Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Canopy coaching in Lodi  

   By axelandr, July 2, 2012
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   • Remster
   • July 3, 2012

2. Working on consistency  

   By AggieDave, August 9, 2004
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   • exwhuffo
   • August 12, 2004

3. Demoing: Cobalt vs. Samurai  

   By flyingferret, April 12, 2002
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   • Spy38W
   • April 15, 2002

4. Doing riser turns/dives on a Manta 288 is hard!!!  

   By Viking, April 15, 2002
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   • riggerrob
   • April 17, 2002

5. A Definative Guide To Swoop Progression  

   By WayneRATS, August 14, 2003
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   • WayneRATS
   • August 20, 2003

6. Front Riser Pressure  

   By goose491, August 11, 2004
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   • Yoshi
   • August 11, 2004

7. My Stiletto  

   By br0k3n, August 28, 2006
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   • Spizzzarko
   • August 28, 2006

8. JVX question  

   By gaz511, October 25, 2012
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   • hparrish
   • November 6, 2012

9. Swooping 5000ft ASL  

   By Swooopa-x, February 18, 2005
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   • Tonto
   • March 2, 2005

10. What else can I do to learn about flying a canopy?  

    By windcatcher, August 3, 2005
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    • flyhi
    • August 9, 2005

11. Drawing the line hook-carve?  

    By prost, May 4, 2002
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    • Tonto
    • June 11, 2002

12. Lillo meet - picture show  

    By shunkka, April 29, 2007
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    • Danielillo
    • July 11, 2007

13. CP 2013 Event Master  

    By gravesxxx, December 13, 2012
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    • jjudd
    • September 4, 2013

14. Landing!  

    By SallyKate, September 8, 2003
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    • NewClearSports
    • September 26, 2003

15. Demon  

    By cjr184, September 9, 2003
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    • pancho135
    • September 15, 2003

16. canopy resources  

    By superstu, August 9, 2005
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    • Velopilot
    • February 24, 2006

17. Differences in bailout technique from comp wings to others  

    By TommyBotten, May 3, 2017
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    • TommyBotten
    • May 23, 2017

18. Jumped a Sabre2 150  

    By bdbrown, February 28, 2005
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    • vdschoor
    • March 1, 2005

19. Twisting brake lines after i release  

    By skydive435, February 27, 2013
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    • davelepka
    • March 7, 2013

20. RDS vs full RDS  

    By honest.py, September 3, 2020
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    • Veis
    • January 31, 2023

21. The swoop...cheating down from a high jack  

    By deurich2003, March 24, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • March 31, 2004

22. New rig weight CPC rule  

    By AggieDave, April 10, 2006
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • April 10, 2006

23. audible for swooping?  

    By bendover, May 31, 2007
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    • MrBrant
    • May 31, 2007

24. Hornet 190 vs. Saber2 190  

    By dalemeyer, April 3, 2008
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    • darrenspooner
    • November 28, 2008

25. PST Schedule?  

    By AggieDave, April 4, 2008
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • April 10, 2008

26. Fluid Wings WairWolf  

    By 28337, November 3, 2019
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    • rjklein4470
    • July 27, 2020

27. Vengeance- opinionz  

    By flipper, June 18, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • July 5, 2002

28. who's going to Red Bull wings in Houston this week?  

    By ramon, March 11, 2003
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    • freeflyguy
    • March 15, 2003

29. Protective gear for Ground Launching  

    By yoink, June 6, 2007
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    • sysop
    • June 9, 2007

30. Speed record  

    By x3mcam, July 5, 2002
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    • skycat
    • August 4, 2002

31. High Speed Stall  

    By JayhawkJumper, March 19, 2003
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    • Steel
    • March 21, 2003

32. Swoop Camp - Skydive The Farm June 26-28th  

    By ianmdrennan, May 24, 2009
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    • dharma1976
    • May 26, 2009

33. where to take a canopy course  

    By superstu, October 4, 2003
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    • bobsled92
    • October 12, 2003

34. Finally tested my ....  

    By speedy, April 10, 2005
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    • Martini
    • April 13, 2005

35. Wind and Canopies  

    By airdolphin, July 11, 2002
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    • quade
    • July 18, 2002

36. Sabre 2 twitchy with brakes stowed  

    By SethInMI, August 27, 2013
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    • Pablo.Moreno
    • August 28, 2013

37. Sabre 2 120 1.6wl  

    By ZZharo, August 28, 2013
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    • Remster
    • August 29, 2013

38. Brian Germain's Canopy Seminar  

    By rapper4mpi, April 20, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • June 18, 2004

39. Xaos 27 90 square feet & Jevelin RS  

    By freeflydrew, April 10, 2003
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    • jumperconway
    • April 19, 2003

40. question for Velocity pilots w/ Stiletto experience.  

    By namdrib, October 6, 2004
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    • ianmdrennan
    • October 7, 2004

41. swoop new  

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

42. South American Swoop Comp....and the winner is...  

    By aubsmell, April 28, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 7, 2004

43. NWCPC 2006 event 1 results  

    By superstu, May 16, 2006
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    • superstu
    • May 18, 2006

44. PST results?  

    By Canuck, April 29, 2005
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 2, 2005

45. Using double fronts in turbulent conditions will....  

    By DocPop, July 30, 2009
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    • F16Driver
    • August 5, 2009

46. Swooping a hang glider  

    By flyingZippy, January 9, 2014
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    • yoink
    • January 15, 2014

47. I can't flare right!  

    By Koolihan, May 1, 2018
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    • Crispy.
    • May 9, 2018

48. Do U Need 2 Adjust Flare 4 different canopies?  

    By somethinelse, October 13, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • October 17, 2004

49. learning to swoop  

    By Cantoral, July 15, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 18, 2007

50. Built in turn, is it me or my harness?  

    By rhys, July 29, 2007
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    • igoswoop
    • July 30, 2007

51. How elliptical must it be to be elliptical?  

    By tdog, May 9, 2005
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    • chayes12
    • May 10, 2005

52. heat wave 120  

    By michaelflying, November 6, 2003
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    • michaelflying
    • November 13, 2003

53. I would like recommendations on a Canopy Course, please.  

    By doug925, June 23, 2008
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    • doug925
    • June 24, 2008

54. Wing Load -  

    By freeflyguy, December 15, 2001
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    • freeflyguy
    • December 18, 2001

55. Ever "plateau"?  

    By yardhippie, June 2, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • June 3, 2006

56. How far can one swoop with different approaches/conditions?  

    By jerry81, November 12, 2003
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    • davelepka
    • November 13, 2003

57. northeast ground launching  

    By erikzero, October 24, 2005
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    • erikzero
    • November 3, 2005

58. Turn Altitude Start  

    By cmercha, June 21, 2022
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    • gainer
    • December 11, 2024

59. Katana pic  

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

60. TJ at Mile Hi Swoop Park  

    By CanopyPiloting, June 3, 2006
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    • GQ_jumper
    • June 6, 2006

61. Aerodyne Sensei  

    By Learnskydiving, June 4, 2014
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    • diablopilot
    • June 11, 2014

62. Spectre 135 at 1.4 WL  

    By bigG, November 15, 2003
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    • DanG
    • November 19, 2003

63. Very simplified statistical analysis of swooping.  

    By lkdiver, May 13, 2005
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    • YISkyDive
    • May 14, 2005

64. canopy control schools / swooping schools  

    By MedicJumper, August 20, 2007
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    • MedicJumper
    • August 22, 2007

65. stileto 135  

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

66. Reserves, Gear and Pond swooping  

    By ianmdrennan, May 27, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 27, 2003

67. Gravity Pilot video  

    By aerialcameraman, November 7, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • November 8, 2005

68. Oregon Swoop Vids  

    By ManBird, May 25, 2004
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    • jannas
    • June 2, 2004

69. cobalt deployment speeds  

    By rmcvey, October 4, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • December 14, 2002

70. Velo96 at 2.49 versus Velo90 at 2.655  

    By morris, September 3, 2007
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    • morris
    • September 7, 2007

71. Too low -- stab or carve?  

    By ManBird, June 1, 2004
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    • davelepka
    • June 4, 2004

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

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

73. CPC Injury Colorado  

    By ianmdrennan, September 4, 2007
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    • jeiber
    • September 25, 2007

74. First Velocity Jumps  

    By pjc, December 11, 2009
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    • sparkie
    • May 3, 2010

75. new video  

    By superstu, November 22, 2005
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    • marks
    • November 22, 2005

76. Crossfire 1 or 2 - user friendly  

    By airborne82nd, June 21, 2006
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    • airborne82nd
    • June 23, 2006

77. Pond vs Cypres 2  

    By MrPutz, June 8, 2004
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    • Cloggy
    • September 24, 2004

78. swooping qualifier at skydive oregon question  

    By superstu, June 10, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 14, 2003

79. Pilotchute size for the Velo 90/75  

    By marktether, September 18, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • September 20, 2007

80. Advanced Canopy Camp at Holister  

    By BrianSGermain, November 30, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • December 1, 2005

81. Whats the logic behind the mini risers for swooping??  

    By BETO74, January 11, 2015
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    • justme12001
    • January 15, 2015

82. Any Swoopers Kenya Bound?  

    By Poczynek, October 14, 2002
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    • sweeney
    • January 14, 2003

83. PST Mile Hi Canopy Cup video  

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

84. swoop pond construction  

    By rosie_m8, January 28, 2010
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    • Bowie
    • January 31, 2010

85. Preventing and Curing Line Twists  

    By Hooknswoop, February 10, 2002
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    • Kris
    • February 12, 2002

86. 9 cells & 7 cells  

    By Squeak, October 21, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • October 23, 2002

87. video from 2007 CPC Championships  

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

88. Wing loading levels  

    By skydive84, June 20, 2003
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    • Ron
    • June 24, 2003

89. The Stall  

    By BrianSGermain, June 29, 2006
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    • audacium
    • July 27, 2006

90. Turbo-Z  

    By marcwgarber, September 26, 2018
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    • skow
    • November 7, 2018

91. Fly like a Pro  

    By JumpinJohn, February 26, 2002
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    • JumpinJohn
    • February 27, 2002

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

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

93. Noob question: harness on final?  

    By danielcroft, September 13, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • September 21, 2008

94. Humidity??  

    By blair700, June 30, 2003
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    • John4455
    • July 8, 2003

95. comparison- vengence and stilletos  

    By fedykin, July 3, 2003
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    • 1234hutch
    • July 11, 2003

96. PD Factory Team X-Project Update  

    By m0ng00se007, September 18, 2008
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    • m0ng00se007
    • September 23, 2008

97. Technical question at swooping  

    By grega, November 15, 2002
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    • Ron
    • November 18, 2002

98. ? about running out landings vs sliding  

    By 5.samadhi, March 5, 2012
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    • 5.samadhi
    • March 12, 2012

99. Landing Approaches  

    By Hooknswoop, March 13, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • March 14, 2002

100. landing uphill ...  

     By Beachbum, March 13, 2002
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     • Beachbum
     • March 15, 2002