Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. VX Techniques  

   By Gabo, February 13, 2003
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   • ramon
   • February 14, 2003

2. intermediate PPBT event  

   By diveout, May 21, 2002
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   • ramon
   • May 28, 2002

3. Risers that lock down slider.  

   By Maxim, September 19, 2006
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   • deadbug
   • September 22, 2006

4. Chest strap and safety  

   By bsrodeo540, August 8, 2017
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   • Hajo
   • August 10, 2017

5. Try this  

   By JayhawkJumper, February 21, 2003
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   • relyon
   • February 24, 2003

6. Awesome Dubai swoop videos  

   By skydiverek, November 17, 2010
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   • Remster
   • November 23, 2010

7. Dealing with line twists on elliptical canopies  

   By Mad47, September 6, 2004
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   • Mad47
   • September 7, 2004

8. Swoop pants (from head protection thread)  

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

9. small canopy  

   By mantebi, September 23, 2003
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   • sangiro
   • September 23, 2003

10. Beginning swooping, question about efficiency.  

    By Auryn, March 9, 2003
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    • rhino
    • March 11, 2003

11. Slider and long spot Q.  

    By drenaline, June 17, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • June 19, 2002

12. why only 9  

    By Yoshi, March 31, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 1, 2004

13. End cell closure occured during braked turn  

    By Zoso, September 15, 2004
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    • rhino
    • September 16, 2004

14. Does anyone practicing right hand patterns for high speed landing?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 5, 2007
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • June 12, 2007

15. Hop n' Pop costs  

    By hjumper33, June 7, 2007
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    • DougH
    • June 25, 2007

16. JVX all sail production  

    By rakkers, January 13, 2011
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 3, 2011

17. PD extreme team  

    By udaw, October 28, 2006
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    • Vectracide
    • November 7, 2006

18. Jedei Vs Samurai  

    By marcusr, April 7, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • April 21, 2005

19. anyone know of dyneema lines?  

    By bendover, June 17, 2007
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    • jakee
    • June 20, 2007

20. Pilot Chute Hesitation  

    By vertigofreefly, July 28, 2013
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    • Croc
    • August 8, 2013

21. JVX all sail questions  

    By Jiggs, June 1, 2009
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    • NexGenSkydiver
    • June 9, 2009

22. At What wing loading do i have to worry about shifting int he harness?  

    By Viking, July 11, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • July 13, 2002

23. Canopy Control Basics  

    By davjohns, April 30, 2008
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    • danielcroft
    • May 6, 2008

24. Mile Hi PST Meet  

    By ntacfreefly, May 9, 2006
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • May 15, 2006

25. Using front risers for penetrating winds  

    By jheadley, April 21, 2005
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    • davenuk
    • December 14, 2016

26. Brian Germain's Canopy Course Schedule  

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

27. Night swoop  

    By YISkyDive, July 1, 2009
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    • LetsGoOutside
    • July 8, 2009

28. Anyone at the Freestyle Event in Perris?  

    By sunnydee123, April 22, 2004
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    • ramon
    • April 26, 2004

29. What's it called when...  

    By grue, September 28, 2005
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    • mattjw916
    • October 11, 2005

30. NorCal CPC #3  

    By skydivexxl, May 15, 2006
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    • oosskis
    • May 26, 2006

31. Canopy upsizing  

    By ShortBus, August 3, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • August 16, 2002

32. Night swooping  

    By potatoman, December 12, 2013
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    • steveyak
    • December 16, 2013

33. High wing loading on Katana's  

    By HHsurfer, May 5, 2011
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    • LetsGoOutside
    • June 6, 2011

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

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

35. video  

    By superstu, October 13, 2004
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    • volo
    • October 17, 2004

36. Flare height?  

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

37. 270  

    By zlstone, May 30, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • June 2, 2008

38. Chest Strap Quick-Release Routing  

    By mbailey465, August 27, 2018
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    • Titanman2789
    • September 19, 2018

39. Trim, buffeting, dangers?  

    By skyhighkiy, October 15, 2004
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    • AggieDave
    • October 16, 2004

40. Trying to get a canopy course at my DZ  

    By EFS4LIFE, May 18, 2011
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    • SRI85
    • June 9, 2011

41. Returning to sport and landing issues - advice?  

    By terminalrush40, May 27, 2006
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    • rmarshall234
    • June 11, 2006

42. wringing a canopy out  

    By superstu, May 13, 2004
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    • masher
    • May 15, 2004

43. Another JVX pilot... first impressions  

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

44. Wingovers  

    By SkydiveMonkey, December 13, 2001
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    • alan
    • December 15, 2001

45. Changing from eliptical to X-brace  

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

46. What a rush!  

    By Yoshi, October 25, 2004
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    • psuCory
    • October 26, 2004

47. Rear riser landings on heavily loaded canopies  

    By Miami, May 17, 2004
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    • skygod7777
    • May 25, 2004

48. Calculate Wing Loading  

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

49. when to use rears???  

    By swoopfly, October 19, 2009
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    • Pendragon
    • October 24, 2009

50. how long till comfortable w/ a canopy?  

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

51. swoop picture series  

    By clusterit, September 26, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • October 2, 2002

52. Swoop Pond Demensions  

    By AggieDave, May 27, 2003
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    • rhino
    • May 28, 2003

53. proper size of reserve canopy  

    By darius1891, November 8, 2005
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    • yardhippie
    • November 8, 2005

54. Alternative to the CPC?  

    By Widgeon, May 20, 2005
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    • LoudDan
    • May 30, 2005

55. Current & Former Jedei Owners  

    By Zennie, January 14, 2002
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    • Designer
    • January 26, 2002

56. Carving during your surf  

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

57. aspect ratio??  

    By mfnren, November 12, 2005
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    • shropshire
    • November 14, 2005

58. What lines do you use on your cross-braced  

    By Travman, July 30, 2019
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    • 28337
    • November 3, 2019

59. Your longest swoop using a 5' gate  

    By clint, December 7, 2003
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    • clint
    • December 23, 2003

60. stiletto safer than a saber?  

    By tattoojeff, June 10, 2003
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    • freeflydrew
    • June 10, 2003

61. HP Canopy Comparison: Katana vs Cobalt  

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

62. preferred riser length w/velocity  

    By bdazel, August 13, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 1, 2013

63. swoop by beep, Neptune vs. Optima  

    By phoenixlpr, September 25, 2007
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • October 3, 2007

64. Low speed lift.  

    By rmcvey, December 11, 2003
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    • yarik
    • December 12, 2003

65. Heatwave vs Hornet  

    By SkydiveMonkey, October 20, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 3, 2002

66. impact of harness on swooping?  

    By The111, December 15, 2003
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    • skyedivr
    • December 19, 2003

67. Velocity updates from 99 to now?  

    By freeflye73, October 7, 2007
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    • AggieDave
    • October 20, 2007

68. Skipping sizes when downsizing  

    By gmac324, December 18, 2003
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    • gmac324
    • December 19, 2003

69. how to come out of a swoop  

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

70. PHOTO  

    By KEVINLOVE, October 11, 2007
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    • KEVINLOVE
    • October 17, 2007

71. X-Project: PD Factory Team Expansion  

    By m0ng00se007, August 30, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • November 16, 2008

72. Swooping Banned At Perris Temporarily  

    By jjudd, December 31, 2011
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    • jjudd
    • January 2, 2012

73. Canopypiloting Pilot profiles  

    By CanopyPiloting, July 4, 2006
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    • diablopilot
    • July 6, 2006

74. CRW basics course for non-CRW jumpers?  

    By flyinghonu, January 5, 2006
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    • Widgeon
    • January 11, 2006

75. Canopy progression  

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

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

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

77. 2016 Nationals in April?!?!?!  

    By hokierower, April 17, 2015
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    • tkhayes
    • June 11, 2015

78. old age is hell  

    By D22369, February 11, 2012
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    • grimmie
    • February 23, 2012

79. Ground launch harness  

    By piisfish, December 23, 2004
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    • sysop
    • January 8, 2005

80. Roll call for Brazil Pro/Am Who's going  

    By shadowswoop97, July 13, 2006
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    • proswooper
    • July 15, 2006

81. Nose Tuck Under on Xaos: Just out of Curiosity?  

    By namdrib, July 2, 2004
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    • Xaosrules
    • July 3, 2004

82. Experimenting with Linesets  

    By packing_jarrett, February 27, 2007
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    • Supergeil
    • March 6, 2007

83. What canopy next for a swooper?  

    By RichM, July 11, 2003
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    • CanEHdian
    • July 16, 2003

84. Crossfire 2  

    By sneaky, July 12, 2003
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    • Yoshi
    • July 14, 2003

85. Which is more dangerous  

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

86. Possible problems with Toggles  

    By Ron, July 18, 2003
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    • Ron
    • July 25, 2003

87. Xfire2 169! It will be mine, Oh yes, it will be mine!  

    By meatbomb, January 27, 2004
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    • meatbomb
    • February 5, 2004

88. To back riser or not to back riser...  

    By garywainwright, December 9, 2002
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    • diveout
    • December 16, 2002

89. Detachable D-Bag  

    By FallRate, December 10, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 13, 2002

90. 2007 NorCal CPC  

    By skydivexxl, March 14, 2007
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    • freeflyn
    • April 23, 2007

91. very newbie question  

    By shunkka, July 26, 2003
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 28, 2003

92. History of swooping  

    By dzswoop717, September 28, 2015
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    • Bob_Church
    • August 20, 2016

93. Trying to Fly canopy snowboarding?  

    By markovwgti, November 13, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • November 17, 2008

94. 1st Annual Skydive Crosskeys Swoop Jam  

    By freeflybella, July 28, 2004
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    • freeflybella
    • August 1, 2004

95. swoop bowling anyone ??  

    By geofsmth, November 19, 2008
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    • chuckakers
    • November 24, 2008

96. First swoop comp.  

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

97. Discovery Channel Stunt Junkies  

    By cessna54tango, August 9, 2006
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    • cessna54tango
    • August 9, 2006

98. Mamba vs crossfire 2. size 119  

    By twalsh55, July 8, 2010
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    • Brumby
    • January 16, 2011

99. Data on canopy flight.....  

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

100. Aug 2004 USPA calender Picture  

     By fundgh, August 5, 2004
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     • Pendragon
     • August 9, 2004