 9th - 10th October 2010NSW State Championships Canopy Piloting 2010 NSW Canopy Piloting State Championships
Judges and Judges Ratings: A message from one of our APF judges: The NSW CP State Meet is on 9th - 10th October 2010 at Sydney Skydivers, Picton. I am after judges, volunteers, and people interested in starting their judges rating in Canopy Piloting, to help out with the judging of this meet. Please reply to me at craig_bennett@yahoo.com to register your interest. Thanks, Crash Canopy Piloting in the Media "Extreme Skydiver Swoops to Success, a Long Way From Home in Emu Plains", Penrith Press, August 2010 What is Canopy Piloting ? Canopy Piloting (also known as swooping) encompasses several disciplines, all involving the flight of a skydiving parachute either at high altitude or close to the ground. "Swooping" is one form of canopy piloting and is a growing activity in the skydiving world. Many think the reason for this is that it is one of the few skydiving related events that are, for the most part, spectator friendly. Swooping entails the canopy pilot deploying their canopy at 5000 ft, piloting their canopy to an "initiation" point over the swoop course, then turning into a rotating dive dramatically increasing the canopy's speed. The canopy pilot stops the canopy's rotation on the proper course heading, while at the correct altitude allowing their canopy to recover from the dive and level out with maximum speed before entering the course, Maximum speeds regularly reaching in excess of 145kph. |
|
Past Events >
State Championships CP Oct 2010 |