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1. PD Storm to Katana  

   By Heycharger, December 30, 2019
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   • Heycharger
   • June 29, 2020

2. Weather and openings  

   By Pablo.Moreno, May 27, 2015
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   • Pablo.Moreno
   • August 17, 2015

3. Progessive Swooping  

   By Seagull, November 23, 2002
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   • MissMissy
   • November 24, 2002

4. Would you footlaunch a ski-launch wing?  

   By DesertDevil, November 15, 2007
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   • KEVINLOVE
   • December 12, 2007

5. wind shear-  

   By YISkyDive, January 30, 2006
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   • bob.dino
   • January 30, 2006

6. Spectre vs Saphire 2  

   By Darkblue, June 13, 2015
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   • Bufobufo
   • June 18, 2015

7. Downsizing intelligently  

   By petur, March 15, 2002
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   • ramon
   • March 16, 2002

8. Canopy Piloting Circuit, Carolinas District  

   By SkymonkeyONE, January 6, 2005
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   • blitzkrieg
   • January 7, 2005

9. Longmont pro swoop tour  

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

10. Try Blade Running .....  

    By extremesports, January 11, 2005
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    • melcom
    • February 1, 2005

11. ranch pond swoop comp?  

    By superstu, July 24, 2006
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    • johnny1488
    • August 1, 2006

12. Brian GErmain Advanced Course at Skydive Sussex  

    By dharma1976, February 2, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • April 22, 2006

13. OPEN SWOOP COMP IN EMPURIABRAVA  

    By ReyNier, July 9, 2004
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    • ReyNier
    • July 31, 2004

14. Rear Risers on a Stiletto  

    By HookSky, December 6, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 6, 2002

15. velocity, im in love.....  

    By livenletfly, July 2, 2005
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    • kaerock
    • July 6, 2005

16. Vectran Line Question  

    By Skydive2, December 14, 2002
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    • Samurai136
    • December 18, 2002

17. jedei  

    By JayhawkJumper, July 23, 2003
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    • jrpayne
    • July 25, 2003

18. Griffin 135 Canapy  

    By zulu, September 14, 2015
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    • piisfish
    • September 16, 2015

19. hook or Chuck snaps or carves again  

    By ramon, March 27, 2002
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    • ramon
    • March 28, 2002

20. Wing Loading Help me out ????  

    By airborne82nd, March 21, 2007
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    • bob.dino
    • March 22, 2007

21. WFFC Pond Swooping Organizer's Event  

    By AirZoneXtreme, July 5, 2005
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    • AirZoneXtreme
    • July 11, 2005

22. Good transition canopy...  

    By skydivenagasaki, July 6, 2005
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    • skydivenagasaki
    • July 6, 2005

23. Stiletto's at Higher Wingloadings  

    By Skydive2, April 2, 2002
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    • billvon
    • April 3, 2002

24. A Question....  

    By nigelh, November 22, 2008
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    • gearless_chris
    • November 25, 2008

25. Picking the right AAD  

    By freeflyit, December 6, 2015
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    • danielcroft
    • December 18, 2015

26. The new Danish Pond  

    By Bowie, March 24, 2007
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    • Bowie
    • April 17, 2007

27. right hand turns  

    By Maxx, July 9, 2005
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    • livenletfly
    • July 12, 2005

28. O.K. pics. of SPIRE in the back country, Tahoe  

    By KEVINLOVE, January 15, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • January 19, 2008

29. sabre 150 to a crossfire2  

    By bmason81, July 11, 2005
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    • bmason81
    • July 12, 2005

30. Crossfire 2 In Turbulence?  

    By EVOL, July 8, 2010
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    • EVOL
    • July 10, 2010

31. PST "Qualifiers" explained  

    By proswoopingtour, January 7, 2003
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    • proswoopingtour
    • January 9, 2003

32. FLCPA Judges needed  

    By berchtoldaj, December 18, 2008
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    • TMPattersonJr
    • January 21, 2009

33. Smooth Transition Possible?  

    By wceviper, January 8, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • January 9, 2003

34. BREAKDOWN OF 2003 EVENTS  

    By proswoopingtour, January 9, 2003
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    • proswoopingtour
    • January 23, 2003

35. More accuracy landing with a pulse 230 - would a silhouette be a better option  

    By pjdonovan, April 6, 2016
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    • timrf79
    • June 29, 2016

36. PST DVD "Two Thousand Three" is out!  

    By proswoopingtour, February 16, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • February 19, 2004

37. Crossfire landning  

    By petercbruun, February 28, 2006
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    • fab777
    • March 13, 2006

38. Closed or Open nose for L/D efficency?  

    By SLIPPYBLUEKNOBE, January 31, 2008
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    • hparrish
    • February 3, 2008

39. Best camera angle/view for self-analysis/debrief of swoop attempts  

    By degeneration, May 11, 2016
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    • hodges
    • June 7, 2016

40. What happens at the end of the Scott Miller Nav220 video?  

    By obadz, April 12, 2007
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    • crazydiver
    • April 19, 2007

41. CC 95  

    By Kimblair13, July 25, 2005
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    • jumperconway
    • July 27, 2005

42. Finally New Canopy  

    By frankiebrina, February 21, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • March 15, 2004

43. New Jersey CPC Schedule 2006  

    By berchtoldaj, March 9, 2006
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    • Glassguy
    • March 17, 2006

44. Katana 97 - Tight Tail Roll Causes Twists  

    By Shivinski, September 8, 2016
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    • skow
    • September 15, 2016

45. Canopy Piloting Nationals Amateur vs. Open  

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

46. freestyle pictures  

    By missbrz, October 3, 2012
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • October 4, 2012

47. Cool Video  

    By Pudknocker, February 14, 2005
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    • Swooopa-x
    • February 18, 2005

48. "Out of the Blue" PST swooping video...  

    By SkySlut, January 31, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • February 2, 2003

49. swoop competitions for this upcoming year?  

    By superstu, February 29, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 5, 2004

50. Anyone selling removable slidersystems in Eroupe  

    By Bowie, February 28, 2008
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    • roq
    • March 4, 2008

51. Crossfire 139 to katana 120  

    By Meatmissil3, November 5, 2012
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    • castrodavidd
    • November 21, 2012

52. 2010 USPA CP Nationals results  

    By AggieDave, September 6, 2010
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    • ianmdrennan
    • September 7, 2010

53. Suggestions for Freestyle Meets  

    By inertial, February 25, 2009
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    • imsparticus
    • April 4, 2009

54. Freedom Jam Swoop Competition  

    By ManBird, August 27, 2004
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    • chachi
    • September 15, 2004

55. Stowing the Slider  

    By timmyfitz, September 12, 2003
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    • YM4
    • September 13, 2003

56. opposite lean/ recovery arc  

    By diveout, May 16, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • May 21, 2002

57. Crossfire2 129 - front riser pressure  

    By Sadcat, February 27, 2005
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    • ianmdrennan
    • February 28, 2005

58. Norcal CPC Update  

    By skydivexxl, March 28, 2006
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    • skydivexxl
    • April 7, 2006

59. CPC - Texas District & Schedule  

    By Levin, March 1, 2005
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    • Levin
    • March 11, 2005

60. Hey any body see this  

    By Darius11, August 12, 2005
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    • freeflydrew
    • August 24, 2005

61. "out of the blue"?  

    By ianmdrennan, February 19, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • February 20, 2003

62. Cobalt 120  

    By f1freak, May 25, 2002
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    • maretus
    • May 27, 2002

63. does speed equal more distance?  

    By superstu, September 18, 2003
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    • ianmdrennan
    • September 19, 2003

64. HMA Revisted  

    By timmyfitz, September 18, 2003
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    • GroundZero
    • September 20, 2003

65. Thoughts on PPPB Intermediate Event  

    By jdhill, May 29, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • May 30, 2002

66. Poll for CROSS BRACED PILOTS...which canopy is better?  

    By listo, February 22, 2003
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    • Skydive2
    • February 25, 2003

67. 2-Stage Swoop?  

    By Zennie, June 2, 2002
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    • jdhill
    • June 3, 2002

68. VX with a JVX line set  

    By TheCaptain, March 14, 2013
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    • danielcroft
    • November 11, 2015

69. Red Bull Qualifyer  

    By bbarnhouse, February 26, 2003
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    • FlyGuy
    • March 1, 2003

70. Swoop Club at Cross Keys, beginner canopy pilots welcome!  

    By FFAdventures, March 30, 2008
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    • sharkins
    • April 7, 2008

71. learning to swoop  

    By duiksmurf, April 27, 2009
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    • Fab
    • April 27, 2009

72. COLORADO CPC ROLL CALL  

    By twnsnd, April 13, 2006
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    • polarbear
    • April 16, 2006

73. Jedei Swept Wing  

    By jambrich, March 31, 2008
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    • jambrich
    • April 14, 2008

74. Starting swooping on Velocity  

    By base698, March 11, 2003
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    • base698
    • March 18, 2003

75. Can you predict airspeed?  

    By mattlong, April 4, 2008
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    • Rdutch
    • April 5, 2008

76. Go Fast Canopy Challenge - Schedule & Update  

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

77. Swoop Pond  

    By NexGenSkydiver, April 15, 2008
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    • TAXIWAY
    • July 21, 2008

78. Learning to swoop: Sabre or Stiletto?  

    By Sabre1Lucke, April 4, 2005
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    • vdschoor
    • April 4, 2005

79. Flying in Turbulence: Big Canopies vs Small  

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

80. setting up a speed course  

    By missbrz, June 14, 2013
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    • moonjumpster
    • June 24, 2013

81. Florida League Round 1  

    By chayes12, April 6, 2005
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    • skymama
    • April 9, 2005

82. Xaos Lineset  

    By garywainwright, April 10, 2004
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    • GroundZero
    • April 14, 2004

83. longer risers effects on performance  

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

84. Neos openings  

    By flyingfrog, April 30, 2008
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    • flyingfrog
    • May 5, 2008

85. Get your landing videoed  

    By j3zz, April 18, 2005
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    • yoink
    • April 19, 2005

86. Deland FLCPA - PD Video (Full)  

    By ianmdrennan, March 7, 2011
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    • hparrish
    • March 8, 2011

87. World Air Games in Italy  

    By frost, June 11, 2009
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    • piahenzi
    • June 14, 2009

88. Lillo 2008 - Results after Round 5  

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

89. Brake Lines  

    By Emma, July 16, 2002
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    • Emma
    • July 22, 2002

90. Any first hand knowledge of Stilettos with HMA or Vectran?  

    By icevideot, November 15, 2006
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    • rhys
    • November 27, 2006

91. Velocity wing load change and riser pressure  

    By matt3sa, September 21, 2013
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    • Kurbe105
    • January 3, 2014

92. Final PST standings for 2005  

    By CanopyPiloting, September 22, 2005
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    • skybytch
    • September 23, 2005

93. old school post.  

    By towerrat, October 3, 2004
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    • ematteo
    • October 5, 2004

94. Ground carves  

    By PhreeZone, October 17, 2003
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    • Samurai136
    • October 20, 2003

95. 9 cell vs. 7 cell?  

    By NoShitThereIWas, April 14, 2003
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    • dragon2
    • April 14, 2003

96. article in the paper about swooping  

    By superstu, April 26, 2005
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • May 3, 2005

97. Swoop pond opens at Pitt Meadows  

    By riggerrob, October 20, 2003
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    • ypelchat
    • October 21, 2003

98. 270 convert  

    By CanuckInUSA, October 20, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 21, 2003

99. How easy is it to pilot the canopy  

    By privera71, April 22, 2011
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    • EFS4LIFE
    • May 25, 2011

100. IPC's definition of wing loading seems to be misleading  

     By parachutist, April 29, 2004
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     • quade
     • May 2, 2004