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The short Tribute video for Mariann Kramer is now posted to the home page of www.canopypiloting.com

Hotel and ground transportation info for the CPC CHAMPIONSHIPS... For all of you who have still not made prior arrangements for lodging, your in luck. Longmont offers a wide arrangment of hotels and other accomadations. In town the local restraunts include but are not limited to Red Lobster, Red Robin, Outback, Chilis, Perkins, Frazollis, Rumbi, Qdoba, Boston Market, Ichi Ban, Sushi Hana, The egg and I, Tims Thai, Texas Roadhouse which are all are less than a ten minute drive from the dropzone. The local Movie Theater and Mall are just a few minutes away. Main St. Inn (303) 776 4652 246-½ Main St. Longmont, CO 80501 Niwot Inn (303) 652 8452 342 2nd Ave. Longmont, CO 80501 Hoffmans Hide Away (303) 833 0444 145 5th Ave. Longmont, CO 80501 Comfort Inn (303) 684 6779 Travel Lodge (303) 776 8700 3815 Hwy 119 Longmont, CO 80501 Hampton Inn (303) 772 2554 850 S Main St. Longmont, CO 80503 Briarwood Inn (303) 776 6622 1228 Main St. Longmont, CO 80503 Plaza Hotel (303) 774 7100 2000 Sunset Way The PST is offering a shuttle service from Denver International Airport to the Mile Hi Skydiving Swoop Park in Longmont, Colorado for the upcoming CPC CHAMPIONSHIPS. 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... See www.canopypiloting.com for more details...

The entry and exit gates are set up different with the straight speed course. This is the reason you had the problems scoring the straight course in the NW district last weekend. If you have any problems setting up courses, rules or judging you should contact the CPC directly or go directly to the FORUMS AT CANOPYPILOTING.COM

Sorry, we will try to keep the different topics in the same thread but realize most of the PST/CPC/WSA staff use the same username "canopypiloting" not just Jim. Carissa

Distance and Speed require two totally different Strategies. As you become a pro many things become clear on the tour. One of which is that it doesn't matter how far you swoop in the speed course but how fast you can go in 220ft. This reality may change such tradegy like flying a smaller canopy at higher loading to get faster time in 220ft course. Distance is about being efficent and flying as far down the course as you can which usually requires a slightly larger wing at a slightly lower loading. Yes, for the unprepared there seems to be no different between a straight speed course and a distance course. More details on this topic should be discussed on the forums at www.canopypiloting.com

canopypiloting.com has made a tribute to long time friend Mariann Kramer with the photo of the month over at www.canopypiloting.com

For the CPC championships pilots must drag water through the approach gates just like the PST. Any additional questions about the 2006 CPC Championships should be directed to the forums at www.canopypiloting.com

News from www.canopypiloting.com The 2006 CPC Championships are almost here! Who are the best amatuer canopy pilots in the world? In just a few short weeks the 2006 CPC championships will take place at the Mile Hi Swoop Park outside Denver, Colorado... Schedule of Events Thursday Aug 17, 2006 Registration $150 plus jumps Official practice Friday Aug 18, 2006 10:00am Speed event (three rounds) Saturday Aug 19, 2006 10:00am Accuracy event (three rounds) Distance Event (three rounds) AWARD CEREMONY (sunset) Sunday Aug 20, 2006 Weather day (if needed) What's on the line? The Canopy Piloting Circuit will issue Pro Swooping Tour "pro" slots to the top ten finishers at this years championship competition. The CPC will also award $5,000 in cash to the top three overall winners, custom trophies and advanced rookie slots for entry into future Pro/Am competitions... 1st place $2,500 2nd place $1,700 3rd place $800 Handicap system This handicap system was created to allow both rookie and advanced pilots to compete against each other in a safe and fair playing field. The CPC will utilize the hadicap system during the 2006 CPC championships. Details: There are two entry gates set up simultaneously for each course. One gate is 5’ and the other one is 10’. The 5’ gates are the handicap. Rookies must score the ten foot gates and "advanced" pilots must score the five foot gates. Speed event The speed event will be a 220ft straight course. The competitor must score the entry gate and then remain within the boundaries of the course as defined by the markers to obtain a score. A vertical extension on any gate of the course will result in the maximum penalty. The time starts when any part of the competitor’s body or equipment breaks or passes through the imaginary plane between the two markers forming the entry gate. When an electronic timing system is used the time starts when any part of the competitor’s body or equipment breaks the beam across the top of the entry gate. The time stops when the competitor passes between the two markers that form the exit gate or breaks the timing beam that joins the top of the two markers. There is no penalty for landing before the end of the course, however the competitor must keep the canopy flying over his head (kited) as he passes through the exit gate to receive a time. Distance event The distance event will be a 500ft straight course. The competitor must score the entry gate then remain within the boundaries of the course as defined by the markers to obtain a score. After scoring the entry gate there is no penalty for vertical extensions. The first point of contact with the surface, within the course, is marked as the distance. If the first point of contact with the surface is outside the course, the competitor will receive a score of 0 meters for that round. Accuracy event The competitor must score the entry gate, then remain within the boundaries of the course as defined by the course markers to obtain a score. After scoring the entry gate there is no penalty for vertical extensions. The competitor’s score for a round is the sum of the gate points, scoring zone points, and penalty zone points. The competitor earns gate points for each gate when he drags any part of his body through the imaginary line running across the surface of the water between the markers of that gate. The scoring zones have the following points: Zone 1 = 9 points Zone 2 = 16 points Zone 3 = 24 points Zone 4 = 31 points Zone 5 = 40 points The penalty zones have the following points: Zone 6 = -10 points Zone 7 = -25 points Zone 8 = -40 points If the competitor fails to make a stand up landing, a penalty of 10 points will be deducted from the total earned points for that round. If the competitor has earned gate and scoring zone points but comes to a complete stop within a penalty zone, the point value of that penalty zone will be the penalty points earned by the competitor. If the competitor stops outside the scoring and penalty zones the score for the round will be zero (0) points. If the competitor’s first point of contact with the surface, other than the water, is within zone 0 or a penalty zone, the score for that round is 0 points. Qualification & membership To qualify for the 2006 CPC Championships pilots must have competed in at least three regional competitions. Pilots must have their name submitted by their district organizer to the CPC HQ prior to the championship event. Pilots must have an "active" membership status and paid their annual membership dues prior to the CPC Championships. You can check the status of your membership online at CPC membership Weight Control System The CPC Championships will enforce the "weight control system" and have a official weigh in during registration. The weight control system will be enforced during the competition with random weigh checks. To read more, view the "weight control chart" or see images log onto www.canopypiloting.com

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Results from the Pro Swooping Tour's 2006 Swoop Festival "Air Festival"... ULTIMATE SPEED 1st Paul Rossouw-Daedalus JVX 2nd Kevin Love-PD Velocity 3rd Chris Hayes-PD Velocity DISTANCE 1st Nick Batsch-Daedalus JVX 2nd TJ Landgren-Icarus VX 3rd- Stuart Schoenfeld-Daedalus JVX FREESTYLE ACCURACY 1st Chris Hayes-PD Velocity 2nd Chuck Owen-Daedalus JVX 3rd Marat Leiras-PD Velocity FREESTYLE “Best Trick” 1st TJ Landgren-Icarus VX 2nd Kevin Love- PD Velocity 3rd Nick Batsch-Deadalus JVX For more info on the Pro Swooping Tour's 2006 Swoop Festival log onto www.proswoopingtour.tv or www.canopypiloting.com

This Pro Swooping Tour's "Air Festival" was filmed by NBC, the High Definition Network and Fox. The HD Network will feature the event on a show called "Deadline" within the next two weeks and NBC will release the dates for their "Freestyle Files" in the coming weeks. Check your local listings! The Pro Swooping Tour's 2006 Swoop Festival called the "AIR FESTIVAL" is over and was the largest and most successful swooping event to date! The Festival was a two day show featuring the top swoopers from the PST along side airshow acts like "rocketman", powered paragliders, "Rocky" the Denver nuggets mascot, birdman flights, CRW parabatics, the World Parabatic Swoop Team, Miss Maximum, a tandem jump by the senator of Colorado, tandem jump by host of NBC Freestyle Files, a US Flag jump demonstration and much, much more! There were hundreds of spectators that filtered through the venue each day filling it near capacity. Some spectators hiked for blocks from the overflow parking area to see the PST festivities. The show lasted four hours each day with non stop action. There was both a color and talent commentator as master of ceremonies with exhibitions jumps between each competition round, ground entertainment, merchandising booths, food booths, a athlete area and more. The athlete experience was amazing! Competitors would get loaded aboard the aircraft, swoop the course for a competition round, conduct a live interview with commentators in the landing area and sign autographs from spectators all along the way. Between all of this competitors would watch ground and airshow acts while getting interviewed by the networks for Television. The award ceremony took place at the venue immediately following each event. For more on the Pro Swooping Tour's "Air Festival" log onto www.proswoopingtour.tv or www.canopypiloting.com

3 days to the show...

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4 days until the show. Check out the event T-shirt and new acts online at www.canopypiloting.com