Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. From zp.exe to Nitron  

   By KathleenL, July 13, 2009
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   • linebckr83
   • October 9, 2009

2. Returning to sport and landing issues - advice?  

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

3. canopy proficiency card from USPA  

   By dharma1976, August 9, 2006
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   • DJL
   • August 11, 2006

4. Swoop alti...whats best???  

   By buggsyboo, October 12, 2008
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   • gearless_chris
   • October 21, 2008

5. short vs long recovery arc  

   By SkydiveNFlorida, February 6, 2004
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   • johnny1488
   • February 9, 2004

6. 1st results from the word games  

   By speedy, July 15, 2005
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   • superstu
   • July 19, 2005

7. Hop n' Pop costs  

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

8. glide ratio and speed at same wingloading different sized canopy  

   By donscott26, April 7, 2011
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   • DrewEckhardt
   • April 8, 2011

9. how are you loading your Xaos-21  

   By chileanXaos, July 18, 2004
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   • skydiven4fun
   • July 26, 2004

10. Canopy Camps  

    By fallin, October 1, 2006
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    • Canuck
    • October 5, 2006

11. ground lanuching a Reserve??  

    By MADPROPS, August 10, 2008
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    • MADPROPS
    • August 12, 2008

12. Rear riser landings, when is too soon?  

    By WrongWay, August 10, 2004
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    • ccowden
    • August 12, 2004

13. the best performing 9 cell  

    By sight_burner, February 7, 2005
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    • lewmonst
    • February 10, 2005

14. What is the truth about Icarus & Precision  

    By NewClearSports, July 19, 2004
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 20, 2004

15. How low is too low to do flat turns in final?  

    By NicoNYC, September 18, 2002
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    • Michele
    • September 27, 2002

16. Canopy Course  

    By skydivebb, September 22, 2014
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    • chuckakers
    • September 23, 2014

17. Adverse roll  

    By billvon, July 11, 2006
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    • mgattini
    • July 12, 2006

18. samurai vs. crossfire  

    By justchrisdsp, January 31, 2006
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    • Dionysus
    • February 1, 2006

19. Rear Riser Swoop did not go as planned-- OUCH!!!  

    By namdrib, May 13, 2004
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    • Unutsch
    • May 17, 2004

20. 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

21. Wing Loading a comp Velo.  

    By Canuckflyr, August 17, 2012
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    • f94sbu
    • August 18, 2012

22. Wing loading  

    By Emma, July 16, 2002
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    • bobsoutar
    • September 25, 2002

23. Learning the JVX - Need some advice  

    By jzaslaw, May 11, 2013
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    • jzaslaw
    • May 13, 2013

24. RDS packing technique  

    By mikeo, June 13, 2011
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    • sidarapr
    • June 15, 2011

25. Johannesburg Skydiving Club wins bid for World Cup 2009  

    By Peej, February 2, 2009
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    • proswooper
    • February 6, 2009

26. ATTENTION: All amatuer swoopers  

    By EricBoyd, September 23, 2009
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    • ianmdrennan
    • September 23, 2009

27. Paraskuf, Ukraine - Open Canopy Piloting Cup - $6800 Prize money  

    By frost, July 28, 2010
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    • dima39
    • May 5, 2011

28. Flat Turns - Rear risers vs. Toggles  

    By Stumpy, June 8, 2004
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    • parachutist
    • June 9, 2004

29. General downsizing...  

    By ianmdrennan, November 15, 2004
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    • LoudDan
    • November 17, 2004

30. Africa Ground launch spot.  

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

31. Definitions of canopy experience.  

    By DocPop, May 27, 2009
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    • dharma1976
    • May 29, 2009

32. Attn. All CPC competitors. The Farm May 5th  

    By chayes12, April 24, 2007
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    • Cloudi
    • May 11, 2007

33. Knees over Slider... Radical Spiral  

    By shibu, June 25, 2011
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    • jjudd
    • June 28, 2011

34. What kind of forward speeds to swoopers reach?  

    By lawrocket, April 23, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • April 26, 2005

35. Xaos 27 90 square feet & Jevelin RS  

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

36. Pilotchute size for the Velo 90/75  

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

37. Wildwood PST pictures  

    By staceyH, July 8, 2004
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    • shunkka
    • July 12, 2004

38. Spectre : Is still a useful canopy ?  

    By nicolesser, July 25, 2004
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    • j3zz
    • August 12, 2004

39. Kick Ass swoop day, (pics)  

    By Rdutch, April 19, 2004
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    • adamjenner
    • May 4, 2004

40. Canopy Piloting Nationals Amateur vs. Open  

    By jacketsdb23, August 3, 2010
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    • ianmdrennan
    • August 3, 2010

41. favorite sounding canopy?  

    By fool, October 28, 2002
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    • rhino
    • October 29, 2002

42. Sabre2 Openings  

    By ltdiver, April 3, 2002
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    • PhreeZone
    • April 3, 2002

43. Swooping and its direction  

    By johnny1488, February 21, 2006
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    • johnny1488
    • February 22, 2006

44. Double Fronts  

    By fundgh, September 2, 2003
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    • Hooknswoop
    • September 3, 2003

45. Velocity's, How "ground hungry"  

    By Skydive2, January 24, 2003
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    • bobsled92
    • January 26, 2003

46. So that's what it's like  

    By Islandcool, March 30, 2003
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    • Zenister
    • April 7, 2003

47. carving the swoop  

    By skyodissey, July 26, 2002
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    • freeflyanvil
    • August 29, 2002

48. Swoop week?  

    By alterego84, August 12, 2008
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    • piahenzi
    • August 13, 2008

49. Snowphoric - The Outcome  

    By Bengel, March 23, 2007
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    • Bengel
    • March 23, 2007

50. another riser length question  

    By pope, July 9, 2007
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    • Spizzzarko
    • July 10, 2007

51. Fly like a Pro  

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

52. Replacing Velocity's lines with HMA  

    By JGarcia, December 5, 2002
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    • skydivegirl
    • December 9, 2002

53. Texas Swoopers #4 (Pre-nationals meet) Aug 7-8  

    By AggieDave, July 30, 2010
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    • AggieDave
    • August 9, 2010

54. Demon vs Stiletto  

    By Sadcat, April 20, 2005
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    • roq
    • April 21, 2005

55. Samurai Pilots  

    By polarbear, July 8, 2002
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    • polarbear
    • July 9, 2002

56. name for this swoop/trick?  

    By jf951, April 15, 2011
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    • Divalent
    • April 18, 2011

57. Swoop Competition **Lake Mottski** ZHills  

    By flynhi, February 13, 2004
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    • flynhi
    • February 23, 2004

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

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

59. Curious canopy question for the Napkin jumpers  

    By jumper03, September 2, 2003
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    • monkeybot
    • September 4, 2003

60. German Swooping Open 2006  

    By Dominik, February 9, 2006
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    • Dominik
    • May 21, 2006

61. Removable Pilot chute and Dbag  

    By garyharbird, May 4, 2004
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    • SkySlut
    • May 6, 2004

62. Canopy choice  

    By Honeyskies, September 19, 2003
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    • skybytch
    • September 19, 2003

63. Carving Questions  

    By Vertifly, May 9, 2006
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    • murps2000
    • May 19, 2006

64. Atair Onyx report?  

    By Brains, April 5, 2004
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    • ramon
    • April 12, 2004

65. King of Swoop, more pictures  

    By ReyNier, August 9, 2006
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    • br0k3n
    • August 21, 2006

66. CPC Carolinas District meet(s) this weekend at Raeford  

    By SkymonkeyONE, July 25, 2005
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    • padawonMonkey
    • August 24, 2005

67. Should I downsize to a vision ?  

    By ibx, April 15, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • April 20, 2005

68. Altimiter delay  

    By lilchief, October 18, 2007
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    • larakiyomi
    • October 23, 2007

69. Landing Approaches  

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

70. Next FLCPA meet location??  

    By proswooper, September 24, 2004
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    • chayes12
    • October 14, 2004

71. proper size of reserve canopy  

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

72. Stalling  

    By JumpinJohn, February 12, 2002
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    • Spy38W
    • February 13, 2002

73. Wind Resistance, chicken/egg question...  

    By skydivah1, February 26, 2014
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    • Polorutz
    • March 1, 2014

74. Velo XB release date?  

    By RickyGood, December 15, 2007
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    • RickyGood
    • December 17, 2007

75. Help me (hopefully) prove someone wrong  

    By BBKid, July 31, 2003
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    • apoil
    • August 4, 2003

76. Celebrity Swoop  

    By volo, July 1, 2005
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    • bobsled92
    • July 4, 2005

77. crossbraced wing loading  

    By jsfreefly76, January 29, 2003
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    • rhino
    • February 10, 2003

78. What is a Swoop?  

    By PhreeZone, July 5, 2002
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    • arlo
    • July 25, 2002

79. Combining BASE and Swooping together!! IDEAS??  

    By clint, February 6, 2004
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    • dsbbreck
    • February 14, 2004

80. deploying and flying small (WL ~ >3.5 ) parachutes.  

    By Calvin19, April 23, 2010
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    • LouDiamond
    • April 26, 2010

81. Flying in Turbulence: Big Canopies vs Small  

    By BrianSGermain, October 27, 2006
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    • BrianSGermain
    • November 13, 2006

82. New York Times  

    By dzjmg, August 23, 2004
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    • canopycandy
    • August 24, 2004

83. Crossfire 1 or 2 - user friendly  

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

84. why only 9  

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

85. Persue a 1.1 loading or stay with a bigger canopy  

    By bergh, April 2, 2003
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    • 1234hutch
    • April 15, 2003

86. It's "Recovery ARC" not "Recovery "ARCH"  

    By diablopilot, March 15, 2005
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    • ffejdraga
    • April 1, 2005

87. build up to swooping the pond at perris  

    By djd, November 2, 2006
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    • Peej
    • November 3, 2006

88. Ground Effect  

    By raymod2, November 17, 2004
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    • larsrulz
    • November 22, 2004

89. Location of swooping tips  

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

90. Swooping coach  

    By ParaShoot, July 13, 2003
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    • Malfunction
    • July 25, 2003

91. Is a highly loaded cross braced canopy suitable for bigways?  

    By Bolas, March 29, 2007
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    • hparrish
    • April 2, 2007

92. Velo pilots at 2.5  

    By kamalasound, October 31, 2006
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    • marks
    • November 1, 2006

93. VX Optimal Wingloading  

    By GeeeeeeFly, March 10, 2004
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    • koz2000
    • March 11, 2004

94. will he kill himself?  

    By flyhy, September 19, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 20, 2002

95. camera flying and x-braced canopies  

    By jedeisurf, January 24, 2003
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    • alan
    • March 10, 2003

96. Velocity openings/Left side always inflating first  

    By matt3sa, October 20, 2013
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    • ianmdrennan
    • October 21, 2013

97. running landings  

    By skyjules, September 9, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 15, 2004

98. Local Colorado Front Range Ground Launching Sites  

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

99. RDS slider (Mamba)  

    By gaz511, February 4, 2011
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    • rem
    • February 5, 2011

100. The UK Swoop Scene  

     By Jumpmunki, November 30, 2004
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     • garywainwright
     • November 30, 2004