Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. 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

2. Setting up a swooping entry gate question  

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

3. Trying to get a canopy course at my DZ  

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

4. End cell closures  

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

5. Learning to swoop   1 2

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

6. Saved By The Beep  

   By BrianSGermain, May 16, 2011
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   • canatheart
   • September 14, 2012

7. 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

8. understanding toggle pressure  

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

9. container options that hinder swooping  

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

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

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

11. High wing loading on Katana's  

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

12. Italian Swoop Fest - Redd Bull Swoop Competition  

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

13. Where to go for Cheap hop n pops?  

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

14. I'm on a Boat!!!  

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

15. Xaos 27 cell brake length  

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

16. Canopy terminal velocity and the whip  

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

17. How easy is it to pilot the canopy  

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

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

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

19. name for this swoop/trick?  

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

20. Most efficient wingloading on a Xaos?  

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

21. Tail flutter during high speed dive  

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

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

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

23. When/Where To Make Pattern Turns  

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

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

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

25. What colour would you choose for a pondliner?  

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

26. Five chamber parabolic bracing  

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

27. Linewearing on the UPT Stowless Mainbag.  

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

28. riser turns and recovery arc question  

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

29. Proximity flying  

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

30. Neos / JFX comparison?   1 2 3

    By mircan, March 20, 2011
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    • daleskydive
    • December 21, 2011

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

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

32. UPT Removable Slider/RDS  

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

33. Packing full RDS  

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

34. Deland FLCPA - PD Video (Full)  

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

35. Why no visor?  

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

36. Do Velocities "fly big"?   1 2 3

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

37. 2011 CP Nationals delayed  

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

38. How is speedriding any different from...   1 2 3 4

    By jrjny, February 26, 2011
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    • danielcroft
    • September 30, 2011

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

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

40. NorCal Canopy Pilots Association 2011  

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

41. High speed stalls  

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

42. 2011 Australian Canopy Piloting Championships  

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

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

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

44. "Downfall" Hitler parody on Swooping  

    By 4dbill, February 6, 2011
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    • Namowal
    • December 22, 2011

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

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

46. RDS slider (Mamba)  

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

47. still switch problem  

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

48. Wing loadings and skipping sizes  

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

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

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

50. How to set Gates up  

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

51. Harness inputs under front risers.  

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

52. JVX all sail production  

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

53. Riser Length Vs. Harness Size  

    By mmm_peanuts, January 8, 2011
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    • mmm_peanuts
    • January 11, 2011

54. Aerodynamics of a thick airfoil?  

    By D-Fens, January 7, 2011
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    • polarbear
    • January 7, 2011

55. info about Dubai  

    By flytrybe, January 4, 2011
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    • raymod2
    • January 19, 2011

56. Canopy Control Drills  

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

57. Non x-braced elliptical canopies   1 2

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

58. What's the "best" setup for a 270/450 turn?  

    By bofh, December 21, 2010
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    • ianmdrennan
    • December 22, 2010

59. Video Swooping over Sharks in the bahamas at the "Rum Bum Boogie"  

    By TikiMan, December 20, 2010
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    • TikiMan
    • April 10, 2013

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

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

61. Ground launching  

    By shah269, December 20, 2010
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    • virgin-burner
    • January 17, 2011

62. 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

63. ground launching in Norcal  

    By jf951, December 20, 2010
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    • Cashmanimal
    • December 25, 2010

64. VE-79 risers  

    By avetrol, December 17, 2010
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    • AggieDave
    • December 17, 2010

65. Transitioning from rears to toggles during swoop  

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

66. UPT low drag swoop risers?  

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

67. Interesting speedflying video   1 2

    By piisfish, December 13, 2010
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    • cpoxon
    • October 24, 2011

68. Canopy question  

    By millertime24, December 8, 2010
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    • Martini
    • January 20, 2011

69. Any comps on the West coast in 2011?  

    By ianmdrennan, December 5, 2010
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    • ianmdrennan
    • December 6, 2010

70. 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

71. PD BROchoure  

    By d123, December 3, 2010
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    • craigbey
    • December 3, 2010

72. 2011 CP Event Master   1 2

    By ianmdrennan, November 28, 2010
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    • superstu
    • October 5, 2011

73. Looking for a good canopy course in FL  

    By Throttlebender, November 26, 2010
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    • Pendragon
    • December 6, 2010

74. southeast ground launching?  

    By justme12001, November 23, 2010
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    • justme12001
    • November 23, 2010

75. Jumping at high altitude DZ   1 2

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

76. Some "advice" I received...  

    By JumpeRod, November 22, 2010
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    • superstu
    • December 5, 2010

77. Is the Stiletto obsolete?   1 2 3

    By jcbfly, November 22, 2010
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    • rehmwa
    • November 29, 2010

78. Awesome Dubai swoop videos  

    By skydiverek, November 17, 2010
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    • Remster
    • November 23, 2010

79. SAT to accelerated spin/stall.  

    By Calvin19, November 7, 2010
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    • VectorBoy
    • November 8, 2010

80. 2011 CP event schedule?  

    By superstu, November 5, 2010
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    • Mike.d
    • November 7, 2010

81. PD Factory Team - Switzerland Expedition  

    By ianmdrennan, October 27, 2010
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    • piisfish
    • October 30, 2010

82. Wingloading for work jumps.  

    By aykay, October 23, 2010
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    • ianmdrennan
    • December 6, 2010

83. Train your ability to find the Destination Point  

    By paramonoff, October 21, 2010
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    • paramonoff
    • November 1, 2010

84. safire2 and crossfire2 1.6  

    By customguy79, October 12, 2010
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    • DocPop
    • October 19, 2010

85. landing a canopy....  

    By jraylitt, October 12, 2010
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    • Pendragon
    • October 13, 2010

86. Swoop-pond in Skydive Elsinore - need some video  

    By dima39, October 11, 2010
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    • Fab
    • October 11, 2010

87. Xaos tail flapping during riser dives  

    By surfrgrl1, October 5, 2010
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    • jibe
    • September 22, 2011

88. IN the Dubai Skyline..  

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

89. High speed shutdown   1 2

    By YISkyDive, September 21, 2010
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    • morris
    • October 12, 2010

90. toggle transition  

    By raymod2, September 19, 2010
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    • raymod2
    • September 20, 2010

91. electronic device for analyzing  

    By h83, September 12, 2010
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    • LouDiamond
    • September 25, 2010

92. Any US ski resorts open to speed flyers?  

    By Wings-n-Things, September 11, 2010
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    • LetsGoOutside
    • December 9, 2010

93. Golden Knight Takes 3 Medals  

    By Wings-n-Things, September 11, 2010
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    • Wings-n-Things
    • September 11, 2010

94. downsize too much?? diminishing returns  

    By Wings-n-Things, September 8, 2010
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    • Wings-n-Things
    • September 17, 2010

95. Weapon of choice  

    By mchamp, September 7, 2010
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    • JohanW
    • September 16, 2010

96. 2010 USPA CP Nationals results  

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

97. PIA Symposium Speakers needed?  

    By councilman24, September 1, 2010
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    • councilman24
    • September 1, 2010

98. swoop comp, and course, in the south of France  

    By rem, August 29, 2010
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    • rem
    • September 20, 2010

99. 2010 National Canopy Piloting Championships - Spaceland  

    By aykay, August 25, 2010
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    • leftfoot
    • August 30, 2010

100. Ground Launching Survey   1 2

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