Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. CP 2016 Event master  

   By Peterkallehave, December 11, 2015
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   • moonjumpster
   • May 13, 2016

2. 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

3. Manufacturers set too short brake lines?  

   By druspork, March 30, 2005
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   • murps2000
   • April 3, 2005

4. XAOS 21 VS XAOS 27  

   By Deano, March 7, 2007
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   • ORANGENBLUE
   • March 16, 2007

5. Elliptical or semi-elliptical ?   1 2

   By Stealth, October 1, 2003
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   • ianmdrennan
   • November 21, 2003

6. should I, or shouldn't i...?  

   By lilchief, October 28, 2008
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   • jurgencamps
   • November 16, 2008

7. I wanna be a swooper!  

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

8. Wing loading  

   By garyharbird, June 2, 2003
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   • crazy
   • June 5, 2003

9. Density-Altitude  

   By quade, January 17, 2002
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   • PalmettoTiger
   • February 1, 2002

10. Head protection   1 2

    By ianmdrennan, May 23, 2007
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    • Widgeon
    • June 6, 2007

11. Canopy Question:   1 2

    By Kimblair13, April 9, 2004
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    • AggieDave
    • April 15, 2004

12. belly bands  

    By raymod2, August 28, 2014
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 15, 2014

13. Logical next step...?  

    By TikiMan, April 13, 2013
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    • danielcroft
    • April 15, 2013

14. Lineset choice  

    By AggieDave, October 28, 2008
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    • AggieDave
    • November 5, 2008

15. Swoop Noodles, what's your thoughts? Good idea/bad idea?   1 2

    By LawnDart21, August 21, 2002
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    • weid14
    • August 24, 2002

16. dragging a foot on swoop - dangers????  

    By Unutsch, December 6, 2002
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    • grega
    • December 12, 2002

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

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

18. Small Canopies and cypres's???   1 2

    By garyharbird, June 6, 2003
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    • DutchSkyCam
    • June 12, 2003

19. Injuries?  

    By apoil, December 5, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • December 18, 2002

20. I just upsized my reserve.   1 2

    By marks, February 13, 2007
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    • superstu
    • June 8, 2007

21. Swooping in Lodi?  

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

22. Rear Risers During Swoop  

    By base698, February 11, 2002
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    • freeflyguy
    • February 13, 2002

23. New swooping terms (ADD YOURS)   1 2

    By twnsnd, January 2, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • January 4, 2008

24. Swoop Week On-line registration  

    By LoudDan, August 6, 2008
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    • LoudDan
    • August 24, 2008

25. Crossfire 129 at 200 jumps?   1 2

    By sakaad, May 12, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • May 16, 2005

26. Xbrace misconception   1 2

    By cloud9, July 19, 2003
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    • ManBird
    • July 25, 2003

27. JFX2  

    By racer42, December 18, 2019
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    • jmagill
    • September 23, 2020

28. Shutting down a canopy loaded above 1.7 EMERGENCY!   1 2

    By rhino, February 20, 2002
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    • rhino
    • February 22, 2002

29. Katana q   1 2

    By UKFSChick, July 23, 2006
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    • Vertifly
    • July 27, 2006

30. Canopy selection help?  

    By kawisixer01, August 7, 2017
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    • skydave238
    • August 12, 2017

31. JVX and Velocity competition results...   1 2

    By CanopyPiloting, June 12, 2006
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    • marks
    • June 15, 2006

32. Speed record  

    By x3mcam, July 5, 2002
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    • skycat
    • August 4, 2002

33. brian germain's new canopy   1 2

    By skygod7777, March 2, 2003
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    • Jimbo
    • March 16, 2003

34. Riser Length-Effects on Opening Characteristics?  

    By Velopilot, February 10, 2004
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    • Velopilot
    • February 14, 2004

35. Diablo pilots  

    By wlie, April 8, 2002
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    • rhino
    • April 16, 2002

36. Too small, too soon...   1 2

    By frost, August 18, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • September 7, 2006

37. Fluid Wings WairWolf  

    By 28337, November 3, 2019
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    • rjklein4470
    • July 27, 2020

38. Old Velo VS. New Velo  

    By shawnstarr, January 4, 2007
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    • polarbear
    • January 8, 2007

39. Xaos-91 RDS on a VX-89  

    By ke-aloha, January 11, 2012
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    • ke-aloha
    • January 15, 2012

40. front riser traps fingers on landing  

    By countfunkular, September 21, 2012
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    • DocPop
    • September 28, 2012

41. Comp Cobalt to be delivered today!!!!   1 2 3 4

    By kansasskydiver, September 26, 2003
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    • TALONSKY
    • October 6, 2003

42. loosening chest strap/leaning forward   1 2

    By jf951, February 1, 2010
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    • rhys
    • February 17, 2010

43. Psychology of Big Pond Swooping   1 2

    By NewClearSports, June 11, 2007
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    • jmd
    • July 5, 2007

44. JVX all sail production  

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

45. South African National Canopy Piloting Championships Results  

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

46. Wet canopy at a pond swoop comp  

    By CanEHdian, April 21, 2004
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    • Cloggy
    • May 7, 2004

47. Who owns Icarus   1 2

    By kj126, August 26, 2004
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    • jose
    • September 2, 2004

48. Quad bracing  

    By cpoxon, July 30, 2014
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    • Remster
    • August 4, 2014

49. JVX all sail questions  

    By Jiggs, June 1, 2009
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    • NexGenSkydiver
    • June 9, 2009

50. Tail Bounce on Front riser approach   1 2

    By kremins, February 10, 2003
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    • flyhi
    • February 16, 2003

51. safire2 and crossfire2 1.6  

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

52. Why would you want to??????   1 2

    By dgskydive, September 19, 2003
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    • beowulf
    • September 22, 2003

53. Anyone take the Canopy Control Class   1 2

    By Michele, October 21, 2002
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    • Michele
    • November 12, 2002

54. Field Elevation  

    By scott2002, June 12, 2002
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    • billvon
    • June 14, 2002

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

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

56. Velo: 84/90  

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

57. What to do next?  

    By Deimian, August 24, 2016
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    • Deimian
    • August 30, 2016

58. Going from PD to Icarus   1 2

    By Aylett2004, September 29, 2003
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    • bendywendy
    • October 3, 2003

59. A canopy to start?  

    By Nos1s, May 10, 2015
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    • Nos1s
    • May 18, 2015

60. Zzzzzz .... max loading on PDF canopy and reserve?   1 2

    By crashtested, July 12, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 16, 2008

61. WOHOOOOOWWWW   1 2

    By AiRpollUtiOn, June 16, 2002
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    • diver123
    • June 29, 2002

62. Swooping.... No Thank You!   1 2

    By Jabeln79, February 16, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • February 26, 2002

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

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

64. Full brake and Full flight hook turn characteristics? anyone   1 2 3

    By shadowswoop97, July 5, 2006
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    • cessna54tango
    • August 3, 2006

65. Have you flown a Comp Cobalt  

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

66. Wingload Calculation  

    By FreakOnALeash, March 7, 2002
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    • prost
    • March 7, 2002

67. dual front risers or just one   1 2

    By flyingarab, June 8, 2004
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    • hookitt
    • June 14, 2004

68. What makes a canopy swoop?  

    By Hubsu, January 8, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • January 21, 2004

69. nzaerosports sofia (for speed rounds)  

    By Greig474, May 18, 2014
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    • bucketlistpilot
    • October 21, 2014

70. Swooping a hang glider  

    By flyingZippy, January 9, 2014
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    • yoink
    • January 15, 2014

71. slider stowing   1 2

    By MrHixxx, February 13, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 19, 2003

72. down sizing vs down wind  

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

73. when is a pond swoop a pond swoop?  

    By skyedivr, October 7, 2002
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    • skygod7777
    • October 7, 2002

74. Heli?  

    By jayach05, May 29, 2013
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    • jjudd
    • June 6, 2013

75. Tesla replacement from Fluid?  

    By jcbfly, July 6, 2018
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    • lazdog23
    • May 15, 2019

76. Katana or Crossfire 2  

    By mac2501, September 22, 2006
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    • ntacfreefly
    • September 26, 2006

77. conflict after canopy ride  

    By michaelflying, April 24, 2003
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    • rhino
    • May 2, 2003

78. how you loosen the chest strap?  

    By drenaline, July 16, 2002
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    • DanG
    • July 23, 2002

79. Swoops from 300ft to 665ft   1 2

    By NewClearSports, December 2, 2006
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    • crewkeith
    • December 9, 2006

80. Trouble with landing accuracy/patterns  

    By emmiwy, April 20, 2010
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    • emmiwy
    • April 27, 2010

81. Which crossbrace Canopy have the lowest front riser pressure? Velo, VX, V-Max, or what ever?  

    By mar.rei, November 30, 2009
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    • rhys
    • December 6, 2009

82. Safety in High-Performance Canopy Piloting   1 2

    By conor, January 20, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 22, 2004

83. Weapon of choice  

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

84. Which method produces more speed for the swoop??   1 2

    By rhino, May 12, 2003
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    • listo
    • May 15, 2003

85. Crossover   1 2

    By billvon, February 20, 2006
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    • frenchyflyer
    • February 22, 2006

86. How to flare.  

    By drenaline, May 26, 2002
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    • alan
    • May 29, 2002

87. Atrocious decision to swoop in a "speedglider"  

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

88. PD optimum reserve for swoopers  

    By dream23, April 10, 2015
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    • roostnureye
    • April 22, 2015

89. How much Altitude do you loose on a 90, and 180 turn?  

    By Viking, January 4, 2006
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    • m1keymike
    • January 6, 2006

90. " Flying through the opening"  

    By cmejump2, July 16, 2010
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    • Throttlebender
    • November 10, 2010

91. Starting hookturns in full flight or a braked aproach   1 2

    By eugeneskydiver, December 19, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 1, 2004

92. How Many Do You Stand Up?  

    By flyhi, June 18, 2008
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    • crashtested
    • July 26, 2008

93. night pondswoop competition z-hills mar 19  

    By kazsheekey, February 25, 2005
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    • ivanrockon
    • March 21, 2005

94. Flying and landing Stiletto 135   1 2

    By tomin, January 19, 2006
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    • mircan
    • January 16, 2008

95. so tell me what you think of my swoop   1 2

    By skygod7777, March 18, 2003
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    • ManBird
    • April 3, 2003

96. CPAFL #3 Sebastian  

    By bbl, March 18, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • April 18, 2008

97. Swoop with a spectre, good or bad?  

    By drenaline, October 4, 2003
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    • skybytch
    • October 11, 2003

98. Australian Nationals?  

    By superstu, February 20, 2010
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    • michaelqld
    • March 22, 2010

99. 99 Crossire 2 vs Neos 99  

    By traker, August 23, 2016
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    • DJL
    • October 5, 2016

100. Crossfire 139 to katana 120  

     By Meatmissil3, November 5, 2012
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     • castrodavidd
     • November 21, 2012