Sabre1Lucke 0 #1 June 29, 2005 Just started with frontriser turns 90° Check the video on http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=2400 Just tell me what you think? The canopy is a Sabre1 135 loaded at 1.46 All good advice is welcome! Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #2 June 29, 2005 clicky As I was watching it for the first time I was thinking that you waiting too long to get off of the risers, but it wasn't until the camera panned that I realized it was an okay height. I'm just used to having to let off of the risers at a much higher altitude thanks to my ever so fun, yet deadly x-braced canopy. Nice job. Keep doing that for a while and you'll be ready for 180s. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyn 0 #3 June 29, 2005 At the end of your swoop it appeared you turned slightly to your left as a result of a asymmetrical flair (the end of your swoop). Another thing I would recommend (if possible, or may be due to parallax error) is to move away from the trees as they can create some nasty rotors. Other than that it looks good, keep it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andyflylife 0 #4 June 29, 2005 Nice to see some footage of people learning similar skills to me!! Just wondered what your previous swoop learning curve had comprised of. How many (if any) straight in approaches using front risers did you do before starting to add a turn? im currently doing straight ins with fronts but have being experimenting up high with altitude loss on 90's and 180s. blue skies "swooper 24/7, 365!" ME on Myspace My Project playlist Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grega 0 #5 June 30, 2005 i agree, nice turn. and as mentioned, try flying the swoop, meaning pull your both toggles symetricaly, or if that was a rotor that turned the canopy correct the action with other toggle. try to keep the wing directly above your head during the swoop (unless you wanna carve but that's another story). And don't do just a couple more of swoops with this turn, do hundreds more swoops with this turn. you can get toooons of speed out of a 90 if everything (height, turn ratio, pulling toggles,...) is done perfectly. squeeze every last possible meter out of a 90 turn before switching to 180. If i see right you have whole lot more potential ouf of a 90 degree turn... long swoops, and stay safe"George just lucky i guess!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
