyfitz, February 1, 2007
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   • dharma1976
   • February 1, 2007

5. Canopy Ground School and Tunnel Camp (Combined!)  

   By BrianSGermain, January 26, 2007
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   • February 1, 2007

6. Brian Germain's Course Schedule  

   By BrianSGermain, January 31, 2007
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   • Fab
   • January 31, 2007

7. breaked approach how much higher then full flight  

   By airborne82nd, January 29, 2007
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   • BrianSGermain
   • January 31, 2007

8. Advanced Flying Techniques: Back to the Basics.  

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

9. Africa Ground launch spot.  

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

10. My New JVX  

    By rhys, January 27, 2007
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    • hparrish
    • January 31, 2007

11. SE CPC - 2007  

    By sunnydee123, January 23, 2007
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    • crewkeith
    • January 30, 2007

12. Random swoop pics from Holiday Boogie in Eloy '06  

    By jeiber, January 28, 2007
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    • SkyChimp
    • January 28, 2007

13. SpeedFlying Pro Competitions. Europe.  

    By sysop, January 24, 2007
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    • dragon2
    • January 24, 2007

14. how to come out of a swoop  

    By smkdvr628, January 23, 2007
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    • stayhigh
    • January 24, 2007

15. Swoopers: What is the purpose of the... (I don't know what you'd call it!)  

    By grue, January 22, 2007
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    • grue
    • January 23, 2007

16. Legality of GL  

    By hjumper33, January 22, 2007
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    • mgattini
    • January 22, 2007

17. Katana -vs- Velocity   1 2 3

    By SkydiveNFlorida, July 6, 2005
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    • Helmut
    • January 22, 2007

18. Most popular crossbrace??  

    By Herckydude, January 17, 2007
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    • Spizzzarko
    • January 21, 2007

19. King of Swoop 2007 scheduled  

    By ReyNier, September 15, 2006
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    • ReyNier
    • January 20, 2007

20. Southwest CPC  

    By timmyfitz, January 17, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • January 19, 2007

21. Canopy control courses  

    By hjumper33, January 12, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 18, 2007

22. Small Velo or JVX?  

    By Marc84, January 9, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 17, 2007

23. dual toggle application  

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

24. learning to swoop   1 2

    By youngpathy19, January 10, 2007
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    • icevideot
    • January 16, 2007

25. noob canopy control, looking for free advises or keywords for search  

    By mr_woosh, January 12, 2007
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    • bluiev
    • January 13, 2007

26. RDS Malfunctions?  

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

27. How high do you start your swoop   1 2

    By airborne82nd, December 26, 2006
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    • AdD
    • January 11, 2007

28. Another RDS/removable slider question  

    By MrBrant, January 10, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • January 11, 2007

29. Speed Flying  

    By georgechurchill, January 1, 2007
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    • sysop
    • January 10, 2007

30. PD/Fastrax Challenge Intermediate/womens scores  

    By chayes12, January 9, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • January 10, 2007

31. Definately Beer Worthy   1 2

    By Beverly, December 17, 2006
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    • Peej
    • January 10, 2007

32. JVX Hybrid openings  

    By RickyGood, January 8, 2007
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    • proswooper
    • January 9, 2007

33. No stabilizers(JVX)=less drag???   1 2

    By morris, November 24, 2006
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    • skygod7777
    • January 9, 2007

34. when do we GETSUM more??  

    By Allballs, January 8, 2007
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    • Allballs
    • January 9, 2007

35. Finding the Perfect Canopy  

    By BrianSGermain, December 21, 2006
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    • BrianSGermain
    • January 8, 2007

36. Swoopers vs. Non-Swoopers in the Pattern   1 2 3

    By kkeenan, January 2, 2007
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    • Deuce
    • January 8, 2007

37. PD Challenge Swoop Comp – Cross Keys Invasion   1 2 3 4 6

    By chayes12, October 11, 2006
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    • skydivexxl
    • January 8, 2007

38. PD Factory team at Sebastian  

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

39. Wind hold at PD Challenge  

    By howtosee, January 5, 2007
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • January 8, 2007

40. Old Velo VS. New Velo  

    By shawnstarr, January 4, 2007
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    • polarbear
    • January 8, 2007

41. FORUM BENEFIT  

    By chachi, January 3, 2007
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    • Tonto
    • January 8, 2007

42. differences between stiletto/short recovery arc and crossfire/long recovery arc  

    By rhys, January 4, 2007
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    • airborne82nd
    • January 5, 2007

43. Worst Case Scenario  

    By davelepka, January 5, 2007
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    • yjumpinoz
    • January 5, 2007

44. Lake Wales video  

    By garywainwright, January 4, 2007
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    • Sabre1Lucke
    • January 5, 2007

45. Advice to new swoppers aka baby swoopers   1 2

    By airborne82nd, January 1, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • January 4, 2007

46. Stiletto 150 to Xfire 139 (what to expect)   1 2

    By matt3sa, January 3, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • January 3, 2007

47. Sabre 2  

    By norbase, December 30, 2006
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    • ianmdrennan
    • December 31, 2006

48. stileto 135  

    By shunkka, December 22, 2006
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    • airborne82nd
    • December 29, 2006

49. how long till comfortable w/ a canopy?  

    By alterego84, December 20, 2006
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    • rhys
    • December 28, 2006

50. Newbie pond swooping, tips, tricks, advice?  

    By Peej, December 18, 2006
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    • Peej
    • December 26, 2006

51. Canopy Choice/Swooping Advice for low weight jumper   1 2

    By wonderwoman07, December 21, 2006
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    • Tonto
    • December 25, 2006

52. Swoop Distances by Wingloading   1 2

    By Elisha, December 2, 2006
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    • icevideot
    • December 24, 2006

53. PD Skills camp full on Monday  

    By chayes12, December 23, 2006
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    • December 23, 2006

54. Optima or digital alti ?  

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

55. Swooping a new canopy  

    By BrianSGermain, December 20, 2006
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    • BrianSGermain
    • December 21, 2006

56. Changing from eliptical to X-brace  

    By pierre3636, December 19, 2006
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    • pierre3636
    • December 21, 2006

57. which crossbraced has the least twitchyness  

    By airborne82nd, December 19, 2006
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    • cobaltdan
    • December 21, 2006

58. Landing into the wind was: Injury - JSC, South Africa  

    By CanEHdian, December 20, 2006
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    • ianmdrennan
    • December 20, 2006

59. Empuriabrava Xmas boogie.. Demos available ?  

    By piisfish, December 20, 2006
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    • piisfish
    • December 20, 2006

60. What size HMA do you fly?   1 2 3

    By Cacophony, November 28, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • December 19, 2006

61. Samurai HMA Lines  

    By freeflye73, December 19, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • December 19, 2006

62. South African Swoop Pond finished   1 2

    By Beverly, November 29, 2006
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    • Swooopa-x
    • December 19, 2006

63. crossfire performance  

    By bmason81, December 19, 2006
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    • bmason81
    • December 19, 2006

64. max speed under canopy?  

    By swooper81, November 27, 2006
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    • cobaltdan
    • December 18, 2006

65. Batwing landing tips  

    By almirdemorisson, December 17, 2006
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    • diablopilot
    • December 18, 2006

66. What has swooping come to?   1 2

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

67. Skydive Dallas (16th Dec)...  

    By ntacfreefly, November 28, 2006
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    • yardhippie
    • December 15, 2006

68. Swoop Arecibo, Puerto Rico Beach!!  

    By vivfreeflying, December 12, 2006
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    • ivanrockon
    • December 15, 2006

69. Swoop shoes?   1 2

    By yardhippie, October 2, 2006
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    • rhys
    • December 14, 2006

70. Another JVX pilot... first impressions  

    By frost, December 13, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • December 14, 2006

71. Ian Is Gay!  

    By bob.dino, December 12, 2006
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    • ianmdrennan
    • December 13, 2006

72. crossfire 1 vs 2 turning rate?  

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

73. Swoops from 300ft to 665ft   1 2

    By NewClearSports, December 2, 2006
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    • crewkeith
    • December 9, 2006

74. Assume the frog position, and pass the baton  

    By davelepka, December 6, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • December 8, 2006

75. 'Jonathan Parachute' ?????  

    By sky-pimp, December 6, 2006
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    • cpoxon
    • December 6, 2006

76. swooping on x-fire109   1 2

    By swaika, November 30, 2006
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    • Mostly_Harmless
    • December 5, 2006

77. Flight Controls  

    By NewClearSports, November 20, 2006
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    • LearningTOfly
    • December 3, 2006

78. swooping 1:1   1 2

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

79. JVX Tips and Tricks  

    By flyfactory.de, November 24, 2006
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    • Swondpooper
    • November 30, 2006

80. Which RDS do you fly   1 2

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

81. Simple Crossfire Question  

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

82. Front Risers and 360's  

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

83. groundlaunch vid...  

    By fueler, November 23, 2006
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    • sysop
    • November 28, 2006

84. Oh no is the RAGE a Crossfire 2????????  

    By airborne82nd, November 27, 2006
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    • matthewcline
    • November 28, 2006

85. ski gliding?  

    By shunkka, November 28, 2006
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    • flow
    • November 28, 2006

86. HMA Lineset  

    By Jabbervock, November 26, 2006
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    • diablopilot
    • November 28, 2006

87. swoop new  

    By dbr171, November 22, 2006
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    • Sinister
    • November 27, 2006

88. MEL contact  

    By alexey, November 27, 2006
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    • masterrigger1
    • November 27, 2006

89. Any first hand knowledge of Stilettos with HMA or Vectran?  

    By icevideot, November 15, 2006
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    • rhys
    • November 27, 2006

90. Fitness and high performance canopies  

    By pilatus_p, November 23, 2006
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • November 27, 2006

91. Thoughts about Z-brace  

    By morris, November 25, 2006
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    • proswooper
    • November 26, 2006

92. JVX 665ft???  

    By morris, November 21, 2006
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    • rhys
    • November 23, 2006

93. All sail JVX's pack up big  

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

94. camber?  

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

95. Ways to modify dive loops...   1 2

    By JohnnyZ, November 17, 2006
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    • piisfish
    • November 20, 2006

96. Front risers on the Diablo.  

    By jumper03, November 15, 2006
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    • marks
    • November 20, 2006

97. NorCal Classic 2006 Results   1 2

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

98. Flight-1 Canopy Skills Camp at Elsinore  

    By m0ng00se007, November 15, 2006
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    • timmyfitz
    • November 16, 2006

99. Skyquest Swoop meet  

    By chayes12, November 16, 2006
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    • chayes12
    • November 16, 2006

100. GLX...RDS.... Hop'n'Pop?  

     By rhys, October 30, 2006
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     • pressuremedia
     • November 15, 2006