CanopyPiloting

The Pro Swooping Tour will produce and organize the 2006 Swoop Festival as a show for NBC July 22-23rd at the Mile Hi Swoop Park in Colorado. The competition will include all water swooping events, announcers, A-B roll camera positions, spectator area and much, much more. More info to follow!

PST's 2006 Swoop Festival is next at the Mile Hi Swoop Festival. More details coming soon...

News from www.canopypiloting.com The JVX and Velocity tied for the fastest time (2.76 seconds) during the Speed event of the PST's Mile Hi Canopy Cup competition. In addition, the JVX and Velocity tied for the longest swoop (436 feet) during the distance event. Even with the PST enforcing the new weight control rules Paul Rousoww had the longest single swoop (550 feet) of the competition flying his Daedalus JVX 92 but he slightly skimmed the surface of the water during the run which disqualified it as an official score.

News from www.canopypiloting.com Jeffro Provenzano has won the PST's 2006 Mile Hi Canopy Cup and $6,000 in cash! 27 Pro/Am qualified pilots competed in the eight round competition which featured two rounds of Speed, Distance, Accuracy and Freestlyle. The event also included a two round Team Speed competition which Nick Boyd and Matt Lewis won. The pair took home gold medals and $375 each. Jeffro executed and landed the first ever "Miracle Man" Freestyle manuver at the Mile Hi Canopy Cup! The Miracle Man is a one and a half "Blindman" move where Jeffro went 360 degrees around in the harness while swooping on the pond and then made it out for a successfull landing! The 2006 Mile Hi Canopy Cup was one of the best competitions the Pro Swooping Tour has ever organized. This is the first season in 14 years Jim Slaton has not jumped or competed allowing him to focus 100% of his time on organizing and promoting the swoop tour. The competition took place at the new Mile Hi Swoop Park outside Denver, Colorado. There were hundereds of spectators at the event with local and national media coverage! The competition at the Swoop Park featured inflatable course markers which added more visual impact for both the competitors and spectators. The swoop competition had NASCAR style pit stops and course changes which allowed for a quicker turn around between events. The Mile Hi Swoop Park also has over 600 tons of sand around the pond creating a large beach landing area that is over 500 feet long, 200 feet wide and 6-8 inches deep! The Pro Swooping Tour also used their improved electronic timing system and gate horn which allowed for instant scoring of most events. When a competitor successfully scores the entry gate a loud horn sounds and the timer starts. When the competitor reaches the exit gate the timer stops and the system displays the score for the athletes, judges and spectators to see. In addition, the PST used a large official scoreboard in the main viewing area to update all the scores round by round! The competition also included a merchandising booth, Deli Zone, Smoothie tent and catered food by Wahoo! Fish Tacos. The kick off party was Friday night at a local brewery with the banquet dinner Saturday evening catered by the Texas Roadhouse Bar & Grill. The award ceremony and after party took place at "The Barn" on main street in Downtown. DJ Eric Derren flew in from Atlanta to create the party atmosphere until 2:00am. Pictures and complete results posted to www.canopypiloting.com The next Pro Swooping Tour competition is the Swoop Festival scheduled to take place July 21-23, 2006 at the Mile Hi Swoop Park.

Two days and its on...

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If you ever showed up for a competition then you could see for yourself, much has changed....

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I saw TJ Landgren bust a ghostrider lazyboy over 400ft on a VX69 today at the Mile Hi Swoop Park. More to follow...

PST MILE HI CANOPY CUP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS June 8th (Thursday) REGISTRATION-9:00am-5:00pm OFFICIAL PRACTICE-9:00am until sunset June 9th (Friday) SAFETY BRIEFING-8:15am pondside 2 SPEED & 2 DISTANCE ROUNDS-8:30am until complete 2 TEAM SPEED ROUNDS-pro and pro/am teams allowed KICK OFF PARTY at “Left Hand Brewing Company-Sunset until complete June 10th SAFETY BRIEFING-8:15am pondside 2 ACCURACY & 2 FREESTYLE ROUNDS-8:30am until complete AWARD CEREMONY & DINNER BANQUET-7:30pm main hanger AFTER PARTY-10:00pm until you get enough June 11th Weather day if needed

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News from http://www.canopypiloting.com PST SHUTTLE SERVICE May 31, 2006 The PST is offering a shuttle service from Denver International Airport to the Mile Hi Skydiving Swoop Park in Longmont, Colorado for the upcoming competition. Mile Hi Skydiving is located on Vance Brand Airport which is located approximately 3 miles SW of Longmont, Colorado and rests at 5,052 feet of elevation (1,539 meters). The Mile Hi Swoop Park in Longmont is located 45 miles from the Denver International Airport. The trip from the Denver International Airport to the Swoop Park/DZ is about 45-60 minutes drive and eight dollars in toll roads each way. For transportation to and from the Denver International Airport competitors may choose to: A) Rent a vehicle from the Denver International Airport. B) Take a taxi from the Denver International Airport. C) Take a bus from the Denver International Airport which runs twice a day. The bus travel schedule is long and requires patience from the passenger. D) The PST shuttle service which includes direct service from the airport to the DZ. The PST shuttle will pick you up at the Denver International Airport and transport you directly to the Swoop park/DZ in Longmont. The shuttle vehicle will have all the necessary in processing paperwork on hand to help expedite the registration process. These forms will include the event schedule, event registration, swoop park wavier and DZ waiver. To schedule a pick up with the PST shuttle please call or E-mail us your confirmation and flight information. Phone: 1.281.794.3580 shuttle@proswoopingtour.tv

8 days and counting until the PST's Mile Hi Canopy Piloting Cup, where will you be?

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Yes, tell Eric Butts if he doesn't know already but who doesn't know?

First, you will have beat about 30 other pro pilots including Clint Clawson...

Not young as in your physical age but how long you have been on the competition circuit or tour.

It will be a PST reunion for sure. I wish all the old school swoopers could be there to show the young pups what's up! 17 days and counting...

The 2006 CPC Championships will take place Aug 18-20th at the Mile Hi Swoop Park in Longmont, Colorado..... Event: 2006 CPC Championships Date: August 18-20, 2006 Location: Mile Hi Skydiving in Longmont, Colorado Registration: $150 plus jumps Cash & Prizes : $5,000 plus circuit trophies Invitation list: All pilots who compete in at least three competitions within the same district or five different districts throughout the circuit will get invited to the 2006 CPC Championships. Events: Speed, Accuracy & DIstance

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Junior Silvia

The PST does not require pilots to pre-register for events and this is not a list of registered pilots for the upcoming event in Denver. This is a list of people I have either personally talked with about coming or someone else told us they are coming. We just added Joe Bennett and Junior Silvia to that ever growing list. This is the biggest cash purse event and many of the factory pilots (top dogs) will not be able to attend due to their obligations in Europe and other places. However, there will be pilots who have not competed on the PST in a couple years back for more... This competition is going to include some of the original PST pilots competing along side the new PST pilots! It's going to be good to see them all back competing and parting together in the Pro Swooping Tour. LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!