Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Learning to swoop? Then....  

   By jdfreefly, August 26, 2004
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   • kaerock
   • August 27, 2004

2. Left vs right, a theory on approaches   1 2

   By AggieDave, November 23, 2004
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   • namdrib
   • January 22, 2005

3. Legality of GL  

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

4. Leia vs VK  

   By nzdan, June 10, 2015
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   • angryelf
   • February 3, 2016

5. Leia without miniribs  

   By daviddaniel, November 24, 2020
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   • daviddaniel
   • November 24, 2020

6. Lets be safe out there  

   By ianmdrennan, April 13, 2009
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   • ianmdrennan
   • April 13, 2009

7. Letting go of toggles  

   By AggieDave, February 3, 2003
   • 16 replies
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   • Canuck
   • February 12, 2003

8. Lifespan of linesets on S-planform type canopies  

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

9. Lifespan of sail  

   By Antoine64, October 23, 2017
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   • Jiggs
   • August 17, 2018

10. Lift your legs?  

    By RichM, May 2, 2002
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    • crazy
    • June 14, 2002

11. Light weight, wanting opinions  

    By lifesatrip, December 2, 2004
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    • larsrulz
    • December 6, 2004

12. Lillo 2008 - Results after Round 5  

    By freeflycom, May 2, 2008
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    • freeflycom
    • May 4, 2008

13. Lillo meet - picture show  

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

14. Line twist  

    By freebirdtif, April 8, 2008
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    • TaylorC
    • April 10, 2008

15. Line twist + break fire = ???procedures???  

    By azureriders, August 11, 2008
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    • pierre3636
    • August 12, 2008

16. line twist on stiletto  

    By xing, June 16, 2003
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    • Ron
    • June 17, 2003

17. Line Twists - I LOVE my canopy  

    By BikerBabe, December 17, 2002
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    • Cajun
    • December 24, 2002

18. Line twists at high wing loading  

    By raymod2, November 22, 2004
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    • Spizzzarko
    • December 8, 2004

19. Lineset choice  

    By AggieDave, October 28, 2008
    • 17 replies
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    • AggieDave
    • November 5, 2008

20. Lineset measurement  

    By selwynj, November 9, 2006
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    • selwynj
    • November 9, 2006

21. linetwist when turning  

    By flyhy, October 6, 2002
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    • 1234hutch
    • October 9, 2002

22. Linewearing on the UPT Stowless Mainbag.  

    By mar.rei, April 1, 2011
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    • stayhigh
    • April 3, 2011

23. List/pictures of freestyle moves??  

    By andyflylife, January 4, 2006
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • January 6, 2006

24. Live feed from USPA Nationals - Canopy Piloting  

    By frost, October 19, 2009
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    • frost
    • October 19, 2009

25. Local Colorado Front Range Ground Launching Sites  

    By CanuckInUSA, February 7, 2005
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • February 10, 2005

26. Location of swooping tips  

    By rustik, June 14, 2004
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    • rustik
    • June 19, 2004

27. Lodi Swooper on Google Maps  

    By Bowie, March 1, 2009
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    • Bowie
    • March 1, 2009

28. Logging and analyzing swoop turns?  

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

29. Logical next step...?  

    By TikiMan, April 13, 2013
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    • danielcroft
    • April 15, 2013

30. Long spots  

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

31. long/short recovery arc  

    By Cantoral, September 25, 2007
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    • DocPop
    • February 7, 2013

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

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

33. Longer risers - pros and cons   1 2 3

    By frost, August 29, 2005
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    • skydiven4fun
    • January 14, 2006

34. longer risers effects on performance  

    By dhracer33, April 12, 2004
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    • johnny1488
    • April 14, 2004

35. Longer risers?  

    By skydivenagasaki, December 13, 2005
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    • frost
    • December 13, 2005

36. Longest recovery arc: Safire1 or safire2?   1 2

    By freeflydemon, August 11, 2005
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    • freeflydemon
    • August 22, 2005

37. Longest Swoop...  

    By base698, June 5, 2002
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    • Tonto
    • June 11, 2002

38. Longmont pro swoop tour  

    By bhammond, July 23, 2006
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • July 24, 2006

39. Lookin for enlightenment  

    By Blahr, July 24, 2003
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    • garywainwright
    • July 24, 2003

40. Looking for a Comprehensive Swooping Article  

    By Administrator, March 16, 2020
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    • Administrator
    • March 16, 2020

41. Looking for a fullface  

    By AggieDave, May 21, 2008
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    • AggieDave
    • May 24, 2008

42. Looking for a good canopy course in FL  

    By Throttlebender, November 26, 2010
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    • Pendragon
    • December 6, 2010

43. looking for a particular picture  

    By alanab, November 1, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • November 1, 2004

44. looking for a swoop altimeter/warning device  

    By skydiveaddict, May 1, 2006
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    • skydiveaddict
    • May 8, 2006

45. looking for advice  

    By RSG, October 10, 2007
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    • pjc
    • October 28, 2007

46. Looking for advice?  

    By MrJones, November 1, 2005
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    • marks
    • November 3, 2005

47. Looking for An Image of 270 Turn  

    By slotperfect, April 7, 2014
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    • slotperfect
    • April 7, 2014

48. Looking for anyone who ground launches in the Bay Area  

    By VivaHeadDown, June 17, 2007
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    • VivaHeadDown
    • June 17, 2007

49. Looking for more info. on GL  

    By aresye, August 17, 2008
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    • dploi
    • August 29, 2008

50. Looking for New Risers  

    By bbl, April 15, 2008
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    • freeflye73
    • April 18, 2008

51. Looking for Reynier in Spain...  

    By bluesky5050, April 3, 2009
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    • ReyNier
    • April 6, 2009

52. Looking for the new Swoop DVD  

    By TOT, January 16, 2005
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    • JctRsp
    • January 18, 2005

53. looking for video of rear riser stalls helicopter  

    By mutron, September 5, 2007
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    • dannydan
    • November 18, 2007

54. LOOOOOVE my new canopy  

    By AiRpollUtiOn, August 26, 2002
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    • AiRpollUtiOn
    • September 16, 2002

55. looping   1 2

    By scotttodaro, November 1, 2005
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    • chris74
    • December 30, 2005

56. loosening chest strap/leaning forward   1 2

    By jf951, February 1, 2010
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    • rhys
    • February 17, 2010

57. Loosening the chest strap to much?  

    By Beer, August 29, 2008
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    • Beer
    • August 30, 2008

58. Loosing the weight while in flight  

    By TOT, September 3, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 6, 2006

59. Losing altitude in your carves in wind versus no wind   1 2 3 4

    By CanuckInUSA, November 10, 2003
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    • Hooknswoop
    • November 25, 2003

60. Lost confidence  

    By CanuckInUSA, May 27, 2005
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    • Skyolker
    • October 26, 2005

61. lots of swoop pictures here  

    By ReyNier, June 21, 2006
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • June 30, 2006

62. Lotus Revision  

    By BrianSGermain, February 16, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • February 16, 2004

63. Louie Loops  

    By Para5-0, February 19, 2008
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    • Para5-0
    • February 19, 2008

64. Love this canopy (first jump)  

    By Jason1996, August 7, 2016
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    • Jason1996
    • August 7, 2016

65. Low jumpers and Stiletos   1 2 3

    By mrkeske, November 4, 2014
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    • artard
    • January 12, 2015

66. Low speed lift.  

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

67. Low Toggle Turns  

    By efex, October 27, 2004
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    • pilotdave
    • October 28, 2004

68. Low Turn Fatality  

    By Zennie, March 10, 2002
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    • ramon
    • March 10, 2002

69. Low wingloading downsizing...  

    By mindcool, October 15, 2006
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    • sysop
    • October 16, 2006

70. Lowest sink rate  

    By morten, August 9, 2005
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    • hkf
    • August 11, 2005

71. Luigi and JC on Discovery Channel  

    By BirdBabe1, August 30, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 26, 2006

72. Luigi Cani reportedly landed an Icarus VX 39   1 2 3 4

    By mjasantos, May 12, 2004
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    • ManBird
    • July 14, 2004

73. LUIGI CANI SETS NEW WORLD RECORD LANDING JVX 37  

    By rhys, February 23, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • February 24, 2008

74. Made my first sub-100sq ft jumps this weekend.  

    By LawnDart21, October 9, 2002
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    • rhino
    • October 9, 2002

75. mail adr for michael Vaughan  

    By Bowie, June 15, 2008
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    • Bowie
    • June 15, 2008

76. Maine Red Bull Wings qualifier pictures  

    By chris, August 21, 2003
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    • chris
    • August 21, 2003

77. Make it back or survive the gusts?   1 2

    By skyhighkiy, October 4, 2004
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    • LawnDart21
    • October 8, 2004

78. Making Blades  

    By Reinis, June 4, 2004
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    • freefly_69
    • June 8, 2004

79. Malfunctions during descent  

    By buba07, April 26, 2008
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    • Pulse
    • April 28, 2008

80. Mamba Is Here Any News  

    By RedDevil1102, November 3, 2005
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    • justchrisdsp
    • June 5, 2006

81. Mamba vs crossfire 2. size 119  

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

82. Manual for Pisa Hornet  

    By vellu, August 26, 2015
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    • wasatchrider
    • September 12, 2015

83. Manufacturers set too short brake lines?  

    By druspork, March 30, 2005
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    • murps2000
    • April 3, 2005

84. Mariann: Tribute Video  

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

85. Max Effective Wing Loading on a Non-Crossbraced   1 2

    By Widgeon, November 10, 2005
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    • Widgeon
    • November 16, 2005

86. Max Horizontal Speed - Katana  

    By zack_k, July 10, 2017
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    • grantunderland
    • July 11, 2017

87. max speed under canopy?  

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

88. Max vertical descent rate  

    By DylanH, March 25, 2019
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    • DylanH
    • April 4, 2019

89. Max Wingloading for 280 jumps   1 2

    By KevinSpencer, May 14, 2006
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    • yardhippie
    • May 25, 2006

90. Max WL for Sabre 2?  

    By timrf79, March 10, 2017
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    • Emu
    • May 4, 2017

91. Max. wing-loading per model   1 2

    By riggerrob, February 21, 2002
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    • rhino
    • February 24, 2002

92. Maximizing front riser dive performance?  

    By matt3sa, February 28, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • February 28, 2007

93. Maximum descent rate  

    By melushell, January 8, 2014
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    • DocPop
    • February 10, 2014

94. Maxing out a lightly wingloaded canopy:  

    By pinkfairy, July 31, 2009
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    • Kami-kaze
    • August 10, 2009

95. Maxing out the performance of a given canopy (W/L vs aerodynamics)  

    By SkydiveNFlorida, December 19, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • December 19, 2003

96. Measuring swoop distance  

    By jeanneretjerome, July 7, 2023
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    • jeanneretjerome
    • July 9, 2023

97. Meet 2 Scores Southeast CPC  

    By chayes12, March 21, 2006
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    • ntacfreefly
    • March 22, 2006

98. MEL contact  

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

99. merit???  

    By pekkakurtz, January 30, 2002
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    • Remster
    • January 30, 2002

100. Messages for Super G  

     By gainer, December 30, 2009
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     • marks
     • January 1, 2010