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Canopy Piloting 2010
Skydive Channel Australia
English - April 11, 2010 22:11 - 1 minute - 10.1 MB VideoSports skydive skydiving sydney skydivers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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