Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. LEARNING how to swoop, long or short recovery arc?   1 2 3

   By jheadley, May 2, 2006
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   • GQ_jumper
   • May 15, 2006

2. Learning to swoop wingloading   1 2

   By tetra316, April 5, 2005
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   • raymod2
   • April 6, 2005

3. Weight Vest  

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

4. When Should The Thought Of Swooping.....   1 2 3

   By rgoper, March 9, 2002
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   • polarbear
   • March 14, 2002

5. How much height does your canopy lose on 180 degree frontriser turs?   1 2 3

   By HCnorway, May 23, 2003
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • July 16, 2003

6. Canopy Piloting World Cup   1 2 3

   By almacartney, February 8, 2005
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   • superstu
   • February 17, 2005

7. Question: Highest Pull Altitude?   1 2

   By Kramer, August 4, 2003
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   • nicknitro71
   • August 26, 2003

8. triple crown results?  

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

9. Safire2 or Sabre2   1 2

   By Stealth, May 13, 2004
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   • DancingFlame
   • October 15, 2004

10. Is icarus into ZZ bracing too  

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

11. benefits of bigger turns  

    By raymod2, March 15, 2016
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    • raymod2
    • March 17, 2016

12. Slider Question   1 2 3

    By blu, March 27, 2006
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    • Spizzzarko
    • April 14, 2006

13. So Brian Germain got me thinking...   1 2

    By millertime24, January 23, 2010
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    • Reginald
    • January 30, 2010

14. Straight-In Velocity landings   1 2 3

    By somethingbitme, December 10, 2005
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    • JohnnyD
    • January 6, 2006

15. Tail flutter during high speed dive  

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

16. No stabilizers(JVX)=less drag???   1 2

    By morris, November 24, 2006
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    • skygod7777
    • January 9, 2007

17. Ghostrider videos?  

    By addicted, July 20, 2004
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    • goose491
    • July 27, 2004

18. Colorado GoFast and CPC Video  

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

19. Whys the limit on the 360?   1 2

    By jeremyneas, February 26, 2004
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    • ChasingBlueSky
    • March 23, 2004

20. First canopy   1 2

    By flyingstrauss, April 13, 2010
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    • millertimeunc
    • April 23, 2010

21. Aerodyne Zulu vs Crossfire 3  

    By DemolitionDarby, September 20, 2017
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    • CrashProne
    • September 22, 2017

22. Effects of leaning forward/backwards in harness  

    By HUPRA, January 5, 2013
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    • morris
    • February 9, 2013

23. 2007 PD/Fastrax Challenge Scores   1 2

    By chayes12, January 8, 2007
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    • RickyGood
    • September 28, 2007

24. Problem- Safire 2   1 2

    By Rstanley0312, October 6, 2008
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    • Rstanley0312
    • October 14, 2008

25. 1.1:1 or 1.0:1   1 2

    By Viking, April 15, 2002
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    • polarbear
    • April 21, 2002

26. Demon  

    By cjr184, September 9, 2003
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    • pancho135
    • September 15, 2003

27. Fluid Wings HK | HKT  

    By sswain, October 24, 2018
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    • 28337
    • November 11, 2018

28. hooking it in...   1 2 3

    By sgt_ludy, October 10, 2005
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    • marks
    • October 18, 2005

29. Swoop shoes  

    By hokierower, September 14, 2015
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    • yvanpec
    • October 19, 2015

30. Rear Riser Landings  

    By georgechurchill, October 12, 2003
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    • freeflyguy
    • October 17, 2003

31. High wing loading on Katana's  

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

32. Getting into higher performance landings....   1 2 3

    By ManFallDown, July 19, 2005
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    • drhox
    • July 25, 2005

33. Turns to double fronts   1 2

    By SethInMI, October 21, 2008
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • November 10, 2008

34. Safer on lighter wing loading?...Velocity or Stiletto?  

    By devin2477, April 30, 2013
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    • FB1609
    • May 13, 2013

35. what xbraced canopy do you fly?   1 2

    By superstu, February 6, 2005
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    • mgattini
    • February 21, 2005

36. Need advice on a TEMPO 170 loaded at 1.15   1 2

    By Signo, March 23, 2005
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    • rsein
    • March 31, 2005

37. performance of crossfire 2 129 at lower than "recommended" wing loading  

    By wonderwoman07, April 23, 2006
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    • ryoder
    • April 27, 2006

38. "Old School" canopy myths   1 2

    By AggieDave, November 14, 2003
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    • relyon
    • November 21, 2003

39. What is a swoop anyway?   1 2

    By hackish, July 23, 2008
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    • masterrigger1
    • August 11, 2008

40. DZ's that have restrictions on swooping  

    By Sonicfreefly, June 1, 2007
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    • Allballs
    • June 12, 2007

41. Just starting to "swoop"...advice?   1 2

    By Kynan1, August 15, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 24, 2008

42. Skydive Houston Swoops   1 2

    By FemaleFlyer, October 10, 2005
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    • hookitt
    • October 13, 2005

43. Ideal Skydive Canopy for Ground launching  

    By RickyGood, September 17, 2007
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    • superstu
    • October 12, 2007

44. xbraced boring?   1 2

    By newswooper, May 8, 2007
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    • dploi
    • July 11, 2007

45. Lazy boy   1 2

    By proswooper, October 1, 2004
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    • proswooper
    • October 6, 2004

46. TX CPC2 pics.  

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

47. Thoughts about the Sensei?  

    By NV1, April 7, 2016
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    • cmulli4
    • May 1, 2016

48. AEROS Ballistic 115 in USA!  

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

49. Dive Loops?  

    By dharma1976, October 9, 2005
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    • woodpecker
    • October 14, 2005

50. Swooping perception?   1 2

    By RichM, August 17, 2002
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    • crazy
    • September 2, 2002

51. So I inadvertantly entered a swoop contest  

    By gunsmokex, July 21, 2015
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    • DocPop
    • July 26, 2015

52. Front risers approach question.   1 2 3 4

    By SuperKat, September 9, 2004
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    • SuperKat
    • September 21, 2004

53. Blade Running or how to speed up the canopy if you are on the mountain   1 2

    By LittleSkyWitch, December 9, 2003
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    • KEVINLOVE
    • November 6, 2007

54. I can't flare right!  

    By Koolihan, May 1, 2018
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    • Crispy.
    • May 9, 2018

55. first elliptical canopy?   1 2

    By justchrisdsp, August 4, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • August 18, 2005

56. Who has a Visions canopy  

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

57. Speedfly Soboba Southern California?  

    By p3h, March 19, 2012
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    • birdtrick
    • April 15, 2012

58. Dont' touch the front risers  

    By Tunc, April 13, 2012
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    • rwieder
    • April 25, 2012

59. Swoop Week and Nationals  

    By blazetailman, October 22, 2009
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    • Bill_K
    • October 26, 2009

60. Canopy design questions   1 2

    By flyinryan, September 25, 2002
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    • Ron
    • December 2, 2002

61. Packing tips  

    By blu, November 27, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 3, 2003

62. Speed Riding Q's  

    By northcave, March 13, 2008
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    • justinhawxhurst
    • March 17, 2008

63. accuracy laning on a target  

    By thegman, September 10, 2002
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    • PacemakerOne
    • March 5, 2004

64. Cobalt: Flies "bigger"??   1 2

    By WrongWay, April 24, 2004
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    • johnny1488
    • April 29, 2004

65. Time to get a 'speed' cypres2?   1 2

    By Miami, August 28, 2006
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    • Miami
    • September 11, 2006

66. "Out of the Blue" has launched...  

    By proswoopingtour, June 14, 2003
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    • kansasskydiver
    • September 16, 2003

67. How to sink in a X-braced wing?   1 2

    By Swoopthereitis, February 12, 2004
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    • alan
    • February 19, 2004

68. Pro-track final alarm.  

    By base698, October 6, 2003
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    • AggieDave
    • December 22, 2012

69. Tips on Spectre landings?  

    By timbarrett, December 28, 2005
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    • garywainwright
    • January 5, 2006

70. Xaos 21 opinions  

    By Helmut, January 30, 2015
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    • aarco
    • March 14, 2015

71. cobalt wingloading?   1 2

    By rmcvey, September 8, 2002
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    • rhino
    • September 19, 2002

72. landing the safire  

    By pal, May 21, 2002
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    • mountainman
    • June 13, 2002

73. Black Daggers: Demonstrators NOT Swoopers  

    By katiebear21, November 16, 2004
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    • skybum1
    • December 17, 2004

74. How do you do your final turn on a swoop?  

    By sabrepilot25, March 3, 2010
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    • sabrepilot25
    • March 21, 2010

75. Wingovers  

    By Yanni, February 16, 2016
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    • skow
    • February 23, 2016

76. Advice to new swoppers aka baby swoopers   1 2

    By airborne82nd, January 1, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • January 4, 2007

77. New Distance World Record  

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

78. Sabre 2 120 1.6wl  

    By ZZharo, August 28, 2013
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    • Remster
    • August 29, 2013

79. Good ways to learn to swoop.  

    By jloirsdaan, January 12, 2006
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    • marks
    • January 20, 2006

80. 90,180 or 270   1 2 3 4

    By m1keymike, December 18, 2005
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    • robap26
    • February 26, 2006

81. Leaning forward while swooping..   1 2 3 4

    By perse, October 23, 2005
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    • jurgencamps
    • December 7, 2005

82. Toggle Turns  

    By Designer, April 28, 2002
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    • weber
    • May 9, 2002

83. Surviving Swooping by Brian Germain  

    By morris, April 23, 2016
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    • BigMark
    • April 24, 2016

84. 270 degree approaches   1 2

    By ccowden, December 9, 2003
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    • davelepka
    • December 13, 2003

85. looping   1 2

    By scotttodaro, November 1, 2005
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    • chris74
    • December 30, 2005

86. Nitron???  

    By ccowden, July 3, 2003
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    • chaoskitty
    • July 22, 2008

87. Thank you all for constantly reminding me to always follow the canopy below me.....  

    By NicoNYC, October 17, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • October 21, 2002

88. Opening High for Bad Spots   1 2 3

    By BrianSGermain, February 16, 2004
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    • mnischalke
    • February 20, 2004

89. katana to velo  

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

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

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

91. H.M.A line set jumpers   1 2 3

    By rcc, December 2, 2005
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    • rcc
    • December 6, 2005

92. Object Swooping...  

    By Bill_K, February 27, 2013
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    • jacketsdb23
    • March 4, 2013

93. mile hi CPC?   1 2

    By RADskydiver, August 2, 2005
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    • Rookie120
    • August 30, 2005

94. So who is interested in swooping, but afraid to post? promise,nobody will bite..   1 2 3 4 5

    By marks, June 17, 2005
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    • Mostly_Harmless
    • March 14, 2007

95. Observations from a newbie (long)   1 2

    By The111, July 10, 2006
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • July 13, 2006

96. Did you take a canopy control class?   1 2 3

    By Michele, April 23, 2003
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    • Genn
    • June 11, 2003

97. Endless Swoop Vid  

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

98. Sebastian will double prize money for FLCPA round 5   1 2 3 4

    By chayes12, October 28, 2004
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    • marks
    • December 8, 2004

99. Swoop Pond  

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

100. Preventing and Curing Line Twists  

     By Hooknswoop, February 10, 2002
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     • Kris
     • February 12, 2002