Canopy flight exercises

[Mjoy4567 0]

Hey guys and girls, I'm a new aff student looking to increase my canopy skill. I know I'm on the bottom end of the skill spectrum but what are some basic exercises I can work on while flying. Besides the basic 2 flares and working on stalling the canopy. What would you guys recommend for getting a good feel of the canopy early on in my training? I have been jumping a sabre 230 and weigh in around the 160-170lbs range (body weight not out the door)...

Cheers, Matt

[Freeflaw 0]

dive arrests - swing yourself out from under your parachute as hard as you can. Immediately get yourself back under your wing. Train until this response is second nature.

Learn to do this without stalling your wing and without adding so much input that you swing out the other side.

ONLY do this up high with enough room to cutaway. You should consider doing high pulls. Don't do this shit with other canopies around.

[skow 6]

Type "AFF - Canopy Drills" to google. Those are good exercises you can do up high. Here's the first one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFmuFGb6_QY

[shibu 1]

skow

Type "AFF - Canopy Drills" to google. Those are good exercises you can do up high. Here's the first one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFmuFGb6_QY

That is great advice. When you are looking at the "AFF - Canopy Drills", look at flat turns. Great skill when you get cut off 50 ft above the ground and you need to turn (without simultaneously diving into the ground). This wasn't obvious to me when I was a student. To see how much alti you loose on a normal toggle turn, check it up high.

You should be trying out this and any other exercises up high first after you make sure you are clear of Traffic and know your position relative to your landing area.