Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Samurai to Velocity  

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

2. help, want info on flying canopy with body in prone position...  

   By smiles, December 2, 2017
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   • sswain
   • December 6, 2017

3. Hop & Pop definition  

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

4. Recovery Arc Length  

   By DcloudZ, June 5, 2013
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   • krisco
   • June 6, 2013

5. IPC World Cup Opening Show Pics   1 2

   By diablopilot, September 24, 2003
   • 28 replies
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   • dgskydive
   • September 26, 2003

6. Stunt Junkies TV Show  

   By kkeenan, October 18, 2006
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   • Peej
   • October 23, 2006

7. Stiletto vs Crossfire2 vs. Katana   1 2

   By nepalaw, February 23, 2006
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   • gezzer
   • March 22, 2006

8. Should AADs be redesigned for swoopers?   1 2

   By riddler, September 19, 2005
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   • rhys
   • October 26, 2005

9. speedflying canopy wear  

   By jerolim, November 28, 2008
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   • phoenixlpr
   • January 26, 2009

10. Wing Load -  

    By freeflyguy, December 15, 2001
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    • freeflyguy
    • December 18, 2001

11. Icarus Custumer (NO)Care   1 2

    By DF7ZS, June 23, 2003
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    • freeflycracker
    • August 1, 2003

12. Stiletto 150 to Xfire 139 (what to expect)   1 2

    By matt3sa, January 3, 2007
    • 25 replies
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    • ianmdrennan
    • January 3, 2007

13. Z-Brace technology/R&D/Sponsorship stuff (was: Something new from PD)   1 2

    By rhys, February 14, 2009
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    • selwynj
    • March 18, 2009

14. Proposals for changes of the FAI/IPC-rules   1 2 3

    By morris, October 21, 2008
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 11, 2009

15. Finger caught in rear riser while landing JVX 99  

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

16. Swoop clothes  

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

17. long/short recovery arc  

    By Cantoral, September 25, 2007
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    • DocPop
    • February 7, 2013

18. Wildwood Swoop Comp?  

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

19. Stiletto vs Sabre   1 2

    By LukeOliver, March 19, 2003
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    • RevJim
    • April 2, 2003

20. Discussion on that rear-riser tandem swoop.   1 2 3

    By Mikki_ZH, January 3, 2006
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    • stratostar
    • February 19, 2006

21. Black Moutain Swoop competition 2008 (Belgium)  

    By Sabre1Lucke, July 23, 2008
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    • newswooper
    • January 10, 2009

22. PST Swoop Festival results...  

    By CanopyPiloting, July 26, 2006
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    • marks
    • July 28, 2006

23. barrel rolls under canopy  

    By sarge57, July 30, 2003
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    • billdo
    • August 1, 2003

24. PD Silhouette.  

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

25. Velocity question   1 2 3

    By Kirils, September 10, 2002
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    • rhino
    • September 23, 2002

26. What do you think about canopies not publicly available being allowed in competition?  

    By LoudDan, December 11, 2011
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    • hparrish
    • December 16, 2011

27. Longer risers - pros and cons   1 2 3

    By frost, August 29, 2005
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    • skydiven4fun
    • January 14, 2006

28. HP Canopy camp Lake Wales, FL  

    By webracer, December 6, 2005
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    • skyedivr
    • January 3, 2006

29. Progressing through flight-1  

    By Shawtown939, March 11, 2017
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    • Shawtown939
    • May 23, 2017

30. Vmax canopy by parachute systems europe  

    By justinhawxhurst, November 9, 2009
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    • ianmdrennan
    • November 11, 2009

31. BPA canopy progression system unveiled.   1 2

    By yoink, January 24, 2005
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    • mr2mk1g
    • February 4, 2005

32. Canopy comparison:Velocity vs. Vengeance?   1 2

    By freeflir29, May 23, 2006
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    • hparrish
    • July 17, 2006

33. More opinions on the Demon, anyone?  

    By jerry81, January 13, 2004
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    • welder
    • October 30, 2012

34. Mamba vs crossfire 2. size 119  

    By twalsh55, July 8, 2010
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    • Brumby
    • January 16, 2011

35. FLCPA #5 The Farm   1 2 3 4

    By piahenzi, May 19, 2008
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    • LoudDan
    • June 20, 2008

36. Nationals Canopy Piloting Scores   1 2

    By freeflybella, October 11, 2004
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    • Rdutch
    • October 28, 2004

37. Hornet 190 vs. Saber2 190  

    By dalemeyer, April 3, 2008
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    • darrenspooner
    • November 28, 2008

38. Hook Turns  

    By LittleJumper, March 18, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 18, 2002

39. Best Wing Loading for a Velocity  

    By Velocity84, February 7, 2004
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    • jdhill
    • February 10, 2004

40. Down Size   1 2 3

    By freebird, January 20, 2002
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    • prost
    • January 30, 2002

41. My new Atair X-1 Canopy.   1 2

    By IMGR2, March 21, 2007
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    • IMGR2
    • April 6, 2007

42. Swoop Distances by Wingloading   1 2

    By Elisha, December 2, 2006
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    • icevideot
    • December 24, 2006

43. how to fly katana?   1 2

    By skyshimas, April 15, 2008
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    • TMPattersonJr
    • May 2, 2008

44. How much fun can a Sabre 2 190 be loaded at 1:1?   1 2

    By Viking, April 8, 2003
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • April 10, 2003

45. Big shout out to Brian Germain  

    By StreetScooby, August 17, 2009
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    • BrianSGermain
    • December 23, 2012

46. Help locate a video of Sabre 2 swoop  

    By frost, September 18, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 30, 2006

47. Do Velocities "fly big"?   1 2 3

    By DocPop, March 2, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • March 6, 2011

48. Jump number requirements for swooping?   1 2

    By listo, January 8, 2003
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    • PhreeZone
    • January 9, 2003

49. Just a story of my accomplishments in landing :)   1 2 3 4 6

    By skyhighkiy, September 13, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 15, 2004

50. My experience with the Velocity  

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

51. The worst HP swooping canopy   1 2 3

    By Jonsmann, February 18, 2005
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    • Canuck
    • April 10, 2005

52. Stileto flight  

    By Leoroth, March 18, 2014
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    • ufk22
    • April 12, 2014

53. katana to velocity?  

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

54. Xaos on opening   1 2 3

    By garywainwright, October 31, 2002
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    • jumperconway
    • October 13, 2003

55. MY new Comp Cobalt   1 2

    By bobsled92, April 17, 2004
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    • bobsled92
    • May 5, 2004

56. Weight Vest  

    By Hooknswoop, November 30, 2005
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    • jumperconway
    • December 8, 2005

57. Stalls (& Line Trim?)   1 2

    By jfields, December 13, 2001
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    • Geoff
    • December 22, 2001

58. Velocity Openings  

    By conor, April 25, 2003
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    • Watcher
    • June 10, 2003

59. Canopy Progression - the Pro's way   1 2

    By garywainwright, December 2, 2002
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    • jsaxton
    • November 23, 2003

60. I can't believe I pay for this crap.....   1 2

    By davelepka, April 26, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • April 29, 2005

61. HELP ON CANOPY CONTROL-MY LANDINGS SUCK   1 2

    By VampireGirl, October 29, 2004
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    • VampireGirl
    • March 13, 2005

62. Small Velo or JVX?  

    By Marc84, January 9, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 17, 2007

63. RDS is there any point right now?   1 2

    By aykay, January 11, 2010
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    • matt002
    • January 19, 2010

64. What is 'in the corner'?  

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

65. What's the single thing you've learned that has improved your swoop?  

    By DaVinciflies, June 25, 2012
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    • Mr_Polite
    • August 2, 2012

66. benefits of bigger turns  

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

67. Swooping the Moab Cliffs Video  

    By clint, January 18, 2004
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    • clint
    • February 23, 2004

68. next Canopy  

    By amir1967, April 30, 2007
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • May 3, 2007

69. should I take a canopy control course?  

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

70. Chest Strap Quick-Release Routing  

    By mbailey465, August 27, 2018
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    • Titanman2789
    • September 19, 2018

71. Tail flutter during high speed dive  

    By stayhigh, April 11, 2011
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    • skyshimas
    • April 28, 2011

72. JVX question  

    By gaz511, October 25, 2012
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    • hparrish
    • November 6, 2012

73. need opinions please   1 2

    By freeflydeeva, May 2, 2002
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    • freeflydeeva
    • June 14, 2002

74. Small Aff Jumper - Right Canopy?  

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

75. Stowing the slider...   1 2

    By GeeeeeeFly, April 27, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • May 11, 2004

76. Is anyone jumping a deployable speedflier canopy?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 9, 2011
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    • jjudd
    • September 15, 2011

77. ATAIR's new canopy (ONYX)   1 2

    By Swoopyswoop, May 13, 2003
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    • cobaltdan
    • September 13, 2003

78. 270 Set up   1 2 3

    By NewClearSports, September 26, 2003
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    • murps2000
    • December 1, 2003

79. triple crown results?  

    By bseriesboosted, June 6, 2005
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    • marks
    • June 9, 2005

80. Is icarus into ZZ bracing too  

    By sight_burner, February 18, 2005
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    • AggieDave
    • February 25, 2005

81. Visual vs. Digital Altimeter - Swoop entry  

    By efex, May 8, 2005
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    • efex
    • May 9, 2005

82. Using Rear Risers  

    By flyhi, December 10, 2001
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    • freeflyguy
    • December 15, 2001

83. Tandem canopies have the right of way in all situations?   1 2

    By stevomooo, August 12, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 7, 2007

84. High speed stall Vs. slow speed stall  

    By grega, November 24, 2003
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    • quade
    • December 14, 2003

85. X-fire2 prefered wingloading?   1 2 3

    By AggieDave, June 26, 2003
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    • NWPoul
    • November 20, 2007

86. Effects of leaning forward/backwards in harness  

    By HUPRA, January 5, 2013
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    • morris
    • February 9, 2013

87. Colorado GoFast and CPC Video  

    By ntacfreefly, January 25, 2006
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    • Kimblair13
    • January 28, 2006

88. Transition from rear risers to toggles   1 2

    By phoenixlpr, March 26, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • March 29, 2007

89. Ask the PD Factory Team?   1 2

    By freeflybella, November 21, 2003
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    • kevlarsxs
    • November 27, 2003

90. wingload speed   1 2

    By jephprospect, July 12, 2010
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    • castrodavidd
    • August 3, 2010

91. Swoop shoes  

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

92. What do you do when you can't read the windsock properly?   1 2

    By NicoNYC, October 7, 2002
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    • NicoNYC
    • October 16, 2002

93. Demon  

    By cjr184, September 9, 2003
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    • pancho135
    • September 15, 2003

94. So Brian Germain got me thinking...   1 2

    By millertime24, January 23, 2010
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    • Reginald
    • January 30, 2010

95. How to get the most out of a canopy control class??.. .   1 2 3

    By SkydiveNFlorida, September 11, 2003
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    • marks
    • November 5, 2003

96. High wing loading on Katana's  

    By HHsurfer, May 5, 2011
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    • LetsGoOutside
    • June 6, 2011

97. Ghostrider videos?  

    By addicted, July 20, 2004
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    • goose491
    • July 27, 2004

98. How to price a used canopy...  

    By vision, May 10, 2014
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    • verticalflyer
    • May 21, 2014

99. swooping and canopy size  

    By allicat, April 21, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • rhino
    • May 1, 2003

100. The digital swoop.....   1 2

     By diablopilot, May 13, 2008
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     • frost
     • May 30, 2008