Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Valkyrie Recovery Arc?  

   By flightadvocate, March 3, 2015
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   • angryelf
   • March 3, 2015

2. AADs and swooping   1 2

   By raymod2, July 23, 2014
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   • za_skydiver
   • March 2, 2015

3. Gate dimensions  

   By Phillforreal, February 28, 2015
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   • raymod2
   • February 28, 2015

4. GPS for swooping  

   By raymod2, November 29, 2014
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   • raymod2
   • February 24, 2015

5. Speedflying Chamonix  

   By tontonBlurp, February 22, 2015
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   • tontonBlurp
   • February 22, 2015

6. pack volume from petra  

   By C68, February 5, 2015
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   • C68
   • February 9, 2015

7. Camera setup in canopy, facing down on pilot...  

   By gvb, February 6, 2015
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   • GreggB
   • February 7, 2015

8. Sail Petra Terminal  

   By Sakeryzf, February 2, 2015
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   • Alexg3265
   • February 7, 2015

9. Kevin Love -email  

   By yoink, February 3, 2015
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   • JLove
   • February 4, 2015

10. Fly and jump ;)  

    By tontonBlurp, January 24, 2015
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    • tontonBlurp
    • January 24, 2015

11. Ring through your SLINK for brake line  

    By Brumby, January 7, 2015
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    • hillson
    • January 23, 2015

12. rds question  

    By keithbar, December 2, 2014
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 22, 2015

13. can you teach me to swoop ?  

    By keithbar, January 20, 2015
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    • keithbar
    • January 21, 2015

14. Whats the logic behind the mini risers for swooping??  

    By BETO74, January 11, 2015
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    • justme12001
    • January 15, 2015

15. USPA Regional CP Judge Rating courses  

    By missbrz, January 15, 2015
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    • missbrz
    • January 15, 2015

16. Low jumpers and Stiletos   1 2 3

    By mrkeske, November 4, 2014
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    • artard
    • January 12, 2015

17. Longer lines - slack in the rear lines and rear risers  

    By frost, January 9, 2006
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    • stayhigh
    • January 12, 2015

18. Swooping without front risers   1 2

    By BMFin, May 27, 2013
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    • danielcroft
    • December 23, 2014

19. Swoop Pond  

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

20. When to start working on turns bigger than 90  

    By evan85, October 20, 2014
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    • hokierower
    • December 15, 2014

21. Xaos 21 vs JFX openings?  

    By freeflydemon, June 14, 2011
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    • andubkov
    • December 14, 2014

22. Swoopy summer  

    By tontonBlurp, December 8, 2014
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    • tontonBlurp
    • December 9, 2014

23. Different characteristics between xbrace canopies  

    By Brumby, October 24, 2014
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    • hodges
    • December 8, 2014

24. Dont try this ;)  

    By tontonBlurp, December 2, 2014
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    • DocPop
    • December 2, 2014

25. Firebird Demon - opinions  

    By DemonPilot, November 24, 2014
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    • hedge
    • December 2, 2014

26. Coccyx Protector  

    By HUPRA, November 24, 2014
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    • wildWilly
    • November 28, 2014

27. Endless Swoop Vid  

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

28. Follow my gaze .. ;)  

    By tontonBlurp, November 17, 2014
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    • Speed-Flyer
    • November 17, 2014

29. Ponds in Canada  

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

30. DZs with ponds  

    By kh286, October 30, 2014
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    • kh286
    • November 6, 2014

31. nzaerosports sofia (for speed rounds)  

    By Greig474, May 18, 2014
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    • bucketlistpilot
    • October 21, 2014

32. Katana vs Neos  

    By Pobrause, August 17, 2014
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    • smith1390
    • October 17, 2014

33. swooping, sabre2's and progression  

    By roam82, May 29, 2014
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    • Pendragon
    • October 16, 2014

34. Velocity is awesome.... What else is?  

    By matt3sa, August 12, 2013
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    • FB1609
    • October 14, 2014

35. Another copycat design from PD.  

    By coozer, October 8, 2014
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    • piisfish
    • October 9, 2014

36. Canopy Course  

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

37. collapsible slider  

    By keithbar, September 11, 2014
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    • FB1609
    • September 20, 2014

38. belly bands  

    By raymod2, August 28, 2014
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 15, 2014

39. Springo 140   1 2

    By jerolim, September 17, 2008
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    • ricardop0318
    • September 1, 2014

40. Canopy control for AFF  

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

41. Heaviest National Competitor  

    By jayrech, July 29, 2014
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    • AggieDave
    • August 10, 2014

42. swooping gate  

    By C68, August 1, 2014
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    • jacketsdb23
    • August 6, 2014

43. New PD Canopy to rival Lea ?  

    By shellshocked, August 5, 2014
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    • berchtoldaj
    • August 5, 2014

44. Quad bracing  

    By cpoxon, July 30, 2014
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    • Remster
    • August 4, 2014

45. New Prototype NZ Aerosports 'Petra-lite'   1 2 3 4 6

    By Sakeryzf, January 27, 2014
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    • Sakeryzf
    • July 18, 2014

46. Canopy flight exercises  

    By Mjoy4567, June 4, 2014
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    • shibu
    • July 15, 2014

47. Demo canopy - loading a Spectre 97  

    By aaroncosbey, July 9, 2014
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    • DougH
    • July 11, 2014

48. SOMEWHERE 4200  

    By tontonBlurp, June 29, 2014
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • July 3, 2014

49. Electronic swoop entry gates  

    By vertigofreefly, April 14, 2014
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    • dqpacker
    • June 21, 2014

50. Full RDS for terminal jumps  

    By skow, May 27, 2014
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    • Kurbe105
    • June 18, 2014

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

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

52. Aerodyne Sensei  

    By Learnskydiving, June 4, 2014
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    • diablopilot
    • June 11, 2014

53. flare a sabre1 150, is possible?  

    By alefolgore, June 4, 2014
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    • skez
    • June 6, 2014

54. new distance rules  

    By raymod2, June 19, 2012
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    • vision
    • June 1, 2014

55. Neos vs Velocity  

    By BETO74, May 29, 2014
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    • jtiflyer
    • May 30, 2014

56. King Of Swoop 2014  

    By nigelh, December 17, 2013
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    • ReyNier
    • May 27, 2014

57. Who has a Visions canopy  

    By nicolesser, September 22, 2004
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    • sdkd1995
    • May 22, 2014

58. Great flair  

    By tontonBlurp, May 22, 2014
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    • tontonBlurp
    • May 22, 2014

59. How to price a used canopy...  

    By vision, May 10, 2014
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    • verticalflyer
    • May 21, 2014

60. how speedwings sizes are measured.  

    By jf951, February 28, 2014
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    • theplummeter
    • May 15, 2014

61. Leaning forward in the harness   1 2

    By iwasinkheson68, April 16, 2014
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    • Kurbe105
    • May 11, 2014

62. Slider placement on Hop n Pops   1 2

    By Bloomin0nion12, June 27, 2013
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    • Kurbe105
    • May 9, 2014

63. What canopy after no jumping for 16 months ?  

    By jad_ben, April 21, 2014
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    • Kurbe105
    • May 8, 2014

64. Cut in laterals?  

    By geofsmth, October 7, 2008
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 7, 2014

65. Wingloading for profit, not fun.   1 2

    By Polorutz, March 17, 2014
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    • Polorutz
    • May 3, 2014

66. Riser length advantages/disadvantages Longer vs shorter   1 2

    By trigger, October 29, 2011
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 29, 2014

67. safire 2 vs sabre 2  

    By Blue240, March 18, 2014
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    • julius
    • April 22, 2014

68. Swooping a PD Pulse  

    By rymasm, May 22, 2013
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    • Bloomin0nion12
    • April 16, 2014

69. King of Swoop 2014 registration  

    By ReyNier, April 13, 2014
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    • ReyNier
    • April 14, 2014

70. Stileto flight  

    By Leoroth, March 18, 2014
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    • ufk22
    • April 12, 2014

71. Looking for An Image of 270 Turn  

    By slotperfect, April 7, 2014
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    • slotperfect
    • April 7, 2014

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

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

73. distance from the gates to...   1 2

    By ridebmxbikes, February 8, 2014
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    • ridebmxbikes
    • February 17, 2014

74. CYPRES Photo Comp - My swoop pic  

    By nigelh, February 16, 2014
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    • nigelh
    • February 16, 2014

75. Maximum descent rate  

    By melushell, January 8, 2014
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    • DocPop
    • February 10, 2014

76. Call for new judges!  

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

77. JVX Slider  

    By immortal1983, April 10, 2012
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    • Alexg3265
    • February 4, 2014

78. New swoop league  

    By ozzy13, January 31, 2014
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    • missbrz
    • February 3, 2014

79. Swooping a hang glider  

    By flyingZippy, January 9, 2014
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    • yoink
    • January 15, 2014

80. Velocity wing load change and riser pressure  

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

81. Stiletto question  

    By mpd510, December 12, 2013
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    • Jvx
    • December 26, 2013

82. Spinning Linetwist Recovery Techniques?   1 2

    By BrianSGermain, August 4, 2013
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    • manchuso
    • December 20, 2013

83. Night swooping  

    By potatoman, December 12, 2013
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    • steveyak
    • December 16, 2013

84. How 'bout that?  

    By flyingstrauss, October 5, 2013
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    • angryelf
    • December 9, 2013

85. Fruits of my labor  

    By emmett751, October 1, 2013
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    • Jvx
    • December 3, 2013

86. Digitals  

    By Neoslim22, November 27, 2013
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    • Pobrause
    • November 28, 2013

87. Carving freestyle swoop pics  

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

88. Scirocco - new x-braced main by Skylark   1 2 3 4 5

    By frost, July 19, 2010
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    • BMFin
    • November 28, 2013

89. fun stuff to do  

    By ridebmxbikes, September 6, 2013
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    • dragon2
    • November 26, 2013

90. how do you stow your rds lanyard  

    By adolfocamerano, November 23, 2013
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    • AggieDave
    • November 23, 2013

91. groundlaunching a Stiletto ???   1 2 3 4

    By cdhezel, September 19, 2013
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    • mattjw916
    • November 13, 2013

92. Project Orange Teaser  

    By ianmdrennan, October 22, 2013
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    • ianmdrennan
    • October 25, 2013

93. Velocity openings/Left side always inflating first  

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

94. Canopy Coaching in Florida advice  

    By mac2501, October 6, 2013
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    • mac2501
    • October 11, 2013

95. Chupacabra RDS  

    By emmett751, September 27, 2013
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    • dqpacker
    • October 4, 2013

96. Czech federal aviation administration bans swooping as a sport  

    By Maxx, September 30, 2013
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    • chuckakers
    • October 2, 2013

97. Flying the p*ss out of a canopy.  

    By DocPop, September 3, 2013
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    • Alexg3265
    • September 19, 2013

98. Swooping the pond solo?  

    By hokierower, August 30, 2013
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    • Jvx
    • September 17, 2013

99. CP 2013 Event Master  

    By gravesxxx, December 13, 2012
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    • jjudd
    • September 4, 2013

100. Katana 120.... Next step?   1 2

     By DocPop, January 2, 2013
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     • Fast
     • September 3, 2013