Good flying skills under a canopy is a crucial part to become a better skydiver. I wanted to share 5 ways you can use your steering toggles the right way to help you improve your canopy piloting skills. Enjoy!
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Leave a comment 👇👇: What was your experience stalling your canopy? Did you ever try it? Was it scary?
Skydive Vibes I tried it when I did my canopy course... yes, my ‘heart squeezed’, but I will be doing it again. I was able to recover without an issue. It was less scary than my previous flight when I experienced toggle fire...
my 150 pilot loaded at 1.3 doesnt stall without wrapping the steering lines once around my hand. it starts to tumble a bit getting unstable but the canopy won't collapse
I've been watching your vids for a bit. Recently, I took a canopy course at Skydive Chicago. When it came time to stall my canopy, I was quite nervous. I performed 2 toggle & 2 rear riser stalls. And honestly, it wasn't bad at all. I watched numerous vids prior to this to gain somewhat of an expectation. Again, stalling my canopy ended up being not bad at all. I certainly gained more knowledge about my canopy as well. I'll be doing it again soon. Thank you for your dedication in producing such great vids. If you're ever at SDC & are open to do a belly fly, let me know. Blue skies!
@@willdavis6350 I will let you know for sure! Thanks for the kind words!
Yeah i almost shit in my pants when i stall my 135 stilletto at high altitude it collapse but it recover ... Then i knew this is not a canopy to stall ... Fiouuu. So scary
Your videos have been wonderfully helpful, I’m just about to start AFF, I truly appreciate your time & videos
Thanks! Where will you jump?
I Think Hollister, Monterey or Davis
This video helped me out a lot. Last week I took a canopy course required for the B license. I watched this before the course and it helped me take some of the fear of a full stall. I never stalled my canopy before and was a little weary about doing it. The first stall was sketchy but after recovering I quickly realized it was actually a lot of fun. Watching your canopy bowtie is definitely a different sensation. But as you said multiple times do this above 2500 ft because this can turn into some line twists if you let up to fast. Thanks for the tips!
Good job!
Great tips, Catherine!
My second jump I was able to control the shute myself and it takes quite a bit of strength! I'm hooked! Getting my first certificate this spring! Thanks for the videos!
Awesome Noela! What is your next question about skydiving?
Hi Catherine! Thanks for your nice and easy to understand videos!! Please, could you make a video explaining how to use the front risers and how to land with them safely?
I hope you meant rear risers... Never try to land with your front. They make you accelerate and dive fast so not a good idea to use for landing. 😉 They are used to swoop which is more advanced and definitely not a "safe" way to land.
Skydive Vibes Skydive Vibes Aaah sorry Catherine maybe i didnt express myself correctly, thats what i would like to see, how do advanced skydivers use the front risers to dive fast and then land?
@@joseluisarchila8128 It would be a better idea to discuss with a canopy coach or experienced canopy pilot. I am not experienced in this discipline yet. ;)
The intro music on your vids get me hype every time 😂
Thanks. This was a very helpful video.
Thank you for all your videos and the time you have invested in this sport for all of us...Paying It Forward!
just done my first practice throw out. in my IAD progression this channel has really helped me alot. thank you so much and blue skies.
Youhou! Congrats!
@@SkydiveVibes thank you❤
I love your passion for this sport... #inspiring
Thanks a lot. Are you a skydiver too?
These videos are so useful for people who are new to this (incising me)
Sorry that was meant to say including me
Keep up good work 👌🏻👍
So lovely teaching ❤️❤️❤️
Great tips! I think I just leveled up in canopy piloting, thanks!
Awesome!! Glad you liked it. Do not hesitate if you have more questions!
I was trying to find some tips for canopy piloting because I'm starting my course this Friday, but there was nothing! Thank you for this video :)
Great timing indeed! Do you have anymore questions?
Brian Germain has a number of 'talking skydive' vids that are pretty good
Nice explain and presentations sweety.. i love it 👍
Fanatic topic!
Thank You.
Hello Catherine, great and very informative videos, congrats. I haven't been jumping for a while but just one note about flat turns: actually these turns are made from half brakes or close to it, especially if you're flying a high performance canopy. From half or 3/4 brakes you can make really sharp turns without losing significant height, not to mention that it gives you more time to access the situation and plan your navigation. Simply pulling lightly in one brake will lead to a a very open turn and sometimes an increase in speed and dive.
I realized that after too. You are right on that. ;)
Love your videos thank you! Going for my AFF One question, I thought flat turns were done with the toggles 1/2 down to begin with. If that's the case would you pull further down on the toggle you want to turn towards or lightly release the opposite toggle? I'm abit confused
Both techniques work. Lightly releasing one can be best if your canopy has a small range (near from stalling) but that only apply to high performance.
I'm in AFF flying a 260 with a wing load of .68 I can't get it to stall at all. I have never tried wrapping the line around my hand to get more flare.
I still didn't try the stalling i will do it next week because it will be boogi event to jump from 15k feet ;) , i just do hard turn i pull the toggle left way so hard i thing i get like 2 or 3G :D this is really cool thanks a lot to explain the stalling almost want to do it hard pull and hard release :D
javais fait flight 1 101... mais je me rapelle pas davoir entendu half brake sur le downwind et la base... ma essayer ca la prochaine fois! si ca peux maider pour la precision, je vais tellement apprecier ca ! petite question catherine, si je suis a 1400 pied quand jentre dans mon pattern genre je suis a la bonne place mais bcp trop haut, es-ce que juste avant, je pourrais faire un flat turn 360 ou je devrais utiliser mes front risers pour perdre un peu daltitude ? tu en pense quoi ?
grazie👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I completed my first jump and I was about 20 feet off the deck and I flared my chute to early and had to do a PLF
cool
The only time I use toggles is when I come in for landing. For general turning and steering, I use only risers.
That is totally fine! Just be careful not to stall your canopy.
I am still a student skydive I will not be stalling my canopy till I have more jumps and I am a more experienced Skydiver. Right now I do my canopy check list. Ok no line twists and sider down and I have a good canopy. Next I do a flair with my toggles and then a 90 degree right and a 90 degree left turn and if all is good then I have a good canopy for my landing pattern. This was an awesome video and I am looking forward to you next video. Blue skies to you and all the other skydivers out there that love this sport like I do.
Great! You'll see that if you do a course its a good practice you'll be asked to do. Stalling your canopy really helps you understand your wing better.
Btw. Where do you jump? 😃
www.skydivesouthsask.ca
My second jump they let me stall the canopy a few times! I love it!!
Just a thought but you can stall you canopy when it is large enough and minimum 3'000ft, but I would not recommend it! The canopy could very likely fold completely and you end up with a cut away.
It's a strange feeling and just feels wrong wen you stall your canopy :D
Yeah but you got to keep calm and recover slowly... That's a rush hahaha
Stalls trip me out... They just feel weird and uncomfortable. Great video though:)
It does for real! I need to do it with my new canopy soon. Where do you jump?
@@SkydiveVibes Skydive Perris, CA
U really enjoyed talking. Enough for me. I need practical guide
Still not clear on if toggles are the same as brakes...
They are! As explained in the flare and slow descent rate part. Where do you jump? :)
"Half Breaks" should read "Half *Brakes*" Minor point.
The flattest turns you can do is by doing indirectional truns...
Just finished my 50th jump and got my own rig...downsized to 168 pilot zpx I will try stalling it in the next few jumps!! Thanks for the tips! Btw my DZ is www.skydive-saulgau.de come over and jump with us:)
You're so beautiful omg
Would bang.
Great video and very informative, But, I still have to ask, why stall your canopy to begin with? If your already under a perfectly good stable canopy, why take the unnecessary risk of putting yourself in a position where you could possibly give yourself Line Twist? For what? And yes, I've heard it a thousand times " to see where your canopy's Stall Point is at ". Ya, that's all fine and dandy, Yet I'm pretty sure most jumpers can figure that out without fully deflating their canopy. Now granted, yes, I have completely stalled my canopy before, but I simply don't see the need to practice it. Now to avoid a collision in the air, yes, most definitely, but other than that, why? Plus, the smaller your canopy is, the higher chance you have of potentially putting yourself in an oh shit moment. But, On the other hand, some jumpers like to do Intentional Cutaways, too each his own, I guess. Anyway, I like the videos you post, keep up the good work. And if anyone can explain this topic to me in more detail, I'd really like to listen. I'm not some sky god who thinks he knows everything, I just want more clarity. Blue Skys
I know you posted this a year ago but hey. The answer is simply to get super comfy with slow flight. If there's too many people at the same time entering the pattern, flying very slow can help you from entering the pattern at the same time. It's just that very very few skydivers are comfortable with ultra slow flight. A way more common sight is people complaining about someone flying a 50sqft larger canopy than them who was just a bit unpredictable and that it's 'super hard' to stay above them and they have 'no other choice' then to fly by them and that the 'newbies' should take this into consideration. It's just, no, you need to fly your canopy better bro.
Why are these canopy videos so dumbed down. If I stall at 1000ft boo hoo, report me.Also, flying at half breaks the whole time on your first 2 legs is ridiculous. Fly best glide and fly "active" to adjust for turbulence. This isn't snake where the only turns you can do are 90 degree turns. There's room for adjustment elsewhere. Also, on some canopies more break does not always make you go faster down. If your spiral turns past vertical with the horizon you enter something that resembles a paragliding SAT - Going past a spiral enters you into a SAT which has a lower decrease in altitude rate.
Just finished the canopy course and this makes a lot more sense now. 🥲 thanks for the video.