Feeling the Canopy - Coaching Series Part One

[@Ijumpandfly]

When i took 2 canopy courses( im so glad i did),this year, on the beginning of my skydiving journey( 38 jumps) i learned a lot about canopy piloting, within 2 days and 10 hop and pops total( 5 each day, brief before each one and debrief after each one with video of landing) and that was amazing! I learned how to do turns without any hands input( body and harness only), use rear risers( emergency turn and few others excersises), finding stalling point of your canopy, moving leg straps forward and loosening your chest strap slightly, flying with knees crossed and being an active pilot, learning 2 stage flare and finding sweet spot of canopy when approaching for landing was great experience,and mamy more excercises. Regardless of size of the canopy and number of jumps anyone can become better and happier skydiver :)

[@MeirbhinOConaill]

Great insight. Any thoughts on a generalised IBA tunnel style progression of canopy flight. There are forks in the road but for the last 10yr I'm hearing what's next. Everything is next!!! But yes perhaps we should go though a drill on wraps and entanglements before a relative canopy flight. But then lets have the student see just impactful a flair vs a riser input is. Same with carving turns or chasing a streamer, people follow crumbs/opportunities or so I'm now starting to believe. Great vid as always

[@brian6140]

Brian, will a standard collapsible slider fit over the risers? I’ve started loosening my chest strap and it helps my landings. As odd as it sounds I don’t remember if my slider will go down that far as I’ve never tried. Thanks BH

[@Brian-Germain]

Hi Brian, Most riser/toggle set ups allow the slider to be pulled all the way down. That said, it is imperative that you try it on the ground first, with the toggles stowed as they will be for an actual jump. It is possible that the way you stow your excess brake line, or some other riser construction aspect, will make it hard or impossible to pull the slider all the way down. I also recommend using a sky-tie type magnetic slider keeper on the reserve pin protector flap, or slider locks on the bottom of your risers, or both. This will keep the slider all the way down, and allow you to lean your head back to loop at your canopy easily, and will afford you better visibility up and back behind you. Pull high and take your time when you try it for real, gently and slowly pulling the rear riser slider grommets down past your STOWED toggles so as to reduce the risk of a premature brake fire in the process. Slow is fast. Keep looking ahead of you, since traffic is something folks sometimes lose track of when getting used to new post-deployment procedures like this. You should continue to collapse the slider of course, either before or after you pull the back of the slider down. If you pull it all the way down before retracting the slider kills lines, however, you may find it hard to find them. If you have any more questions about this or anything else, I am here for you. Brian

[@ryanr421]

Haha I love the "mechanical flare" statement!!! Thank you so much for all your work in your videos! Because of your content I haven't fallen while landing, since my AFF LVL 3 JUMP! I'm now at 31 jumps with my fresh A License! I'd love to get tothe chance to have you as a coach / mentor one day... You ever come to California and jump at Skydive Elsinore? If so please let me know when and costs associated with your lessons... Thank again so much and Blue Skies sir! 🤘🪂🤘 -Ryan