Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Hook Turn Lessons learnt  

   By 3fLiEr, March 18, 2002
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   • rgoper
   • March 18, 2002

2. Glide path  

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

3. Advice please  

   By Magistr8, April 14, 2003
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   • Magistr8
   • April 16, 2003

4. Low Toggle Turns  

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

5. Start heights  

   By Brumby, May 23, 2008
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   • AggieDave
   • May 23, 2008

6. Swooping 5000ft ASL  

   By Swooopa-x, February 18, 2005
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   • Tonto
   • March 2, 2005

7. Illinois CPC 2008 meet #2 results  

   By raymod2, June 22, 2008
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   • frost
   • June 23, 2008

8. Canopypiloting Pilot profiles  

   By CanopyPiloting, July 4, 2006
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   • diablopilot
   • July 6, 2006

9. Vengeance vs. Velocity - Round two  

   By mfrese, February 18, 2004
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   • cessna54tango
   • July 18, 2006

10. Crossfire2 129 - front riser pressure  

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

11. Cobalt x Vengeance comparison  

    By Ronaldo, March 19, 2008
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    • dragon2
    • March 24, 2008

12. Something Hornets don't like  

    By bmcd308, June 17, 2002
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    • bmcd308
    • June 19, 2002

13. Billvon Canopy checklist?  

    By james309, September 16, 2008
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    • cefey
    • September 23, 2008

14. Downwind?  

    By mwthomsen, March 17, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 18, 2002

15. Swoop getting some attention today  

    By AdventureOnline, November 13, 2006
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    • flyhi
    • November 13, 2006

16. Assume the frog position, and pass the baton  

    By davelepka, December 6, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • December 8, 2006

17. Swoop Course, different gates?  

    By AggieDave, June 19, 2003
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    • jdhill
    • June 19, 2003

18. Call for new judges!  

    By missbrz, February 6, 2014
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    • wildcard451
    • February 6, 2014

19. Anyone need hotel room for US Nationals?  

    By kameraflyr, August 19, 2008
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    • DALAILAMA
    • August 23, 2008

20. Swoop & Dance party at Lake Bussloo Beach Holland  

    By ParaShoot, July 8, 2005
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    • ParaShoot
    • July 8, 2005

21. Messages for Super G  

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

22. downsizing  

    By pal, April 2, 2002
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    • MathmatiC
    • April 3, 2002

23. Freezefest 2008 Swooping and night jumps  

    By gravrat141, December 22, 2008
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    • funfall
    • January 7, 2009

24. Video of swooping in Finland  

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

25. RDS Construction  

    By mmm_peanuts, June 2, 2010
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    • d100965
    • June 2, 2010

26. New rig weight CPC rule  

    By AggieDave, April 10, 2006
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    • CanopyPiloting
    • April 10, 2006

27. Photos King of Swoop 2006  

    By willemsen, August 1, 2006
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    • rodmud
    • August 7, 2006

28. Split Flight-1 Canopy Coaching - Florida  

    By TorukMakto, January 20, 2016
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    • TorukMakto
    • January 20, 2016

29. South American Swoop Comp....and the winner is...  

    By aubsmell, April 28, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 7, 2004

30. Front and backriser  

    By fudd, August 17, 2002
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    • bobsoutar
    • September 25, 2002

31. Best riser pressure on a lightly loaded canopy?  

    By cielo, March 12, 2004
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    • yardhippie
    • March 15, 2004

32. holy shit!  

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

33. Weekend Swoop stories  

    By Samurai136, May 20, 2003
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    • MrHixxx
    • May 21, 2003

34. Differences between viper 150 and crossfire 2 149  

    By jtfreefly, May 28, 2012
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    • jtfreefly
    • May 30, 2012

35. Question about Straight in landings/wing loadings  

    By Viking, April 1, 2002
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    • axe96bam
    • April 1, 2002

36. Now what?  

    By Harksaw, May 27, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • June 4, 2003

37. Cross Post - Flat Turns ... A Life-Saving Skill!  

    By TB99, November 24, 2003
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    • FOF
    • November 30, 2003

38. attachment for slider  

    By justme12001, April 15, 2009
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    • NexGenSkydiver
    • April 16, 2009

39. 6th FAI World Cup and 2nd European Championships - Canopy Piloting - Skydive Pink Klatovy, Czech Republic  

    By pinkskyvan, May 24, 2011
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    • dima39
    • August 23, 2011

40. hook or Chuck snaps or carves again  

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

41. Built in turn, is it me or my harness?  

    By rhys, July 29, 2007
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    • igoswoop
    • July 30, 2007

42. removeable slider  

    By Steel, May 29, 2003
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    • Steel
    • June 2, 2003

43. More recent canopy opinions wanted for: Cobalt & Nitro  

    By JanuszPS, August 11, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • August 24, 2007

44. Lotus Revision  

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

45. Intresting weekend  

    By skydiven4fun, April 6, 2004
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    • carafreefly
    • April 7, 2004

46. who's going to Red Bull wings in Houston this week?  

    By ramon, March 11, 2003
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    • freeflyguy
    • March 15, 2003

47. to hybrid or not to hybrid? JVX help!  

    By rhys, October 21, 2006
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    • shadowswoop97
    • October 21, 2006

48. how long till comfortable w/ a canopy?  

    By alterego84, December 20, 2006
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    • rhys
    • December 28, 2006

49. Thoughts about Z-brace  

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

50. Turning while flaring on final?  

    By DcloudZ, September 5, 2012
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    • Fast
    • September 5, 2012

51. online canopy coaching?  

    By swooper81, November 27, 2004
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    • chachi
    • December 2, 2004

52. I would like recommendations on a Canopy Course, please.  

    By doug925, June 23, 2008
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    • doug925
    • June 24, 2008

53. "out of the blue"?  

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

54. Loosening the chest strap to much?  

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

55. stupid question of the day - why not toggles?  

    By The111, November 17, 2004
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    • The111
    • November 21, 2004

56. Pro Swooping Tour-Get on the mailing list!  

    By ProSwoopTour, October 22, 2002
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    • ProSwoopTour
    • October 24, 2002

57. Ever have one of those swoops?  

    By AggieDave, July 25, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • July 28, 2004

58. How far can one swoop with different approaches/conditions?  

    By jerry81, November 12, 2003
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    • davelepka
    • November 13, 2003

59. Texas CPC 2009  

    By AggieDave, April 11, 2009
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    • piahenzi
    • April 13, 2009

60. How can I find Cobaltdan?  

    By alexey, October 5, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • October 5, 2002

61. velo 111  

    By aerialcameraman, July 28, 2010
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    • wildcard451
    • July 28, 2010

62. TEXAS CPC Meet #4  

    By Levin, August 4, 2005
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    • FemaleFlyer
    • August 10, 2005

63. Canopy Control  

    By Pattybeeny, May 24, 2011
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    • jjudd
    • June 11, 2011

64. Florida CPA Meet 1 results  

    By dharma1976, January 4, 2010
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    • agent_lead
    • January 14, 2010

65. Question about Swoop Article  

    By sigma40sw, June 19, 2002
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    • eames
    • June 20, 2002

66. TEXEL - Holland Swoop Comp Results  

    By freeflybella, August 2, 2004
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    • sneaky
    • August 12, 2004

67. 'Jonathan Parachute' ?????  

    By sky-pimp, December 6, 2006
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    • cpoxon
    • December 6, 2006

68. Hill swooping  

    By hookturn2, September 6, 2009
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    • fr33flyr
    • September 13, 2009

69. Velocity  

    By Watcher, April 25, 2002
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    • SwoopMenace
    • April 25, 2002

70. Need "political help" to build a pond at public airport  

    By diveout, April 10, 2003
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    • weid14
    • April 12, 2003

71. CF 4-way blocks, HowTo?  

    By Remk0, January 23, 2002
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    • Remk0
    • January 23, 2002

72. Xaos-21 loading  

    By chileanXaos, December 30, 2003
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    • koz2000
    • January 3, 2004

73. Hydrophobic applications  

    By Shredex, March 1, 2013
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    • ianmdrennan
    • March 5, 2013

74. 24 Risers  

    By freeflydemon, July 22, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • July 23, 2006

75. Learning to swoop? Then....  

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

76. Swooping in turbulence - toggles or risers?  

    By Geoff, March 10, 2002
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    • alan
    • March 13, 2002

77. TJ at Mile Hi Swoop Park  

    By CanopyPiloting, June 3, 2006
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    • GQ_jumper
    • June 6, 2006

78. Sebastian CPC Event Video  

    By AdventureOnline, March 21, 2006
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    • skyedivr
    • March 22, 2006

79. Tyler Lawson 2005 FLCPA Champion  

    By chayes12, August 23, 2005
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    • LoudDan
    • August 24, 2005

80. Techno 155 Reserve  

    By huszcza, November 2, 2004
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    • JohanW
    • November 4, 2004

81. pond swooping footage  

    By BirdBabe1, July 1, 2004
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    • thermite
    • July 9, 2004

82. Going back to the Pilot  

    By Conundrum, January 12, 2005
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    • ryoder
    • January 23, 2005

83. What a rush!  

    By Yoshi, October 25, 2004
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    • psuCory
    • October 26, 2004

84. Southeast CPC - Zhills  

    By ntacfreefly, March 30, 2006
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    • proswooper
    • April 11, 2006

85. Reserves, Gear and Pond swooping  

    By ianmdrennan, May 27, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 27, 2003

86. Canopy control courses  

    By hjumper33, January 12, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 18, 2007

87. beginner canopy control  

    By wait, June 28, 2006
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    • BrianSGermain
    • June 28, 2006

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

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

89. PST Question  

    By YonatanRan, September 3, 2004
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    • freeflydrew
    • September 3, 2004

90. New Ground Launching Flick  

    By freeflyn, October 12, 2006
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    • freeflyn
    • October 12, 2006

91. New Huge Swoop Pond  

    By ChasingBlueSky, October 20, 2004
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    • rhino
    • April 5, 2005

92. Italian Swoop Fest - Redd Bull Swoop Competition  

    By MaS, May 4, 2011
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    • wildcard451
    • May 5, 2011

93. Swooping Goings On In The UK  

    By Jumpmunki, May 4, 2005
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    • freekflyguy
    • May 9, 2005

94. had my first "cliffswoop" this weekend  

    By Niklasp, February 23, 2004
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    • Niklasp
    • February 26, 2004

95. NWCPC EVENT 4 RESULTS  

    By superstu, August 15, 2005
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    • diveout
    • August 30, 2005

96. IN the Dubai Skyline..  

    By flytrybe, September 24, 2010
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    • 727_Jumper
    • October 10, 2010

97. Swooping Preperations  

    By james309, May 31, 2008
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    • frost
    • June 1, 2008

98. Swoop Festival results...  

    By proswoopingtour, July 7, 2004
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    • schafdog
    • July 8, 2004

99. Damn, I like my new approach  

    By johnny1488, July 22, 2003
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    • freeflydrew
    • July 24, 2003

100. larger HP canopies  

     By dalemeyer, October 25, 2009
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     • morris
     • October 25, 2009