High performance canopy speed questions...

[BravestDog 0]

When you see the jumpers flying the high speed canopies...what kind of ground speeds are they getting assuming there is no wind?

How do you make the canopy go faster relative to ground speed?

How do you make them go slower...?

Can someone tell me about speeds, both vertically and horizontally, in normal flight and turns, with high performance canopies and then compare that to the lower performance squares so we have a comparison?

Thanks

[Skyvixen 0]

Speed depends on type of canopy, your wing loading, if you use your front risers , and when you turn on final approach

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[AggieDave 6]

Hooknswoop was clocked doing something like 98mph in his hook turn and around 60mph during his swoop, but he was very new to his VX 60 at that point. I know he's gone faster then that since then.

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[bbarnhouse 0]

Try asking this in the swooping and canopy control forum?

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

Correct, little sister. Please as the relevant quesion on the pertineant forum.