Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. 5ft inflatable swoop pylons  

   By JohnnyW, April 4, 2017
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   • berchtoldaj
   • April 4, 2017

2. Fluid Wings  

   By sswain, March 20, 2017
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   • Alexg3265
   • March 28, 2017

3. gSwoop 2.0   1 2 3

   By raymod2, March 12, 2015
   • 53 replies
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   • raymod2
   • March 7, 2017

4. Anybody flown a Tesla?  

   By EvilGenius, February 9, 2017
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   • Crispy.
   • February 15, 2017

5. Using weights  

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

6. A Better Canopy Wing Loading Calculator  

   By darklow, May 25, 2014
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   • darklow
   • February 7, 2017

7. PD Valkyrie comparison to NZ JPX Leia  

   By topspark101, December 9, 2016
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   • mchamp
   • January 11, 2017

8. PD Reserves   1 2

   By freeflyfree, September 27, 2016
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   • JerryBaumchen
   • January 6, 2017

9. Using front risers for penetrating winds  

   By jheadley, April 21, 2005
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   • davenuk
   • December 14, 2016

10. Valkyrie Lineset Improvement Notice   1 2

    By 28337, October 14, 2016
    • 26 replies
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    • skow
    • December 13, 2016

11. Recovery Arc vs. Wind Speed   1 2 3 4 5

    By jtravis121, October 24, 2016
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    • Bufobufo
    • November 8, 2016

12. Problems with accuracy and landing a 220  

    By DemolitionDarby, July 6, 2016
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    • Anachronist
    • November 7, 2016

13. 99 Crossire 2 vs Neos 99  

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

14. http://democanopy.com  

    By traker, September 5, 2016
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    • Deyan
    • October 2, 2016

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

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

16. Next canopy in Progression  

    By xijonix, September 8, 2016
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    • Di0
    • September 16, 2016

17. Katana 97 - Tight Tail Roll Causes Twists  

    By Shivinski, September 8, 2016
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    • skow
    • September 15, 2016

18. Peregrine: Gravity is a lie  

    By Jason1996, August 28, 2016
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    • aaronschimke
    • September 7, 2016

19. What to do next?  

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

20. Ultra Performance Canopies & AAD   1 2

    By jacketsdb23, May 27, 2015
    • 45 replies
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    • MrHixxx
    • August 24, 2016

21. Small Aff Jumper - Right Canopy?  

    By KaLexiSPEED, August 11, 2016
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    • KaLexiSPEED
    • August 22, 2016

22. Valkyrie pics   1 2 3

    By Skydive2, February 24, 2015
    • 53 replies
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    • danielcroft
    • August 21, 2016

23. History of swooping  

    By dzswoop717, September 28, 2015
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    • Bob_Church
    • August 20, 2016

24. Katana 107 loaded 1.7 what's next?  

    By Ronsebag, December 25, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • Jason1996
    • August 8, 2016

25. Love this canopy (first jump)  

    By Jason1996, August 7, 2016
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    • Jason1996
    • August 7, 2016

26. Hatred towards audible alarms  

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

27. More accuracy landing with a pulse 230 - would a silhouette be a better option  

    By pjdonovan, April 6, 2016
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    • timrf79
    • June 29, 2016

28. Best camera angle/view for self-analysis/debrief of swoop attempts  

    By degeneration, May 11, 2016
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    • hodges
    • June 7, 2016

29. CP 2016 Event master  

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

30. Thoughts about the Sensei?  

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

31. Surviving Swooping by Brian Germain  

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

32. VK slider   1 2

    By skydivebb, May 18, 2015
    • 39 replies
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    • cmulli4
    • April 23, 2016

33. Freestyle moves  

    By hexentrics, April 15, 2016
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    • Brutus
    • April 18, 2016

34. Chaming Games  

    By tontonBlurp, April 14, 2016
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    • tontonBlurp
    • April 14, 2016

35. benefits of bigger turns  

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

36. turning the wrong way?   1 2

    By ridebmxbikes, February 14, 2016
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    • ridebmxbikes
    • February 25, 2016

37. Wingovers  

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

38. iOS Wing Load Calculator  

    By ealeksandrov, August 26, 2015
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    • JaiDiver
    • February 15, 2016

39. Body position on high performace openings   1 2

    By zsombi, May 31, 2015
    • 42 replies
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    • zsombi
    • February 14, 2016

40. Leia vs VK  

    By nzdan, June 10, 2015
    • 10 replies
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    • angryelf
    • February 3, 2016

41. Data on canopy flight.....  

    By Ron, January 18, 2016
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    • skow
    • January 20, 2016

42. Split Flight-1 Canopy Coaching - Florida  

    By TorukMakto, January 20, 2016
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    • TorukMakto
    • January 20, 2016

43. CP Regional Judge Rating and Rule Review for Competitors  

    By missbrz, January 13, 2016
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    • missbrz
    • January 13, 2016

44. Finger caught in rear riser while landing JVX 99  

    By Kurbe105, December 17, 2015
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    • Kurbe105
    • January 1, 2016

45. RDS Lanyard material vs Lineburn?!  

    By Pobrause, November 12, 2015
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    • Pobrause
    • December 22, 2015

46. Vigil Xtreme  

    By Willi91, December 20, 2015
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    • gowlerk
    • December 20, 2015

47. Picking the right AAD  

    By freeflyit, December 6, 2015
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    • danielcroft
    • December 18, 2015

48. In full light  

    By tontonBlurp, December 11, 2015
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    • tontonBlurp
    • December 11, 2015

49. VX with a JVX line set  

    By TheCaptain, March 14, 2013
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    • danielcroft
    • November 11, 2015

50. Jvx Or Vx with mods?   1 2

    By rhys, August 14, 2006
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    • Armin
    • November 10, 2015

51. largest cross braced canopy?  

    By ShotterMG, September 30, 2015
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    • virgin-burner
    • November 2, 2015

52. Is it even beneficial to start swooping under a certain types of canopies ?   1 2

    By yvanpec, October 18, 2015
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    • Joellercoaster
    • October 23, 2015

53. should I take a canopy control course?  

    By keithbar, September 10, 2015
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    • keithbar
    • October 22, 2015

54. Swoop shoes  

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

55. What is 'in the corner'?  

    By freeflyit, October 7, 2015
    • 8 replies
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    • raymod2
    • October 17, 2015

56. Connected front- and rearrisers  

    By maggyrider, October 1, 2015
    • 6 replies
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    • skymeat
    • October 5, 2015

57. Fluid Wings 9 cell x-brace  

    By skow, September 29, 2015
    • 2 replies
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    • NexGenSkydiver
    • September 30, 2015

58. Griffin 135 Canapy  

    By zulu, September 14, 2015
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    • piisfish
    • September 16, 2015

59. Manual for Pisa Hornet  

    By vellu, August 26, 2015
    • 4 replies
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    • wasatchrider
    • September 12, 2015

60. Hop & Pop definition  

    By basweiler, August 25, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • jbscout2002
    • September 10, 2015

61. Gswoop issue  

    By blkhwkmech89, September 4, 2015
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    • raymod2
    • September 9, 2015

62. World Cup Logo  

    By xsniper, September 1, 2015
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    • Brutus
    • September 3, 2015

63. Fluid Wings Helix 79 / VK79 / Hybrid Leia 79  

    By danielcroft, August 11, 2015
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    • danielcroft
    • August 26, 2015

64. Weather and openings  

    By Pablo.Moreno, May 27, 2015
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    • Pablo.Moreno
    • August 17, 2015

65. Conflicting Advise on going elliptical vs downsizing  

    By Twitch_13, August 5, 2015
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    • Pendragon
    • August 6, 2015

66. Ball Pit  

    By Bloomin0nion12, July 28, 2015
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    • skow
    • July 29, 2015

67. So I inadvertantly entered a swoop contest  

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

68. Velo popper mod  

    By freekflyguy, February 12, 2015
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    • d100965
    • July 24, 2015

69. Future of canopy piloting for people that aren't ready for a VK/Leia?   1 2

    By lyosha, July 6, 2015
    • 28 replies
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    • Yanni
    • July 21, 2015

70. Valkyrie 67 demo first jumps   1 2 3 4

    By cmulli4, March 24, 2015
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    • CrazyL
    • July 11, 2015

71. Calendar for european swoop competitions?  

    By vibeke, July 8, 2015
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    • Peterkallehave
    • July 9, 2015

72. CP 2015 Event Master  

    By RichLees, January 4, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • raymod2
    • July 8, 2015

73. FlySight mount for swooping  

    By danielcroft, May 15, 2015
    • 14 replies
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    • Jon26
    • July 2, 2015

74. The step up in performance of the latest generation of HP canopies.  

    By trigger, June 29, 2015
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    • trigger
    • July 2, 2015

75. Speed vs. wingload  

    By skow, June 26, 2015
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    • uer16
    • June 30, 2015

76. New European pond  

    By skydivex3m, June 17, 2015
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    • SVinRider
    • June 18, 2015

77. Spectre vs Saphire 2  

    By Darkblue, June 13, 2015
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    • Bufobufo
    • June 18, 2015

78. 2016 Nationals in April?!?!?!  

    By hokierower, April 17, 2015
    • 10 replies
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    • tkhayes
    • June 11, 2015

79. Turns under canopy  

    By EvilGenius, June 9, 2015
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    • raymod2
    • June 10, 2015

80. pd's orange vectran  

    By shogo, June 8, 2015
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    • shogo
    • June 8, 2015

81. N3. Density altitude vs. Pressure altitude (QNE)  

    By skydivebb, May 7, 2015
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    • WickedWingsuits
    • May 21, 2015

82. A canopy to start?  

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

83. PD Prototype  

    By maggyrider, May 11, 2015
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    • yoink
    • May 16, 2015

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

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

85. Valkyrie 79 / Leia 79 comparison  

    By danielcroft, March 25, 2015
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    • danielcroft
    • May 4, 2015

86. Nice performance  

    By tontonBlurp, April 29, 2015
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    • DocPop
    • April 30, 2015

87. PD optimum reserve for swoopers  

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

88. Dynamic speedflying !!  

    By tontonBlurp, April 10, 2015
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    • tontonBlurp
    • April 10, 2015

89. Safire 1 / Safire 2. vs sabre 1 sabre 2  

    By keithbar, April 6, 2015
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    • mattjw916
    • April 7, 2015

90. Safire 3 prototype  

    By danielcroft, April 3, 2015
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    • Sakeryzf
    • April 3, 2015

91. My evil little princess, Leia 66.6  

    By cs_troyk, March 31, 2015
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    • OzzieDave
    • April 3, 2015

92. Swoop recording  

    By DougH, April 3, 2015
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    • DougH
    • April 3, 2015

93. Crossfire wing load   1 2

    By freeflydemon, July 20, 2005
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    • parad0x
    • April 2, 2015

94. Drop zone is thinking about banning turns over 90°   1 2

    By Marc84, July 19, 2014
    • 34 replies
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    • skydivah1
    • March 29, 2015

95. riser pressure   1 2

    By uberchris, September 21, 2012
    • 49 replies
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    • Kurbe105
    • March 28, 2015

96. USPA CP Nationals Schedule  

    By jacketsdb23, March 16, 2015
    • 3 replies
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    • hokierower
    • March 22, 2015

97. The flying viking ..  

    By tontonBlurp, March 19, 2015
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    • tontonBlurp
    • March 19, 2015

98. Xaos 21 opinions  

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

99. PD Velocity Recovery arc? "The Sweet Spot"  

    By Timmeeh, January 13, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • aarco
    • March 14, 2015

100. Any West Coast swoop comps for 2015 season  

     By cs_troyk, March 3, 2015
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     • cs_troyk
     • March 3, 2015