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Canopy Piloting 2010

Canopy Piloting 2010

Skydive Channel Australia vor 16 Jahren

Australian Skydiving Championships, Canopy Piloting. Events: Speed, Distance and Accuracy as skydivers pilot their parachutes at high speed across the Swoop Pond a few feet above the ground.

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Swooping entails flying a parachute to an "start" 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 ,regularly reaching speeds in excess of 140
Kph