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The last week is all the canopy piloting events (a.k.a high performance parachute swooping) and the last weekend Oct 23-24th is the Pro Swooping Tour finals.

WHAT IS CANOPY PILOTING AND PARACHUTE "SWOOPING"?

"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 "execution" 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 90 mph.

This type of landing, commonly referred to as "swooping," can be done over land or water, and can also be executed in unison, with several pilots spiraling and swooping in perfect synchronization. The most common exhibition is a two man performance where the swoopers perform a synchronized parabatic routine followed by a high speed synchronized landing in front of the crowd.