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1. downsizing question  

   By Antoine64, September 3, 2011
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   • Antoine64
   • September 5, 2011

2. My first scare. Toggle turn stall and line twist.  

   By ttribe, June 14, 2011
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   • cube
   • August 30, 2011

3. Velo openings pissin me off   1 2

   By Velopilot, February 22, 2004
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   • lewmonst
   • August 30, 2011

4. 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

5. Our new electronic gates.  

   By bofh, August 1, 2011
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   • Pablo.Moreno
   • August 23, 2011

6. King Of Swoop 2012  

   By nigelh, August 19, 2011
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   • ReyNier
   • August 20, 2011

7. www.KingofSwoop.com is online  

   By ReyNier, August 20, 2011
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   • ReyNier
   • August 20, 2011

8. Crossfire 2 question  

   By VXDreamer, August 14, 2011
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   • aaroncosbey
   • August 16, 2011

9. Pink Canopy Piloting Open 2011  

   By pinkskyvan, August 12, 2011
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   • holie
   • August 16, 2011

10. A Few Canopy Control Questions  

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

11. Springo vs ???  

    By flooglebinder, August 15, 2011
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    • Zlew
    • August 15, 2011

12. i Seek the Flame...  

    By Gato, August 10, 2011
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    • Gato
    • August 12, 2011

13. Navigator 220 swoop video  

    By pilotdave, August 10, 2004
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    • cpoxon
    • August 9, 2011

14. Revised - World Record poll - Big Boy Pants   1 2

    By superstu, July 20, 2011
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    • ianmdrennan
    • August 8, 2011

15. PD Factory Team demo with acrobatic plane Dubai  

    By brokky, July 23, 2011
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    • knic
    • July 27, 2011

16. Search for specific swoop video/trick.  

    By iambeav2, June 27, 2011
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    • mchamp
    • July 24, 2011

17. clockwise or anticlockwise  

    By spencer, July 21, 2011
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    • Halfpastniner
    • July 22, 2011

18. Old bridge swoop video, onboard video  

    By brokky, July 21, 2011
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    • frost
    • July 21, 2011

19. Registration for French Open  

    By rem, July 21, 2011
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    • rem
    • July 21, 2011

20. Switching to X-Braced - Coaching and Progression ?!  

    By jad_ben, July 20, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • July 20, 2011

21. Will the distance and speed records be broken at Big Boy Pants???  

    By superstu, July 19, 2011
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    • berchtoldaj
    • July 20, 2011

22. When Swooping Do You...........?   1 2

    By Brumby, January 30, 2011
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    • bofh
    • July 19, 2011

23. Are good Swoopers born or made  

    By spencer, June 27, 2011
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    • stayhigh
    • July 15, 2011

24. Russia CP Championship 2011  

    By dima39, June 30, 2011
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    • AggieDave
    • July 1, 2011

25. comps?  

    By Joe17n, June 29, 2011
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    • Joe17n
    • June 30, 2011

26. PD Storm swooping  

    By Venom1986, June 21, 2011
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    • BartRN
    • June 28, 2011

27. Knees over Slider... Radical Spiral  

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

28. Swoop Gone Wrong - The Aftermath   1 2 3 4 5

    By skybytch, June 26, 2010
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    • chuckakers
    • June 27, 2011

29. Can't get my canopy to turn much on front riser input  

    By Divalent, June 21, 2011
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    • Divalent
    • June 26, 2011

30. anybody got word about a new icarus canopy!?   1 2 3 4

    By virgin-burner, December 20, 2010
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    • JBar
    • June 24, 2011

31. Shannon Pilcher is back in the air!!!  

    By m0ng00se007, June 13, 2011
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    • rmarshall234
    • June 24, 2011

32. Synergy Canopies  

    By SuFantasma, July 12, 2003
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    • jonbdamb
    • June 24, 2011

33. Black Mountain Swoop Competition 2011  

    By Mastersofmagic, June 21, 2011
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    • rem
    • June 21, 2011

34. First French Swoop-Pond!  

    By rem, June 21, 2011
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    • rem
    • June 21, 2011

35. Non x-braced elliptical canopies   1 2

    By danielcroft, January 2, 2011
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    • danielcroft
    • June 21, 2011

36. NorCal Canopy Piloting Comp.#2 Recap  

    By jacketsdb23, June 19, 2011
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    • jacketsdb23
    • June 19, 2011

37. RDS packing technique  

    By mikeo, June 13, 2011
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    • sidarapr
    • June 15, 2011

38. Some swoops at the Farm today  

    By Divalent, June 12, 2011
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    • missbrz
    • June 13, 2011

39. Canopy Control  

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

40. Trying to get a canopy course at my DZ  

    By EFS4LIFE, May 18, 2011
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    • SRI85
    • June 9, 2011

41. High wing loading on Katana's  

    By HHsurfer, May 5, 2011
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    • LetsGoOutside
    • June 6, 2011

42. Swoop comp Belgium: Black Mountain Swoop competition June 10-13  

    By Herckydude, March 18, 2011
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    • grim
    • May 30, 2011

43. Atrocious decision to swoop in a "speedglider"  

    By dorbie, May 26, 2011
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    • Calvin19
    • May 30, 2011

44. Wisdom for New Swoopers  

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

45. NCCPA MEET #1 Recap, May 21st, 2011  

    By blazetailman, May 25, 2011
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    • skycamefalling
    • May 26, 2011

46. Is it time to seperate the discipline of swooping?   1 2

    By mirage62, May 13, 2011
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    • FB1609
    • May 26, 2011

47. How easy is it to pilot the canopy  

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

48. Setting up a swooping entry gate question  

    By Pablo.Moreno, May 22, 2011
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    • Pablo.Moreno
    • May 24, 2011

49. understanding toggle pressure  

    By jdfreefly, May 15, 2011
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    • jdfreefly
    • May 22, 2011

50. End cell closures  

    By sbrock99, May 18, 2011
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • May 18, 2011

51. Learning to swoop   1 2

    By EFS4LIFE, May 16, 2011
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 17, 2011

52. Icarus Omega or Omni at 1.6/1.7 WL  

    By Titanium_Gecko, May 15, 2011
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    • Titanium_Gecko
    • May 16, 2011

53. NorCal Canopy Pilots Association 2011  

    By jacketsdb23, February 22, 2011
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    • jacketsdb23
    • May 16, 2011

54. container options that hinder swooping  

    By Greig474, May 15, 2011
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    • RichLees
    • May 15, 2011

55. Where to go for Cheap hop n pops?  

    By MOONA, May 3, 2011
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    • Greig474
    • May 15, 2011

56. B. Germains WL chart   1 2 3 4 5

    By davelepka, December 10, 2004
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    • gilead1
    • May 13, 2011

57. JVX - loose lines on opening??   1 2

    By pressuremedia, October 11, 2007
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    • dima39
    • May 11, 2011

58. Paraskuf, Ukraine - Open Canopy Piloting Cup - $6800 Prize money  

    By frost, July 28, 2010
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    • dima39
    • May 5, 2011

59. Italian Swoop Fest - Redd Bull Swoop Competition  

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

60. increase turn, add weight or downsize?   1 2

    By Ghost1405, April 20, 2011
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    • Guinness_fr
    • May 4, 2011

61. I'm on a Boat!!!  

    By m0ng00se007, May 1, 2011
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    • ibx
    • May 2, 2011

62. Xaos 27 cell brake length  

    By MrHixxx, April 29, 2011
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    • MrHixxx
    • April 29, 2011

63. Tail flutter during high speed dive  

    By stayhigh, April 11, 2011
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    • skyshimas
    • April 28, 2011

64. Canopy terminal velocity and the whip  

    By gainer, April 26, 2011
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    • DocPop
    • April 26, 2011

65. When/Where To Make Pattern Turns  

    By bqmassey, April 8, 2011
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    • bqmassey
    • April 19, 2011

66. Five chamber parabolic bracing  

    By LetsGoOutside, April 5, 2011
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    • polarbear
    • April 18, 2011

67. name for this swoop/trick?  

    By jf951, April 15, 2011
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    • Divalent
    • April 18, 2011

68. riser turns and recovery arc question  

    By e.a.hernandez, March 29, 2011
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    • Pulse
    • April 14, 2011

69. Most efficient wingloading on a Xaos?  

    By Kynan1, April 13, 2011
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    • frost
    • April 13, 2011

70. So I hung it over a barb wire fence.  

    By jmar595, April 11, 2011
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    • AdD
    • April 11, 2011

71. What colour would you choose for a pondliner?  

    By morris, April 6, 2011
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    • raymod2
    • April 9, 2011

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

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

73. Linewearing on the UPT Stowless Mainbag.  

    By mar.rei, April 1, 2011
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    • stayhigh
    • April 3, 2011

74. Proximity flying  

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

75. JVX all sail production  

    By rakkers, January 13, 2011
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 3, 2011

76. To get back from far spot under x-brace.   1 2 3

    By stayhigh, December 3, 2010
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    • danielcroft
    • March 26, 2011

77. Velo: 84/90  

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

78. UPT Removable Slider/RDS  

    By MarcusS, March 17, 2011
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    • MarcusS
    • March 20, 2011

79. Packing full RDS  

    By Rugby82, March 16, 2011
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    • frost
    • March 16, 2011

80. Jumping at high altitude DZ   1 2

    By DocPop, November 23, 2010
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    • SRI85
    • March 14, 2011

81. Why no visor?  

    By bofh, March 7, 2011
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    • bofh
    • March 8, 2011

82. Deland FLCPA - PD Video (Full)  

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

83. Do Velocities "fly big"?   1 2 3

    By DocPop, March 2, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • March 6, 2011

84. 2011 CP Nationals delayed  

    By PhreeZone, March 1, 2011
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    • PhreeZone
    • March 1, 2011

85. 2011 Australian Canopy Piloting Championships  

    By michaelqld, February 20, 2011
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    • rhys
    • February 26, 2011

86. High speed stalls  

    By spankee, February 21, 2011
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    • morris
    • February 25, 2011

87. Not current after 4 months lay off video :)  

    By lilchief, February 22, 2011
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    • lilchief
    • February 23, 2011

88. Transitioning from rears to toggles during swoop  

    By DocPop, December 17, 2010
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    • gaz511
    • February 19, 2011

89. Ground Launching Survey   1 2

    By kitesurfa, August 22, 2010
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    • freeflypimp
    • February 15, 2011

90. Wing loadings and skipping sizes  

    By flyingstrauss, February 3, 2011
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    • DocPop
    • February 14, 2011

91. -Branched Castrodavid's discussion on swooping   1 2 3 4 5

    By castrodavidd, February 8, 2011
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    • ianmdrennan
    • February 12, 2011

92. What's the latest on First Swoop Canopies?  

    By mbondvegas, February 6, 2011
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    • Rugby82
    • February 7, 2011

93. RDS slider (Mamba)  

    By gaz511, February 4, 2011
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    • rem
    • February 5, 2011

94. still switch problem  

    By bliston, February 4, 2011
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    • bliston
    • February 4, 2011

95. How to set Gates up  

    By skyfiend, January 26, 2011
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    • dragon2
    • January 27, 2011

96. Harness inputs under front risers.  

    By SRI85, January 18, 2011
    • 19 replies
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    • superstu
    • January 27, 2011

97. Florida Canopy Piloting Association - Deland (Jan 29th)  

    By jacketsdb23, December 20, 2010
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    • berchtoldaj
    • January 26, 2011

98. Your Canopy Risk Quotient? :Parachutist 03/04   1 2 3

    By sarge, March 1, 2004
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    • danielcroft
    • January 24, 2011

99. UPT low drag swoop risers?  

    By bofh, December 15, 2010
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    • Pulse
    • January 21, 2011

100. Canopy Control Drills  

     By skycamefalling, January 3, 2011
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     • Pulse
     • January 21, 2011