Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Differences in bailout technique from comp wings to others  

   By TommyBotten, May 3, 2017
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   • TommyBotten
   • May 23, 2017

2. Got to jump my new Velocity canopy today   1 2

   By CanuckInUSA, January 23, 2005
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   • Sabre1Lucke
   • December 10, 2010

3. Cross wind landing on reserve  

   By alexafox, November 12, 2012
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   • Guinness_fr
   • November 14, 2012

4. Downsizing to crossfire 2  

   By gmac324, November 26, 2003
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   • skyshimas
   • April 26, 2009

5. Good canopy for learning to swoop?   1 2 3

   By tetra316, June 23, 2005
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   • Rain-man
   • July 3, 2005

6. Swooping a Spectre   1 2

   By gus, July 12, 2002
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   • freeflir29
   • September 7, 2002

7. Lead packaging for weight belts?  

   By SRI85, August 22, 2012
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   • SRI85
   • September 7, 2012

8. Velo popper mod  

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

9. Newbie pond swooping, tips, tricks, advice?  

   By Peej, December 18, 2006
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   • Peej
   • December 26, 2006

10. Losing altitude in your carves in wind versus no wind   1 2 3 4

    By CanuckInUSA, November 10, 2003
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    • Hooknswoop
    • November 25, 2003

11. Neos Vs Crossfire2 ?? Any crossfire Flyers know?   1 2

    By CKSCUBA, May 8, 2007
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    • jacco
    • May 18, 2007

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

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

13. Swoop Pond Sizing Question  

    By Skydive2, May 13, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 16, 2002

14. Katana vs Neos  

    By Pobrause, August 17, 2014
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    • smith1390
    • October 17, 2014

15. Aerodyne Sensei  

    By Learnskydiving, June 4, 2014
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    • diablopilot
    • June 11, 2014

16. Entry into the world of swooping   1 2

    By j3zz, November 15, 2004
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    • Bartje
    • November 29, 2004

17. Hatred towards audible alarms  

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

18. 170 katana @ 450 jumps   1 2 3

    By agent_lead, March 12, 2008
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    • agent_lead
    • April 10, 2008

19. Coccyx Protector  

    By HUPRA, November 24, 2014
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    • wildWilly
    • November 28, 2014

20. Velo vs. JVX  

    By NexGenSkydiver, November 17, 2008
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    • proswooper
    • November 19, 2008

21. Procedure for front riser approach  

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

22. Ok what canopy should i buy from this list   1 2 3

    By airborne82nd, May 16, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • May 31, 2006

23. Spectre landing flare help based on video  

    By repcool, April 30, 2008
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    • matt6242
    • May 5, 2008

24. Learning to swoop: Sabre or Stiletto?  

    By Sabre1Lucke, April 4, 2005
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    • vdschoor
    • April 4, 2005

25. Swoop enrty altitude  

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

26. Canopy control courses?!?!?!  

    By baRRRpirate, October 29, 2012
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    • chuckakers
    • November 23, 2012

27. UPT low drag swoop risers?  

    By bofh, December 15, 2010
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    • Pulse
    • January 21, 2011

28. A Definative Guide To Swoop Progression  

    By WayneRATS, August 14, 2003
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    • WayneRATS
    • August 20, 2003

29. Reline on a Velocity (or any X-Brace)?   1 2 3

    By F16Driver, February 7, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 8, 2006

30. Leaning Foward!  

    By freeflyz, November 19, 2002
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    • Pablito
    • November 25, 2002

31. When Swooping Do You...........?   1 2

    By Brumby, January 30, 2011
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    • bofh
    • July 19, 2011

32. Swoop technic - Rear raiser & Toggels use   1 2

    By yoavr, May 15, 2005
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    • raymod2
    • May 26, 2005

33. New world record!   1 2

    By Rdutch, April 23, 2005
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    • ltdiver
    • May 3, 2005

34. Downsize or eliptical?   1 2

    By Foursprouts, January 28, 2006
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    • WeakMindedFool
    • March 28, 2006

35. 21 sq.ft Xaos pic...  

    By GroundZero, February 7, 2003
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    • GroundZero
    • February 8, 2003

36. CANOPY TRANSITION   1 2

    By 12bhi, February 14, 2003
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    • JJohnson
    • March 11, 2003

37. What WLing did you start swooping at?   1 2 3

    By superstu, June 23, 2005
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    • packing_jarrett
    • July 11, 2005

38. xaos pack volume  

    By brendakt, May 25, 2007
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    • chris74
    • October 11, 2007

39. Deciding "This Canopy is Not For Me"   1 2

    By Jumperpaula, April 7, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • April 11, 2002

40. Longest recovery arc: Safire1 or safire2?   1 2

    By freeflydemon, August 11, 2005
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    • freeflydemon
    • August 22, 2005

41. "Downfall" Hitler parody on Swooping  

    By 4dbill, February 6, 2011
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    • Namowal
    • December 22, 2011

42. Atair Onyx   1 2

    By johan, April 1, 2003
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    • roq
    • July 20, 2004

43. Help with small girls!!   1 2

    By garywainwright, September 21, 2005
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    • Beverly
    • October 11, 2005

44. ground launching  

    By homer, April 2, 2005
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    • rakkers
    • February 15, 2007

45. Canopy control   1 2

    By nigel99, July 15, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • August 31, 2002

46. When NOT to swoop a camera   1 2

    By skybytch, February 20, 2008
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    • Bolas
    • March 2, 2008

47. Heaviest National Competitor  

    By jayrech, July 29, 2014
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    • AggieDave
    • August 10, 2014

48. PPPB Event Results   1 2 3

    By Canuck, June 4, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 7, 2002

49. Canopy Looping  

    By dbr171, April 18, 2007
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    • BMFin
    • April 29, 2007

50. 2016 Nationals in April?!?!?!  

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

51. When is it OK to start learning to swoop?   1 2

    By Tonto, April 11, 2005
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    • justaflygirl
    • April 21, 2005

52. European Swoop Events 2007  

    By ParaShoot, November 12, 2006
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    • jannu
    • August 14, 2007

53. Wow !! Swoop CPC at Lake Wales  

    By CKSCUBA, February 10, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • February 20, 2008

54. Looking for a fullface  

    By AggieDave, May 21, 2008
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    • AggieDave
    • May 24, 2008

55. Blade?  

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

56. Sad day for the responsible swoopers of this world   1 2 3 4

    By CanuckInUSA, March 27, 2007
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    • freefli
    • May 7, 2007

57. Help Craft The Final Language For BSR Proposal  

    By FlipColmer, June 16, 2007
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    • dob
    • July 18, 2007

58. canopy for airborne acro? (not swooping)   1 2

    By Calvin19, December 17, 2009
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    • murps2000
    • December 26, 2009

59. Wing Loading  

    By Hooknswoop, March 24, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • March 25, 2002

60. Using front risers for penetrating winds  

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

61. Streamer or Slow Opening?   1 2

    By Michele, May 12, 2002
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    • E150
    • May 17, 2002

62. xaos 27 packing, opening, flare  

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

63. Welcome to Denver!   1 2

    By teamhypoxia, September 11, 2005
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    • marks
    • September 15, 2005

64. HP canopy flocking   1 2

    By ianmdrennan, March 19, 2009
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    • champu
    • April 13, 2009

65. Swoop Training (90s)  

    By Morav, July 16, 2012
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    • dharma1976
    • July 20, 2012

66. Any videos on HK Terminal  

    By chris.h, June 21, 2017
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    • danielcroft
    • July 9, 2017

67. HOOK TURNS!!!!!   1 2

    By skygod7777, December 4, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • December 13, 2002

68. Canopy Suggestions?   1 2

    By Andy_Copland, September 16, 2007
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • February 1, 2009

69. VX 109   1 2

    By mischo, January 27, 2004
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    • jumperconway
    • February 6, 2004

70. New PD Canopy to rival Lea ?  

    By shellshocked, August 5, 2014
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    • berchtoldaj
    • August 5, 2014

71. TEXAS CPC Meet #3 - Lake Gladewater  

    By Levin, July 3, 2005
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    • Amanduh
    • July 28, 2005

72. Crossfire 2 flight Characteristics Questions  

    By aneblett, April 24, 2006
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    • davelepka
    • May 24, 2006

73. fast landing   1 2

    By 47plymouth, May 12, 2009
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    • d123
    • May 24, 2009

74. ultimate riser length for Katana120 or XFire119  

    By lurid1, May 1, 2013
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    • DocPop
    • June 10, 2013

75. RDS and Removable Sliders   1 2

    By freeflyer2k, September 26, 2007
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    • murps2000
    • October 5, 2007

76. Snowkite crossover - Ozone Speedflying  

    By powerline, October 25, 2008
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    • Kami-kaze
    • November 7, 2008

77. Katana - Flight Characteristics-   1 2 3

    By frankiebrina, January 25, 2004
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    • AggieDave
    • February 5, 2004

78. FLCPA #4, Skydive Tallahassee who's going?   1 2

    By MikiBee, May 8, 2008
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    • psychoswooper
    • May 21, 2008

79. electronic device for analyzing  

    By h83, September 12, 2010
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    • LouDiamond
    • September 25, 2010

80. Problems with accuracy and landing a 220  

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

81. just curious...   1 2

    By fool, September 27, 2002
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    • wmw999
    • October 12, 2002

82. Getting back to DZ from a bad spot.   1 2 3

    By npgraphicdesign, July 19, 2010
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    • VectorBoy
    • October 14, 2011

83. MTv Gold Cup in Austria  

    By pinkskyvan, August 30, 2004
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    • pinkskyvan
    • September 1, 2004

84. PST - June 14th   1 2

    By ianmdrennan, June 5, 2007
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    • Bazair2air
    • June 29, 2007

85. CPC/PST 2007 Finals - Colorado   1 2 3 4 5

    By ianmdrennan, August 9, 2007
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    • Giedrius
    • September 15, 2007

86. What type of altimeter do you use for swooping?   1 2

    By SkydiveNFlorida, February 9, 2004
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    • DaMan
    • February 12, 2004

87. Finally: we have our own swooppond  

    By Sabre1Lucke, May 11, 2006
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    • Fast
    • June 23, 2006

88. NWCPC event 2 results  

    By superstu, June 19, 2006
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    • superstu
    • June 25, 2006

89. Too high,too low...need help with flaring   1 2

    By dzdiva, December 3, 2002
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    • dzdiva
    • December 15, 2002

90. Got my new Sensei 101   1 2

    By wildWilly, October 13, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • October 21, 2008

91. Stiletto Slug   1 2

    By freeflyz, January 20, 2003
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    • Tinystiletto
    • January 24, 2003

92. NEOS openings  

    By Cameraflyer72, August 2, 2011
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    • Seniu
    • June 5, 2012

93. Pay for a coach....WTF???  

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

94. Crossfire 2 Riser Pressure   1 2

    By Fast, April 17, 2006
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    • raymod2
    • April 25, 2006

95. Canopy Choice   1 2

    By Justlovesit, May 17, 2006
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    • freeflydemon
    • May 22, 2006

96. Hello anti downsizing canopy nazis ;-)))   1 2

    By Beppo, January 1, 2003
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    • billvon
    • January 20, 2003

97. swooping with a sabre 2  

    By smkdvr628, October 5, 2007
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    • LoudDan
    • October 19, 2007

98. Wing load and type of canopy for competition  

    By cedricveigarios, January 30, 2013
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    • ozzy13
    • February 13, 2013

99. PD Valkyrie comparison to NZ JPX Leia  

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

100. New hp stuff from PD -rumors?   1 2 3

     By diveout, January 23, 2003
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     • skymedic
     • February 18, 2003