Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Too high,too low...need help with flaring   1 2

   By dzdiva, December 3, 2002
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   • dzdiva
   • December 15, 2002

2. Snowkite crossover - Ozone Speedflying  

   By powerline, October 25, 2008
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   • Kami-kaze
   • November 7, 2008

3. Icarus Custumer (NO)Care   1 2

   By DF7ZS, June 23, 2003
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   • freeflycracker
   • August 1, 2003

4. help, want info on flying canopy with body in prone position...  

   By smiles, December 2, 2017
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   • sswain
   • December 6, 2017

5. Should AADs be redesigned for swoopers?   1 2

   By riddler, September 19, 2005
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   • rhys
   • October 26, 2005

6. swooping with a sabre 2  

   By smkdvr628, October 5, 2007
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   • LoudDan
   • October 19, 2007

7. electronic device for analyzing  

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

8. 270 Set up   1 2 3

   By NewClearSports, September 26, 2003
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   • murps2000
   • December 1, 2003

9. Canopy Choice   1 2

   By Justlovesit, May 17, 2006
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   • freeflydemon
   • May 22, 2006

10. Problems with accuracy and landing a 220  

    By DemolitionDarby, July 6, 2016
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    • Anachronist
    • November 7, 2016

11. Crossfire 2 Riser Pressure   1 2

    By Fast, April 17, 2006
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    • raymod2
    • April 25, 2006

12. Stiletto vs Sabre   1 2

    By LukeOliver, March 19, 2003
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    • RevJim
    • April 2, 2003

13. Finally: we have our own swooppond  

    By Sabre1Lucke, May 11, 2006
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    • Fast
    • June 23, 2006

14. Jump number requirements for swooping?   1 2

    By listo, January 8, 2003
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    • PhreeZone
    • January 9, 2003

15. Pay for a coach....WTF???  

    By tylorayre, June 30, 2012
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • July 1, 2012

16. Samurai to Velocity  

    By EFS4LIFE, December 9, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • December 13, 2011

17. Wing load and type of canopy for competition  

    By cedricveigarios, January 30, 2013
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    • ozzy13
    • February 13, 2013

18. The worst HP swooping canopy   1 2 3

    By Jonsmann, February 18, 2005
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    • Canuck
    • April 10, 2005

19. MTv Gold Cup in Austria  

    By pinkskyvan, August 30, 2004
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    • pinkskyvan
    • September 1, 2004

20. NWCPC event 2 results  

    By superstu, June 19, 2006
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    • superstu
    • June 25, 2006

21. FLCPA #5 The Farm   1 2 3 4

    By piahenzi, May 19, 2008
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    • LoudDan
    • June 20, 2008

22. Stunt Junkies TV Show  

    By kkeenan, October 18, 2006
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    • Peej
    • October 23, 2006

23. PD Valkyrie comparison to NZ JPX Leia  

    By topspark101, December 9, 2016
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    • mchamp
    • January 11, 2017

24. Stiletto 150 to Xfire 139 (what to expect)   1 2

    By matt3sa, January 3, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • January 3, 2007

25. Canopy comparison:Velocity vs. Vengeance?   1 2

    By freeflir29, May 23, 2006
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    • hparrish
    • July 17, 2006

26. speedflying canopy wear  

    By jerolim, November 28, 2008
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    • phoenixlpr
    • January 26, 2009

27. IPC World Cup Opening Show Pics   1 2

    By diablopilot, September 24, 2003
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    • dgskydive
    • September 26, 2003

28. Progressing through flight-1  

    By Shawtown939, March 11, 2017
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    • Shawtown939
    • May 23, 2017

29. PD Silhouette.  

    By MooChooser, February 18, 2006
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    • BlindBrick
    • March 16, 2006

30. Recovery Arc Length  

    By DcloudZ, June 5, 2013
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    • krisco
    • June 6, 2013

31. Samurai   1 2 3 4

    By lippy, January 23, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 30, 2004

32. Finger caught in rear riser while landing JVX 99  

    By Kurbe105, December 17, 2015
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    • Kurbe105
    • January 1, 2016

33. barrel rolls under canopy  

    By sarge57, July 30, 2003
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    • billdo
    • August 1, 2003

34. Wing Load -  

    By freeflyguy, December 15, 2001
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    • freeflyguy
    • December 18, 2001

35. What do you think about canopies not publicly available being allowed in competition?  

    By LoudDan, December 11, 2011
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    • hparrish
    • December 16, 2011

36. BPA canopy progression system unveiled.   1 2

    By yoink, January 24, 2005
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    • mr2mk1g
    • February 4, 2005

37. Tandem canopies have the right of way in all situations?   1 2

    By stevomooo, August 12, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 7, 2007

38. What is 'in the corner'?  

    By freeflyit, October 7, 2015
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    • raymod2
    • October 17, 2015

39. Vmax canopy by parachute systems europe  

    By justinhawxhurst, November 9, 2009
    • 14 replies
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    • ianmdrennan
    • November 11, 2009

40. My new Atair X-1 Canopy.   1 2

    By IMGR2, March 21, 2007
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    • IMGR2
    • April 6, 2007

41. PST Swoop Festival results...  

    By CanopyPiloting, July 26, 2006
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    • marks
    • July 28, 2006

42. Wildwood Swoop Comp?  

    By koz2000, July 6, 2004
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    • jdfreefly
    • July 9, 2004

43. How to get the most out of a canopy control class??.. .   1 2 3

    By SkydiveNFlorida, September 11, 2003
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    • marks
    • November 5, 2003

44. Swoop clothes  

    By gearless_chris, September 7, 2008
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    • piahenzi
    • January 4, 2009

45. Swoop Distances by Wingloading   1 2

    By Elisha, December 2, 2006
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    • icevideot
    • December 24, 2006

46. Stalls (& Line Trim?)   1 2

    By jfields, December 13, 2001
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    • Geoff
    • December 22, 2001

47. Nationals Canopy Piloting Scores   1 2

    By freeflybella, October 11, 2004
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    • Rdutch
    • October 28, 2004

48. Chest Strap Quick-Release Routing  

    By mbailey465, August 27, 2018
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    • Titanman2789
    • September 19, 2018

49. X-fire2 prefered wingloading?   1 2 3

    By AggieDave, June 26, 2003
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    • NWPoul
    • November 20, 2007

50. High speed stall Vs. slow speed stall  

    By grega, November 24, 2003
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    • quade
    • December 14, 2003

51. More opinions on the Demon, anyone?  

    By jerry81, January 13, 2004
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    • welder
    • October 30, 2012

52. Black Moutain Swoop competition 2008 (Belgium)  

    By Sabre1Lucke, July 23, 2008
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    • newswooper
    • January 10, 2009

53. Yeah....soft landings? How do you do it?   1 2 3 4 5

    By shah269, July 19, 2009
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    • shah269
    • August 10, 2009

54. What do you do when you can't read the windsock properly?   1 2

    By NicoNYC, October 7, 2002
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    • NicoNYC
    • October 16, 2002

55. HP Canopy camp Lake Wales, FL  

    By webracer, December 6, 2005
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    • skyedivr
    • January 3, 2006

56. katana to velocity?  

    By beergood, December 8, 2005
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 14, 2005

57. I can't believe I pay for this crap.....   1 2

    By davelepka, April 26, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • April 29, 2005

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

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

59. How much fun can a Sabre 2 190 be loaded at 1:1?   1 2

    By Viking, April 8, 2003
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • April 10, 2003

60. Transition to crossbraced - sizing comparison  

    By base615, May 19, 2021
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    • base615
    • June 16, 2022

61. Stowing the slider...   1 2

    By GeeeeeeFly, April 27, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • May 11, 2004

62. wingload speed   1 2

    By jephprospect, July 12, 2010
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    • castrodavidd
    • August 3, 2010

63. Best Wing Loading for a Velocity  

    By Velocity84, February 7, 2004
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    • jdhill
    • February 10, 2004

64. Small Velo or JVX?  

    By Marc84, January 9, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 17, 2007

65. Mamba vs crossfire 2. size 119  

    By twalsh55, July 8, 2010
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    • Brumby
    • January 16, 2011

66. Comp Cobalt 2 week review   1 2 3

    By kansasskydiver, October 6, 2003
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    • jsaxton
    • October 14, 2003

67. Stileto flight  

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

68. Canopy Progression - the Pro's way   1 2

    By garywainwright, December 2, 2002
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    • jsaxton
    • November 23, 2003

69. My experience with the Velocity  

    By padu, February 2, 2009
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    • Metekanya
    • March 20, 2009

70. Hornet 190 vs. Saber2 190  

    By dalemeyer, April 3, 2008
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    • darrenspooner
    • November 28, 2008

71. Small Aff Jumper - Right Canopy?  

    By KaLexiSPEED, August 11, 2016
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    • KaLexiSPEED
    • August 22, 2016

72. MY new Comp Cobalt   1 2

    By bobsled92, April 17, 2004
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    • bobsled92
    • May 5, 2004

73. Big shout out to Brian Germain  

    By StreetScooby, August 17, 2009
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    • BrianSGermain
    • December 23, 2012

74. RDS is there any point right now?   1 2

    By aykay, January 11, 2010
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    • matt002
    • January 19, 2010

75. ATAIR's new canopy (ONYX)   1 2

    By Swoopyswoop, May 13, 2003
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    • cobaltdan
    • September 13, 2003

76. JVX question  

    By gaz511, October 25, 2012
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    • hparrish
    • November 6, 2012

77. Help locate a video of Sabre 2 swoop  

    By frost, September 18, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 30, 2006

78. RDS -> Who makes em.   1 2

    By odendan, June 8, 2006
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    • DALAILAMA
    • July 18, 2006

79. What's the single thing you've learned that has improved your swoop?  

    By DaVinciflies, June 25, 2012
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    • Mr_Polite
    • August 2, 2012

80. Ban using weights   1 2 3

    By speedy, October 10, 2005
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    • dploi
    • October 19, 2005

81. Canopy Control / Swoop Camp @ SKYDIVE THE FARM, Jan.28-29   1 2 3 4

    By CrystalM, October 18, 2005
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    • tmaricle55
    • February 7, 2006

82. Hook Turns  

    By LittleJumper, March 18, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 18, 2002

83. HELP ON CANOPY CONTROL-MY LANDINGS SUCK   1 2

    By VampireGirl, October 29, 2004
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    • VampireGirl
    • March 13, 2005

84. How to price a used canopy...  

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

85. Using Rear Risers  

    By flyhi, December 10, 2001
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    • freeflyguy
    • December 15, 2001

86. Transition from rear risers to toggles   1 2

    By phoenixlpr, March 26, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • March 29, 2007

87. Ask the PD Factory Team?   1 2

    By freeflybella, November 21, 2003
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    • kevlarsxs
    • November 27, 2003

88. The digital swoop.....   1 2

    By diablopilot, May 13, 2008
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    • frost
    • May 30, 2008

89. Is anyone jumping a deployable speedflier canopy?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 9, 2011
    • 24 replies
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    • jjudd
    • September 15, 2011

90. Velocity Openings  

    By conor, April 25, 2003
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    • Watcher
    • June 10, 2003

91. swooping and canopy size  

    By allicat, April 21, 2003
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    • rhino
    • May 1, 2003

92. need opinions please   1 2

    By freeflydeeva, May 2, 2002
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    • freeflydeeva
    • June 14, 2002

93. Ground launching canopy   1 2

    By Basejumperjeff, November 23, 2004
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    • crewkeith
    • January 2, 2005

94. next Canopy  

    By amir1967, April 30, 2007
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • May 3, 2007

95. Swooping the Moab Cliffs Video  

    By clint, January 18, 2004
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    • clint
    • February 23, 2004

96. DeLand Swoop Comp 3   1 2

    By chayes12, January 20, 2004
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    • ianmdrennan
    • February 11, 2004

97. Thoughts on CPC 'eligibility'   1 2 3 4 5

    By ianmdrennan, January 16, 2006
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    • marks
    • January 21, 2006

98. Which is the highest WL, that you have flown?   1 2

    By freeflydemon, June 10, 2007
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    • stayhigh
    • July 7, 2007

99. should I take a canopy control course?  

    By keithbar, September 10, 2015
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    • keithbar
    • October 22, 2015

100. Visual vs. Digital Altimeter - Swoop entry  

     By efex, May 8, 2005
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     • efex
     • May 9, 2005