Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Optima  

   By aerialcameraman, October 25, 2007
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   • pierre3636
   • November 16, 2007

2. Leaning Foward!  

   By freeflyz, November 19, 2002
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   • Pablito
   • November 25, 2002

3. PST Swoop Festival results...  

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

4. hiper canopys  

   By acrojunky, July 15, 2004
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   • GDnewbies
   • July 18, 2004

5. largest cross braced canopy?  

   By ShotterMG, September 30, 2015
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   • virgin-burner
   • November 2, 2015

6. straight vs. cascaded lines  

   By livenletfly, July 9, 2005
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   • nicknitro71
   • July 27, 2005

7. World Championships Canopy Piloting  

   By pinkskyvan, August 22, 2006
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   • Peej
   • August 29, 2006

8. I wanna be a swooper!  

   By SkydiveNFlorida, September 3, 2003
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   • Icarusevolution
   • September 11, 2003

9. next Canopy  

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

10. Xfire or no?  

    By johnny1488, February 11, 2003
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    • johnny1488
    • February 12, 2003

11. electronic device for analyzing  

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

12. Best glide mode on Velo  

    By sysop, May 29, 2007
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    • murps2000
    • June 4, 2007

13. Colorado CPC Schedule  

    By swoopster33, March 23, 2005
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    • Spizzzarko
    • April 6, 2005

14. Brian Germain's Seminar Schedule  

    By BrianSGermain, April 5, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • May 7, 2004

15. Swooping in Lodi?  

    By rhys, April 22, 2008
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    • bmason81
    • May 17, 2008

16. Leaning forward...  

    By BigJap, May 2, 2006
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    • Spizzzarko
    • May 10, 2006

17. What visual/audible aids do you use for high performance landings?  

    By frost, April 28, 2008
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    • frost
    • April 30, 2008

18. TX CPC2 pics.  

    By Brains, May 9, 2006
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    • IMGR2
    • May 12, 2006

19. Five chamber parabolic bracing  

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

20. JVX Tips and Tricks  

    By flyfactory.de, November 24, 2006
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    • Swondpooper
    • November 30, 2006

21. Fluidwings Gangster  

    By Crispy., February 14, 2018
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    • Tfal25
    • April 30, 2019

22. Best glide  

    By johnny1488, October 23, 2003
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    • Spizzzarko
    • October 25, 2003

23. Velocity Openings  

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

24. katana to velo  

    By NexGenSkydiver, June 16, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • June 17, 2008

25. Southeast CPC results?  

    By howtosee, May 9, 2005
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    • skinnyshrek
    • May 12, 2005

26. What's the farthest you know you have swooped?  

    By Spizzzarko, November 10, 2003
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    • Spizzzarko
    • December 5, 2003

27. I will be stepping down from a 288 to a 210 on my next jump. Got any Advice?  

    By Viking, September 15, 2002
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    • Viking
    • September 23, 2002

28. PLease don't do stupid shit!  

    By freeflir29, November 2, 2004
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    • chrisgr
    • December 16, 2004

29. Need opinions - Sabre2 @ 0.8-0.9 (first rig, A lic. jumper)  

    By Chubba, July 30, 2008
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    • cefey
    • August 12, 2008

30. i Seek the Flame...  

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

31. Which cross brace Canopy have the best opening?  

    By mar.rei, December 16, 2009
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    • NexGenSkydiver
    • December 18, 2009

32. what's your favorite hook turn  

    By skygod7777, October 8, 2002
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    • skygod7777
    • November 22, 2002

33. Weight Vest  

    By Hooknswoop, November 30, 2005
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    • jumperconway
    • December 8, 2005

34. Crossfire 3  

    By NvyZero, January 11, 2015
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    • freeflyfree
    • December 26, 2018

35. What should i Buy???  

    By lowpullin1, November 22, 2004
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    • rsein
    • November 23, 2004

36. triple crown results?  

    By bseriesboosted, June 6, 2005
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    • marks
    • June 9, 2005

37. Light weight, wanting opinions  

    By lifesatrip, December 2, 2004
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    • larsrulz
    • December 6, 2004

38. now I know  

    By JayhawkJumper, June 30, 2003
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    • aneblett
    • July 5, 2003

39. HMA Lines  

    By garywainwright, October 31, 2002
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    • Rdutch
    • February 20, 2003

40. Learning to swoop  

    By PLFXpert, November 13, 2002
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    • Sonic
    • November 15, 2002

41. Colorado GoFast and CPC Video  

    By ntacfreefly, January 25, 2006
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    • Kimblair13
    • January 28, 2006

42. Go Fast Challenge and CPC Championships  

    By swoopster33, June 29, 2005
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    • GQ_jumper
    • July 1, 2005

43. TEXAS CPC Meet #3 - Lake Gladewater  

    By Levin, July 3, 2005
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    • Amanduh
    • July 28, 2005

44. New rules for new season  

    By CanopyPiloting, February 28, 2006
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    • Spizzzarko
    • March 3, 2006

45. South African National Canopy Piloting Championships Results  

    By Peej, April 9, 2007
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    • Peej
    • April 13, 2007

46. The Ranch Pond Swoop Meet  

    By SkymonkeyONE, August 17, 2004
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    • koz2000
    • August 27, 2004

47. CPC - do staff members compete?  

    By AndyMan, March 22, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • April 6, 2006

48. Something new from Aerodyne - Sensei(!)  

    By alge, February 15, 2009
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    • lilchief
    • March 9, 2009

49. Airlocks  

    By skajdajver, August 11, 2005
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    • Designer
    • August 23, 2005

50. down sizing vs down wind  

    By firstime, March 20, 2009
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    • billvon
    • April 7, 2009

51. Stock Colors for Canopies  

    By cobaltdan, March 25, 2004
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    • ramon
    • April 6, 2004

52. Fusion  

    By freeflygoddess, March 30, 2004
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    • Aviatrr
    • April 9, 2004

53. using front risers  

    By cheese_eater, April 25, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • May 3, 2006

54. Chaos VS Space  

    By cloud9, August 3, 2013
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • August 27, 2013

55. can i land wherever i want?  

    By jitsoa33, March 29, 2003
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    • ltdiver
    • April 2, 2003

56. swooping and canopy size  

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

57. Competition Training Camps  

    By Widgeon, October 4, 2005
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    • charmsdroppop
    • October 24, 2005

58. Women's swoop record?  

    By BirdWoman, June 11, 2008
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    • crazydiver
    • June 18, 2008

59. BAD Crossfire2 Openings  

    By Kusi, August 16, 2009
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    • ozzy13
    • August 20, 2009

60. hop n pops/sib terminal openings  

    By thegman, September 5, 2002
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    • trigger
    • September 12, 2002

61. Anyone flown the Stiletto 89?  

    By freeflydrew, May 19, 2004
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 20, 2004

62. Better penetration-er...in high winds...?  

    By fstz28, December 3, 2003
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    • marks
    • December 5, 2003

63. Small Velo or JVX?  

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

64. number of jumps per year?  

    By riggerrob, February 6, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 10, 2002

65. Awsome Ski_Ground Launch Video..  

    By YISkyDive, December 12, 2005
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    • sysop
    • December 26, 2005

66. Can't believe what a difference 2 inch longer risers made!  

    By ccowden, December 30, 2003
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    • ManBird
    • January 7, 2004

67. AEROS Ballistic 115 in USA!  

    By sysop, October 17, 2007
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    • wolfi
    • March 2, 2008

68. Front riser pressure: Crossfire2 vs Xaos 21 vs VX  

    By gus, June 20, 2005
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    • Widgeon
    • July 2, 2005

69. PD Prototype  

    By maggyrider, May 11, 2015
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    • yoink
    • May 16, 2015

70. velocity 84 chop.  

    By ianmdrennan, July 9, 2003
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    • billdo
    • July 10, 2003

71. Pulling slider down  

    By The111, July 18, 2006
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    • 980
    • July 20, 2006

72. Swooping the Moab Cliffs Video  

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

73. When did you go X-brace?  

    By Peej, February 27, 2007
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    • freeflyn
    • March 3, 2007

74. From a Crossfire to a X-brace, what do you prefer as your next canopy (or first x-brace canopy):  

    By freeflydemon, March 4, 2007
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    • IMGR2
    • March 12, 2007

75. Best Performance wingloading....  

    By vdschoor, January 20, 2005
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    • Dutton
    • January 25, 2005

76. What canopy to try next??  

    By WrongWay, February 2, 2004
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    • dgskydive
    • February 6, 2004

77. worlds longest swoop from a plane across flat ground?  

    By rhys, February 16, 2006
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    • robap26
    • February 23, 2006

78. barrel rolls under canopy  

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

79. CPC circuit GA/TN/AL  

    By ianmdrennan, January 25, 2005
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    • Snowwhite
    • February 11, 2005

80. "B" Canopy course?  

    By Creep0321, June 23, 2012
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    • Butters
    • July 10, 2012

81. Wow !! Swoop CPC at Lake Wales  

    By CKSCUBA, February 10, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • February 20, 2008

82. REAR RISER FLARES  

    By SHARKY, April 24, 2002
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    • freeflyguy
    • April 27, 2002

83. Landing rules  

    By Flan, August 17, 2004
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    • ManBird
    • August 20, 2004

84. What would happen if you were going for a swoop landing...  

    By autoset, April 21, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • April 25, 2007

85. Is icarus into ZZ bracing too  

    By sight_burner, February 18, 2005
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    • AggieDave
    • February 25, 2005

86. Swoop Video  

    By christopherm, February 13, 2003
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    • BluDvn222
    • February 26, 2003

87. Dangers in toggle turns vs front riser turns (Adria's accident)  

    By billvon, August 23, 2004
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    • dreamsville
    • September 23, 2004

88. Have you flown a Comp Cobalt  

    By bobsled92, March 23, 2004
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    • bobsled92
    • May 5, 2004

89. Double Front Riser Help  

    By YISkyDive, March 14, 2005
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    • AggieDave
    • March 20, 2005

90. Katana, Mamba, XF2 and Blade  

    By Emu, March 31, 2008
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    • ficus
    • April 1, 2008

91. AAD fires during high performance landings  

    By michaelqld, April 28, 2009
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    • Ronaldo
    • May 7, 2009

92. Info on Dash-M  

    By rsein, March 30, 2005
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    • foxyroxtail
    • April 19, 2005

93. Crossfire 2 flight Characteristics Questions  

    By aneblett, April 24, 2006
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    • davelepka
    • May 24, 2006

94. Riser Length Vs. Harness Size  

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

95. Any one loading a Velo120 @2.1  

    By freekflyguy, March 31, 2005
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 2, 2005

96. Who has a Visions canopy  

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

97. Help Craft The Final Language For BSR Proposal  

    By FlipColmer, June 16, 2007
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    • dob
    • July 18, 2007

98. New Distance World Record  

    By madflying, May 4, 2008
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    • flipper
    • May 8, 2008

99. Stiletto or Safire2  

    By freakydiver, April 3, 2003
    • 21 replies
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    • Cacophony
    • November 3, 2004

100. High wingload/Low Jumps at your DZ (over 1.7)  

     By base698, October 14, 2003
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     • VectorBoy
     • October 17, 2003