When did you start swooping?

[Snowflake 0]

On AFF jump 7. That's when I started noting beginning and ending altitude for various inputs up high. I added the following moving forward to jump 100



reading as much as I could about canopy control
spotting
accuracy
pattern
crosswind
downwind
brake turns

If you wanna swoop you should master the basics first. That means you should have a clear idea of what the basics are and how your going to go about learning them!!

[Abedy 0]

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relevant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGBe-Rh7o4U

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[-ftp- 0]

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My own opinion is that I didn't do anything stupid.

You share the same opinion with MANY broken and dead people, doesn't make it right.

To the OP, talk to local people that you jump with about where you want to be and take their guidance.

[Pablo.Moreno 0]

I started at about 200 jumps under a saber 2 170 wingload at 1.2. I started by creating a consistent diving time under double front. After 30-50 jumps I start doing 90. Before this while doing double front I start building up my set up by doing drills up high and building an average on altitude lost, also doing carvings up high, simulate for when I would need to bail (this have saved my ass a few time and will keep on doing so). I did about 250 jumps in a period of 2 months and at least 200 jumps were high hop and pops. Before I even though on doing any of this I was able to land my canopy where I wanted, I could land on cross wind, downwind, do clean flat turns at any altitude.

After many hop and pops and a developing my skill in a progressive way I got clearance from my canopy coach and almost 400 jumps later I am on a crossfire2 139 WL 1.6

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