Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. 2006 Florida Swoop Schedule   1 2

   By chayes12, January 14, 2006
   • 30 replies
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   • LoudDan
   • January 20, 2006

2. PST & CPC News  

   By CanopyPiloting, January 20, 2006
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   • CanopyPiloting
   • January 20, 2006

3. SWOOP-Landing ROUNDS: Rear risers, PC 'flare', hookturns, and PLF  

   By patworks, January 20, 2006
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   • AggieDave
   • January 20, 2006

4. Good ways to learn to swoop.  

   By jloirsdaan, January 12, 2006
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   • marks
   • January 20, 2006

5. Longer risers - pros and cons   1 2 3

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

6. changes to my rig setup  

   By m1keymike, January 12, 2006
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   • thepollster
   • January 13, 2006

7. CRW basics course for non-CRW jumpers?  

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

8. Cut off on final...  

   By kc10boom, January 6, 2006
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   • rehmwa
   • January 9, 2006

9. How much Altitude do you loose on a 90, and 180 turn?  

   By Viking, January 4, 2006
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   • m1keymike
   • January 6, 2006

10. Straight-In Velocity landings   1 2 3

    By somethingbitme, December 10, 2005
    • 67 replies
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    • JohnnyD
    • January 6, 2006

11. List/pictures of freestyle moves??  

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

12. Tips on Spectre landings?  

    By timbarrett, December 28, 2005
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    • garywainwright
    • January 5, 2006

13. Stitched risers?  

    By NoShitThereIWas, December 21, 2005
    • 15 replies
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    • swoopster33
    • January 5, 2006

14. Downsizing in a few months  

    By FFlyer, January 3, 2006
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    • FFlyer
    • January 4, 2006

15. HP Canopy camp Lake Wales, FL  

    By webracer, December 6, 2005
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    • skyedivr
    • January 3, 2006

16. looping   1 2

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

17. Does Front riser pressure get less with higher WL?   1 2

    By Viking, December 9, 2005
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    • CrazyL
    • December 28, 2005

18. Awsome Ski_Ground Launch Video..  

    By YISkyDive, December 12, 2005
    • 22 replies
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    • sysop
    • December 26, 2005

19. Flight-1 Canopy Skills Course (Feb 17-19, Elsinore)  

    By m0ng00se007, December 12, 2005
    • 14 replies
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    • rmarshall234
    • December 25, 2005

20. 2k5, the year in review   1 2

    By davelepka, December 14, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • December 19, 2005

21. A couple of pics from Gstaad  

    By piisfish, December 12, 2005
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    • piisfish
    • December 19, 2005

22. Cold Weather Demo  

    By dmetz, December 13, 2005
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    • benpat
    • December 16, 2005

23. What gets you better glide?   1 2

    By Viking, December 2, 2005
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    • BMFin
    • December 15, 2005

24. GLC camps International  

    By CanopyPiloting, December 14, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • December 14, 2005

25. Ground Launch Video  

    By WeakMindedFool, December 13, 2005
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    • superstu
    • December 14, 2005

26. katana to velocity?  

    By beergood, December 8, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 14, 2005

27. Go Fast Canopy Challenge - Schedule & Update  

    By flexhead, September 2, 2005
    • 5 replies
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    • joeltafe
    • December 13, 2005

28. Longer risers?  

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

29. Weight Vest  

    By Hooknswoop, November 30, 2005
    • 23 replies
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    • jumperconway
    • December 8, 2005

30. 180 to 270  

    By Helmut, December 5, 2005
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    • Swooopa-x
    • December 8, 2005

31. Leaning forward while swooping..   1 2 3 4

    By perse, October 23, 2005
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    • jurgencamps
    • December 7, 2005

32. Holding your toggels  

    By Jskydiver22, December 6, 2005
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    • Jskydiver22
    • December 6, 2005

33. H.M.A line set jumpers   1 2 3

    By rcc, December 2, 2005
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    • rcc
    • December 6, 2005

34. R.D.S. users  

    By Velopilot, October 29, 2005
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    • RMURRAY
    • December 4, 2005

35. from a 220 tri to a 190 sabre 2  

    By josheezammit, November 22, 2005
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    • josheezammit
    • December 3, 2005

36. PD team weight belts  

    By frost, November 29, 2005
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    • frost
    • December 2, 2005

37. VX vs VELO what do think the best is?  

    By rcc, December 2, 2005
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    • rcc
    • December 2, 2005

38. Advanced Canopy Camp at Holister  

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

39. swoop pond chowing  

    By br0k3n, November 30, 2005
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    • br0k3n
    • November 30, 2005

40. What my family vacation looks like...  

    By YISkyDive, November 30, 2005
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    • YISkyDive
    • November 30, 2005

41. Pond swooping and Non canopy control.  

    By highfly, November 29, 2005
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    • Cacophony
    • November 29, 2005

42. Australian Canopy Piloting Nationals 20-27 Feb, 2006  

    By michaelqld, November 28, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • November 29, 2005

43. Skyquest schedule 2005  

    By chayes12, October 2, 2005
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    • Widgeon
    • November 27, 2005

44. How does a X-fire 2 perform if slightly underloaded?  

    By BlindBrick, October 28, 2005
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    • Widgeon
    • November 26, 2005

45. Order of canopies....   1 2 3

    By Kimblair13, July 20, 2005
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    • Tonto
    • November 25, 2005

46. Initiation Altitude  

    By flyhi, November 8, 2005
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    • Swooopa-x
    • November 24, 2005

47. Gravity Pilots Camp in Europe!  

    By sysop, October 26, 2005
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    • sysop
    • November 23, 2005

48. new video  

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

49. turns  

    By dharma1976, November 22, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • November 22, 2005

50. Velocity and wing loading   1 2

    By MaybeMor, November 10, 2004
    • 48 replies
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    • ianmdrennan
    • November 18, 2005

51. ground launching rocks  

    By rhys, October 24, 2005
    • 12 replies
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    • highfly
    • November 17, 2005

52. Help getting Spectre 230 to "shut down"  

    By Anvilbrother, October 3, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • The111
    • November 17, 2005

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

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

54. Tail Distortion/Flapping?????  

    By Widgeon, November 15, 2005
    • 15 replies
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    • grega
    • November 16, 2005

55. digi altis  

    By m1keymike, November 15, 2005
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    • m1keymike
    • November 15, 2005

56. yet ANOTHER sabre2 vs pilot  

    By MrBrant, October 17, 2005
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    • jacco
    • November 14, 2005

57. aspect ratio??  

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

58. Swooper magazine  

    By CanopyPiloting, November 12, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • November 12, 2005

59. New England CPC  

    By skyllama29, November 10, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • November 12, 2005

60. Flight-1 Canopy Course (December 2 & 3, Elsinore)  

    By m0ng00se007, October 20, 2005
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    • curtismelaniej
    • November 10, 2005

61. Brian Germain Interview on SkydiveRadio.com  

    By BrianSGermain, November 9, 2005
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    • diverds
    • November 10, 2005

62. Expected canopy performance  

    By Scoop, November 3, 2005
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    • BrianSGermain
    • November 9, 2005

63. proper size of reserve canopy  

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

64. Gravity Pilot video  

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

65. Vertical Descent Rate  

    By Hooknswoop, September 28, 2005
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    • Chilly_Dk
    • November 5, 2005

66. Reasons why non cross-braced peeps don't compete   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, October 29, 2005
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    • marks
    • November 4, 2005

67. northeast ground launching  

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

68. Looking for advice?  

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

69. Your mission: minimize drag   1 2

    By BlindBrick, October 31, 2005
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    • gus
    • November 2, 2005

70. curious: xbrace riser pressure  

    By MrBrant, October 27, 2005
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    • roq
    • October 31, 2005

71. junior and intermediate level swooping competions  

    By m1keymike, October 30, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • October 31, 2005

72. Where to find weight vest  

    By Vectracide, October 29, 2005
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    • DeDickeMoops
    • October 31, 2005

73. Swoop reporter...  

    By CanopyPiloting, October 28, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • October 28, 2005

74. Stall point/brake line length  

    By flyngsquirrl, October 21, 2005
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    • AcePilot
    • October 26, 2005

75. Lost confidence  

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

76. Should AADs be redesigned for swoopers?   1 2

    By riddler, September 19, 2005
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    • rhys
    • October 26, 2005

77. Competition Training Camps  

    By Widgeon, October 4, 2005
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    • charmsdroppop
    • October 24, 2005

78. Well, I'm hooked  

    By StevePhelps, October 18, 2005
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    • twnsnd
    • October 23, 2005

79. Fusion175 vs Safire 2 169 vs Cayenne170  

    By chris74, October 19, 2005
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    • Sabre1Lucke
    • October 20, 2005

80. Ban using weights   1 2 3

    By speedy, October 10, 2005
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    • dploi
    • October 19, 2005

81. hooking it in...   1 2 3

    By sgt_ludy, October 10, 2005
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    • marks
    • October 18, 2005

82. Ranch Pond Swoop Meet Finals  

    By johnny1488, September 26, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • October 17, 2005

83. Dive Loops?  

    By dharma1976, October 9, 2005
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    • woodpecker
    • October 14, 2005

84. Skydive Houston Swoops   1 2

    By FemaleFlyer, October 10, 2005
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    • hookitt
    • October 13, 2005

85. Cobalt   1 2 3 4

    By guizgabriel, September 29, 2005
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    • guizgabriel
    • October 12, 2005

86. Help with small girls!!   1 2

    By garywainwright, September 21, 2005
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    • Beverly
    • October 11, 2005

87. What's it called when...  

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

88. WFFC 2006 AirZoneXtreme Games ~ swoop  

    By AirZoneXtreme, October 10, 2005
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    • AirZoneXtreme
    • October 10, 2005

89. How do YOU demo a canopy?  

    By DJL, October 8, 2005
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    • ladyskydiver
    • October 10, 2005

90. Dutch Swoop Tour 2005 - DVD is ready!  

    By willemsen, October 9, 2005
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    • willemsen
    • October 9, 2005

91. Re: [USPA] Fatality: Texel - Adrian Nicolas - 17 September 2005  

    By Richardhayden, October 4, 2005
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    • MOONA
    • October 8, 2005

92. Dates Lake Bussloo Beach Swoop Festival 2006 (September 1 & 2)  

    By ParaShoot, October 7, 2005
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    • ParaShoot
    • October 7, 2005

93. Landing Patterns and Approaches   1 2

    By sagan, October 3, 2005
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    • chachi
    • October 5, 2005

94. Re: [USPA] Fatality: Texel - Adrian Nicolas - 17 September 2005  

    By Richardhayden, October 4, 2005
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    • Tonto
    • October 5, 2005

95. holy shit!  

    By Jumpmunki, October 2, 2005
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    • Jumpmunki
    • October 4, 2005

96. Swoop for The Cause Results  

    By berchtoldaj, October 2, 2005
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    • jdfreefly
    • October 3, 2005

97. Vertical speed logging with a neptune  

    By ntacfreefly, October 3, 2005
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    • ntacfreefly
    • October 3, 2005

98. Remove Cypres?  

    By Hooknswoop, September 27, 2005
    • 16 replies
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    • livenletfly
    • October 2, 2005

99. KING OF SWOOP date correction  

    By ReyNier, October 1, 2005
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    • ReyNier
    • October 1, 2005

100. Risk vs. Progression  

     By BlindBrick, September 29, 2005
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     • raymod2
     • September 30, 2005