Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Colorado CPC #2 Results  

   By swoopster33, May 23, 2005
   • 19 replies
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   • Spizzzarko
   • May 24, 2005

2. Comp Velo update/replacement?  

   By cmercha, August 4, 2021
   • 19 replies
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   • nwt
   • August 18, 2021

3. Swoop Week On-line registration  

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

4. Canopy photo  

   By justinhawxhurst, August 31, 2011
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   • mattpark
   • October 4, 2011

5. PD Video  

   By ianmdrennan, June 10, 2004
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   • yoink
   • June 22, 2004

6. katana to velocity?  

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

7. Swoop enrty altitude  

   By alan, December 13, 2003
   • 19 replies
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   • PhreeZone
   • January 7, 2004

8. Stilletto's Rock!  

   By fedykin, October 18, 2002
   • 19 replies
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   • Zoltan
   • October 21, 2002

9. Simple Canopy Control Advice Needed  

   By JayCam, June 7, 2005
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   • wmw999
   • June 16, 2005

10. Rear Riser Stalls  

    By sdctlc, December 9, 2004
    • 19 replies
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    • meatbomb
    • December 23, 2004

11. CPC and money  

    By superstu, January 18, 2006
    • 19 replies
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    • dsbbreck
    • January 22, 2006

12. FX with HMA  

    By prost, March 7, 2002
    • 19 replies
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    • GroundZero
    • March 11, 2002

13. 1st swoop canopy?  

    By AirMan, January 15, 2004
    • 19 replies
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    • ZoneRat
    • January 16, 2004

14. Wildwood Swoop Comp?  

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

15. Cut in laterals?  

    By geofsmth, October 7, 2008
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 7, 2014

16. Scared of breaking a steering line  

    By slyder2412, November 2, 2008
    • 19 replies
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    • shropshire
    • November 10, 2008

17. Downwind Turning Tendancies  

    By Hooknswoop, April 1, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • April 1, 2002

18. Riser Length-Effects on Opening Characteristics?  

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

19. in order to swoop do you need to do a hook turn?  

    By zahiv, February 12, 2004
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    • Designer
    • February 18, 2004

20. Deriving L/D from swoop  

    By yuri_base, January 20, 2008
    • 19 replies
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    • dirtpoorpacking
    • March 8, 2008

21. Pay for a coach....WTF???  

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

22. xaos 27 packing, opening, flare  

    By CKSCUBA, April 5, 2007
    • 19 replies
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    • Spizzzarko
    • April 13, 2007

23. Hatred towards audible alarms  

    By scootstevens, July 25, 2016
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    • scootstevens
    • August 5, 2016

24. Moving from 180's to 270's  

    By FFlyer, February 11, 2008
    • 19 replies
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    • FFlyer
    • February 23, 2008

25. Damn, do I have to swoop my reserve? can you help?  

    By freeflyfree, September 22, 2016
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    • mathrick
    • September 26, 2016

26. Cobalt ad in Skydiving  

    By JJohnson, May 1, 2002
    • 19 replies
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    • hookit
    • May 2, 2002

27. New PD Products???  

    By Skydive2, May 1, 2002
    • 19 replies
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    • rogue108
    • May 4, 2002

28. do Cobalts twist?  

    By ForeverDive, May 1, 2002
    • 19 replies
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 7, 2002

29. 2005 Florida swoop schedule  

    By chayes12, February 24, 2005
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    • LoudDan
    • April 1, 2005

30. new canopy material ????  

    By sight_burner, February 24, 2005
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    • sight_burner
    • March 7, 2005

31. landing the safire  

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

32. Am I doing wrong?  

    By base698, February 21, 2003
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    • blair700
    • February 28, 2003

33. Canopy choice  

    By Honeyskies, September 19, 2003
    • 19 replies
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    • skybytch
    • September 19, 2003

34. How Many Crossbraced Canopies at your DZ?  

    By Skydive2, February 26, 2003
    • 19 replies
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    • skygod7777
    • March 2, 2003

35. TX CPC Meet #1 Results  

    By tspillers, April 10, 2006
    • 19 replies
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    • Yoshi
    • April 17, 2006

36. Visual for Swooping (Was - audible for swooping?)  

    By Bolas, May 31, 2007
    • 19 replies
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    • kamalasound
    • June 6, 2007

37. Where do you usually abort your high speed landing approach?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 7, 2007
    • 19 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • June 12, 2007

38. Harness inputs under front risers.  

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

39. Springo  

    By 174fps, July 8, 2002
    • 18 replies
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    • bobsoutar
    • September 27, 2002

40. Landing in Turbulent Conditions  

    By kai2k1, April 11, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • April 20, 2005

41. Next FLCPA meet location??  

    By proswooper, September 24, 2004
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    • chayes12
    • October 14, 2004

42. Another newbie question: Diffrence between riser turns and hook turns  

    By YISkyDive, April 20, 2005
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    • YISkyDive
    • April 21, 2005

43. What efforts has your DZ made?  

    By Bolas, July 16, 2007
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    • diablopilot
    • August 3, 2007

44. conflict after canopy ride  

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

45. Addition of non-xbraced category for swoop comps  

    By PhreeZone, October 16, 2004
    • 18 replies
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • November 4, 2004

46. Initiating harness turns  

    By StreetScooby, August 19, 2009
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    • StreetScooby
    • August 21, 2009

47. Well, I'm hooked  

    By StevePhelps, October 18, 2005
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    • twnsnd
    • October 23, 2005

48. ZP exe 155 and swoop progression  

    By WayneRATS, November 10, 2003
    • 18 replies
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    • twnsnd
    • November 13, 2003

49. Canopy Questions  

    By west33freefall, June 24, 2008
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    • azureriders
    • August 14, 2008

50. Recovery Arc LONG vs SHORT  

    By leftfoot, June 30, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • July 7, 2008

51. spectre and swooping  

    By fenix.freefly, October 7, 2009
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    • Freefly710
    • October 26, 2009

52. curious: xbrace riser pressure  

    By MrBrant, October 27, 2005
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    • roq
    • October 31, 2005

53. How does a X-fire 2 perform if slightly underloaded?  

    By BlindBrick, October 28, 2005
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    • Widgeon
    • November 26, 2005

54. Wing Loading  

    By DaleThornton, January 3, 2002
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • May 1, 2007

55. The "D" Point Discussion  

    By BrianSGermain, November 4, 2009
    • 18 replies
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    • bliston
    • November 7, 2009

56. The rock point under canopy...  

    By rhino, May 30, 2003
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    • Piru
    • June 2, 2003

57. FORUM BENEFIT  

    By chachi, January 3, 2007
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    • Tonto
    • January 8, 2007

58. Black Daggers: Demonstrators NOT Swoopers  

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

59. Rear Risers During Swoop  

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

60. Faster vs. more flare power  

    By grega, June 20, 2003
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    • grega
    • June 29, 2003

61. Samurai to Velocity  

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

62. Stunt Junkies Tonight  

    By Allballs, January 29, 2007
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    • JGarcia
    • March 5, 2007

63. X-aos vs Vx  

    By blu, June 27, 2003
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    • blu
    • July 9, 2003

64. Swoop clothes  

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

65. texas cpc meets  

    By Yoshi, June 16, 2005
    • 18 replies
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    • 78RATS
    • June 20, 2005

66. Procedure for front riser approach  

    By ojf1982, March 3, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 7, 2002

67. The mechanics of swooping and speed/was "Valkyrie 67 demo first jumps"  

    By peek, May 1, 2015
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    • BMFin
    • May 6, 2015

68. If your home DZ banned swooping...  

    By gus, January 9, 2004
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    • tspillers
    • January 13, 2004

69. which digital alti is best  

    By daleskydive, March 28, 2012
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 2, 2012

70. REAL CANOPY COMPARATIVE DATA > SZ 120-135/139-150  

    By benforde, July 8, 2004
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    • diveout
    • July 13, 2004

71. Injuries?  

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

72. Downsizng Rules/Regulations  

    By michaelqld, May 2, 2012
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    • rem
    • May 16, 2012

73. Downsizing to Stilleto 150  

    By MattM, December 6, 2002
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    • MattM
    • December 27, 2002

74. canopy stability  

    By flyhy, July 28, 2003
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    • flyhy
    • August 22, 2003

75. PD Silhouette.  

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

76. 1st results from the word games  

    By speedy, July 15, 2005
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    • superstu
    • July 19, 2005

77. Byron Pond Swooping contest  

    By vdschoor, February 28, 2006
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    • skydivexxl
    • March 8, 2006

78. how to swoop  

    By aesalon, January 4, 2009
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    • sparkie
    • January 21, 2009

79. How do i start working on hitting gates?  

    By Peej, August 23, 2006
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    • Peej
    • August 24, 2006

80. Front Riser turns  

    By jrpayne, August 26, 2003
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    • jrpayne
    • August 27, 2003

81. Texas Swoopers #4 (Pre-nationals meet) Aug 7-8  

    By AggieDave, July 30, 2010
    • 18 replies
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    • AggieDave
    • August 9, 2010

82. UK Groundlaunching  

    By MOONA, August 29, 2006
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    • fedykin
    • October 25, 2006

83. My experience with the Velocity  

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

84. Luigi and JC on Discovery Channel  

    By BirdBabe1, August 30, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 26, 2006

85. XOAS-21 21sf...  

    By freeflyguy, February 2, 2003
    • 18 replies
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    • kevin922
    • February 7, 2003

86. Why does my FX suck?  

    By packing_jarrett, March 1, 2008
    • 18 replies
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    • dharma1976
    • March 7, 2008

87. Using weights  

    By freeflyit, February 2, 2017
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    • Royreader8812
    • February 9, 2017

88. Carves vs Dives  

    By Zennie, May 2, 2002
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    • DanG
    • May 16, 2002

89. Lift your legs?  

    By RichM, May 2, 2002
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    • crazy
    • June 14, 2002

90. Which gets the better Swoop?  

    By Freakflyer804, September 3, 2003
    • 18 replies
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    • Kirils
    • September 5, 2003

91. Cobalt 120 vs Stilleto 135  

    By jt40ronin, September 16, 2003
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    • NewClearSports
    • September 26, 2003

92. Blade?  

    By obi, September 16, 2003
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    • lister55
    • April 8, 2004

93. Katana or Crossfire 2  

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

94. Canopy question  

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

95. World Cup 2005 Results  

    By pinkskyvan, August 25, 2005
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    • marks
    • September 7, 2005

96. Nitro...Flies Big?  

    By WeakMindedFool, September 15, 2004
    • 18 replies
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    • stayhigh
    • March 1, 2010

97. Down-sizing  

    By BrianSGermain, April 1, 2004
    • 18 replies
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    • johnny1488
    • April 3, 2004

98. SWOOPING AT WFFC  

    By effinjump, June 19, 2002
    • 18 replies
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    • Deleted
    • July 7, 2002

99. Anyone have a Video of someone swooping a Nitron or a Nitro?  

    By gubitarr, May 15, 2009
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    • yoink
    • October 17, 2009

100. cypres 2  

     By lazyfrog, September 29, 2003
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     • craddock
     • October 5, 2003