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priscilla 1Formation Parachuting
September 7th 2006 03:45
Skydiving or parachuting has complex skills that can take thousands of jumps to master.
Parachutists can participate both in competitive and in purely recreational skydiving events. World championships are held regularly in locations offering flat terrain and clear skies.
One type of parachuting is formation skydiving which is making formations during freefall, or canopy formation which is making formations with other parachutists while under canopies - also known as canopy relative work.
A canopy formation is a formation built by parachutists by flying their parachutes in proximity to each other and then taking grips ("docking") on other jumpers' parachutes. Some photos of a canopy formation are below.
*These photos used with permission from DamnFunnyPictures.
**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles Canopy formation and Parachuting.
Parachutists can participate both in competitive and in purely recreational skydiving events. World championships are held regularly in locations offering flat terrain and clear skies.
One type of parachuting is formation skydiving which is making formations during freefall, or canopy formation which is making formations with other parachutists while under canopies - also known as canopy relative work.
A canopy formation is a formation built by parachutists by flying their parachutes in proximity to each other and then taking grips ("docking") on other jumpers' parachutes. Some photos of a canopy formation are below.
In formation.
Formation into the sunset.
Formation breaking off.
Heading to the ground.
*These photos used with permission from DamnFunnyPictures.
**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles Canopy formation and Parachuting.
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