Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Anyone loading up an Aerodyne Pilot?  

   By ManBird, April 15, 2004
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   • aubsmell
   • April 22, 2004

2. Icarus GT-R  

   By skow, February 5, 2019
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   • daviddaniel
   • January 8, 2021

3. Northwest CPC represents, congrats STU  

   By diveout, September 16, 2005
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   • LoudDan
   • September 21, 2005

4. Rear risers, safety margin?  

   By lilchief, June 13, 2009
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   • AdD
   • June 15, 2009

5. The best place to start??  

   By Bigwallmaster, October 13, 2003
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   • lazyfrog
   • October 17, 2003

6. Proximity flying  

   By nigel99, March 26, 2011
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   • bucketlistpilot
   • April 3, 2011

7. crossfire-119 at 1.25 wing load front riser turns  

   By Staso, July 16, 2002
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   • Jimbo
   • July 16, 2002

8. 90's.... what builds more speed, slow and steady, or fast?  

   By DougH, May 5, 2008
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   • DougH
   • May 5, 2008

9. Safire 149 to Crossfire 139  

   By hobie331, May 5, 2008
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   • billvon
   • May 8, 2008

10. going back one step - advise?  

    By el_chester, October 3, 2004
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    • dgskydive
    • October 8, 2004

11. Craig Saucier is 2007 Southeast CPC Champion  

    By chayes12, July 3, 2007
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    • Spizzzarko
    • July 17, 2007

12. student help needed  

    By shah269, July 4, 2009
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    • Fast
    • July 6, 2009

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

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

14. Velo 111 w. HMA 500s  

    By YISkyDive, May 8, 2008
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    • morris
    • May 27, 2008

15. Velo: 84/90  

    By Jiggs, July 15, 2009
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    • Jiggs
    • March 23, 2011

16. Video of swooping in Finland  

    By x3mcam, August 1, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • August 2, 2002

17. Carving freestyle swoop pics  

    By aerialcameraman, November 23, 2013
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    • EppyNephrine
    • November 28, 2013

18. Stowing detachable slider (Without removing it)  

    By DJL, April 4, 2019   

    • mad swoops brah
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    • JumpRu
    • July 15, 2019

19. Canopy/Freefly instruction in June  

    By rareform, April 16, 2003
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    • rareform
    • April 17, 2003

20. New York Times - New Direction for Skydiving: From Vertical to Horizontal - 9th May 2008  

    By cpoxon, May 9, 2008
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    • obadz
    • May 9, 2008

21. My low swoop of today  

    By piisfish, October 9, 2004
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    • ianmdrennan
    • October 10, 2004

22. beginning HP landings  

    By unformed, April 29, 2005
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    • hookitt
    • April 30, 2005

23. whuffo media describes swooping  

    By keithbar, July 19, 2009
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    • EduardoVincente
    • June 2, 2010

24. Thoughts about Z-brace  

    By morris, November 25, 2006
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    • proswooper
    • November 26, 2006

25. Swoop helmets?  

    By DougH, May 13, 2008
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    • ficus
    • May 13, 2008

26. Becoming a kickass canopy pilot  

    By bertusgeert, May 2, 2004
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    • parachutist
    • May 3, 2004

27. Any advice?  

    By hullaman22, October 12, 2004
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    • hullaman22
    • October 13, 2004

28. Mile Hi Swoop Park  

    By swoopster33, May 17, 2006
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    • ntacfreefly
    • May 19, 2006

29. Tesla replacement from Fluid?  

    By jcbfly, July 6, 2018
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    • lazdog23
    • May 15, 2019

30. Who is running Skydive Chicago CPC and When is it?  

    By shadowswoop97, May 2, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • May 19, 2005

31. max speed under canopy?  

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

32. Wrist play holder for CC checklist?  

    By BlindBrick, October 14, 2004
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    • BlindBrick
    • October 14, 2004

33. Bussloo The Netherlands Swooop Comp Aug 28 & 29  

    By ParaShoot, August 5, 2009
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    • dragon2
    • September 6, 2009

34. US Nationals : Canopy Piloting : Freestyle Exhibition pics...  

    By lifewithoutanet, October 14, 2004
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    • BMFin
    • October 17, 2004

35. Skydive Dallas (16th Dec)...  

    By ntacfreefly, November 28, 2006
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    • yardhippie
    • December 15, 2006

36. Blue HMA lines  

    By baronn, June 11, 2008
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    • masterrigger1
    • June 14, 2008

37. Books / DVDs about swooping  

    By Sangi, August 18, 2009
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    • AggieDave
    • August 18, 2009

38. Wisdom for New Swoopers  

    By AdD, May 26, 2011
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    • millertimeunc
    • May 30, 2011

39. have you been carrying more weight?  

    By superstu, May 9, 2005
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 9, 2005

40. Hook pattern vs regular pattern  

    By PhreeZone, November 5, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • November 7, 2003

41. Using Rear Risers  

    By flyhi, December 10, 2001
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    • freeflyguy
    • December 15, 2001

42. JVX vs VX RDS  

    By Frank, June 20, 2008
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    • packing_jarrett
    • June 22, 2008

43. Glide path  

    By smkdvr628, August 6, 2007
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    • smkdvr628
    • August 8, 2007

44. harness input: xbraced vs 9 cell  

    By superstu, May 13, 2004
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    • twnsnd
    • May 14, 2004

45. staged flare or not?  

    By skydiveress, October 22, 2004
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    • crewkeith
    • October 28, 2004

46. swoop vid  

    By freeflyguy, May 14, 2004
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    • xheadrasta
    • May 17, 2004

47. EST Teuge 2008  

    By ParaShoot, July 4, 2008
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    • dragon2
    • September 6, 2008

48. King of Swoop registrations to date  

    By ReyNier, June 7, 2006
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    • ReyNier
    • June 16, 2006

49. Knees over Slider... Radical Spiral  

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

50. CA (dry) vs. FL (humid) Turn Initiation  

    By jacketsdb23, June 9, 2014
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    • Pendragon
    • June 12, 2014

51. Where to find weight vest  

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

52. Torque and line length  

    By skyhighkiy, October 29, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • November 2, 2004

53. junior and intermediate level swooping competions  

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

54. Another Swoop comp in DeLand  

    By chayes12, November 18, 2003
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    • howtosee
    • December 9, 2003

55. Something Learned Once Demo's Were Gone  

    By StearmanR985, May 18, 2004
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    • GravityGirl
    • May 18, 2004

56. Hey, I need feedback!!  

    By mikefarmer, January 4, 2002
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    • Kelly
    • January 7, 2002

57. Canopy control for AFF  

    By Tisket, August 18, 2014
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    • Tisket
    • August 25, 2014

58. Does anyone have GPS experience?  

    By YISkyDive, May 18, 2005
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    • cobaltdan
    • May 22, 2005

59. SE CPC in Lake Wales  

    By sunnydee123, June 15, 2006
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    • skyedivr
    • June 16, 2006

60. Endless Swoop Vid  

    By herminiocordido, October 1, 2014
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    • shogo
    • November 22, 2014

61. Swoop Pond  

    By emmett751, October 13, 2014
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • December 22, 2014

62. Ponds in Canada  

    By mx19, October 19, 2014
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    • jayrech
    • November 9, 2014

63. Xaos21 vs. Xaos27  

    By MGentry26, June 4, 2003
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    • SHARKY
    • June 4, 2003

64. How about PD starts making their stuff with sail material???  

    By stayhigh, December 12, 2009
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    • frost
    • December 14, 2009

65. Toggle vs. Riser control  

    By Mr.Anderson, December 1, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 2, 2003

66. Swoop competition results and pictures  

    By superstu, June 6, 2004
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    • tattoojeff
    • June 8, 2004

67. A Few Canopy Control Questions  

    By hokierower, August 15, 2011
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    • hokierower
    • August 15, 2011

68. interesting observation  

    By hookit, January 29, 2002
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    • mikefarmer
    • January 30, 2002

69. Onyx v.s. VX and Xaos 27  

    By yurbai, December 8, 2003
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    • yurbai
    • December 10, 2003

70. FLCPA Round 2 swoop comp  

    By chayes12, June 9, 2004
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    • psychoswooper
    • June 14, 2004

71. JVX All Sail Flying technique  

    By kamalasound, September 25, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • September 27, 2007

72. Kiting and running a 5k  

    By SethInMI, September 30, 2011
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    • wildcard451
    • October 3, 2011

73. Chow fest at Skydive Houston  

    By ramon, October 14, 2002
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    • wmw999
    • October 15, 2002

74. Crossfire Fliers  

    By 3fLiEr, February 5, 2002
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    • SBS
    • February 5, 2002

75. Canopy Control  

    By Parrot, October 15, 2002
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    • billdo
    • November 12, 2002

76. Typical ground launch slope  

    By piisfish, November 18, 2004
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • November 24, 2004

77. FAI-CarvingSpeed  

    By morris, October 1, 2007
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    • superstu
    • October 2, 2007

78. Difference between PD Valkyrie and Peregrine?  

    By skydude2000, September 20, 2019
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    • skow
    • October 1, 2019

79. Overloaded ZP 7-cell's mains  

    By Waldschrat, August 17, 2008
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    • JohanW
    • August 29, 2008

80. Carving flare  

    By fundgh, June 19, 2003
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    • ramon
    • June 23, 2003

81. Ground launching  

    By climbcarolinas, August 25, 2008
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    • climbcarolinas
    • August 30, 2008

82. Swoop specific weight belt reccomendations  

    By rhys, February 4, 2010
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    • rhys
    • June 10, 2010

83. oops!  

    By jdfreefly, June 22, 2004
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    • jumperconway
    • June 22, 2004

84. Where to find Fantasty of Flight Swoop Scores?  

    By kimgriffin, November 23, 2004
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • December 5, 2004

85. NWCPC event 3  

    By superstu, July 3, 2006
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    • superstu
    • July 7, 2006

86. How a rear riser stall differs from a braked stall?  

    By p3h, December 26, 2011
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    • RichLees
    • December 26, 2011

87. Rage from FCI  

    By palejo, June 10, 2005
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    • Dokeman
    • June 21, 2005

88. X-fire 129 down to a x-fire 119  

    By vortexr1, January 6, 2012
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    • andym148
    • March 27, 2012

89. video from 2007 PST Championships  

    By raymod2, October 16, 2007
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    • superstu
    • October 18, 2007

90. Wish to Downsize  

    By frankiebrina, January 1, 2004
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    • exwhuffo
    • January 3, 2004

91. New to Swooping  

    By jacketsdb23, July 9, 2006
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    • BrianSGermain
    • July 10, 2006

92. PD optimum reserve for swoopers  

    By dream23, April 10, 2015
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    • roostnureye
    • April 22, 2015

93. Another question for swoopmasters  

    By LawnDart21, March 1, 2002
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    • freeflyguy
    • March 2, 2002

94. NWCPC event 3 results  

    By superstu, July 10, 2006
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    • Vectracide
    • July 12, 2006

95. Queston about WL  

    By simplechris, March 5, 2010
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    • simplechris
    • April 2, 2010

96. Rears to toggle transition  

    By clustermagnet, July 2, 2022
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    • BMAC615
    • July 7, 2022

97. steering using legs  

    By justinbuss, March 7, 2002
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    • axe96bam
    • March 7, 2002

98. canopy wing loading  

    By caldefly, September 22, 2008
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    • billvon
    • September 22, 2008

99. xaos 21 vs 27  

    By bakingjason, April 1, 2010
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    • Martini
    • April 23, 2010

100. Spectre 120 Reviews  

     By sneaky, July 5, 2003
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     • lauras
     • July 10, 2003