chachi 0 #1 March 29, 2006 Pacific Skydivers in Vancouver, BC and BC Canopy Piloting League hosts first of 3 swoop competitions. Future dates to be realeased soon. 5 rounds, 3 Distance and 2 Zone Accuracy. $25.00 entrance goes towards cash purse. We will host both X-Brace and 9 cell pilots having 10 foot gates for 9 cell pilots working off FLCPA guidelines. Wing Loading restrictions as per WSA rules apply. Registration at 0830, first load wheels up at 0900. For more information contact myself here or call 604.866.0979 ask for Rob. Anyone I know can crash at my place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #2 March 29, 2006 Hopefully my sore hand (hurt playing hockey last week, but that still doesn't stop me from playing the sport since it is playoff time after all and my team is in the finals) heals in time for this event. Plus let's also hope that Mother Nature doesn't decide to rain on that day. But it will be fun to attend a local BC swoop comp. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chachi 0 #3 March 29, 2006 that was a considerabley long post to say you will be there because you live here. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vectracide 0 #4 March 31, 2006 Hey, have you gotten much air time on that 2.0 yet? You need to come down to Sno and run the course with us sometime soon. Fo Shizzle? ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #5 March 31, 2006 I'm hoping to do more jumping soon. I've got enough jumps on the JVX to know what it's capable of doing, but I'm not flying at the level I was flying at back in September. My hockey team won our championship tonight (woo-hoo it's a good group of guys), so hopefully now a few of my hockey related injuries will now get a chance to heal (I messed up one of my knuckles ... which never stopped me from playing the game, I'm just played in pain). But I'm happy that Rob has setup up this (for me local) swoop comp. I realize that I've got a little spoiled last year and am curious as to what sort of local talent I may be up against. Remember it doesn't matter how far or fast someone can go, if they can't make the entry gates, it's all fluff. I need to check out Snohomish as well as a few other places soon. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vectracide 0 #6 April 1, 2006 We will soon be starting up the Tuesday night swoop club down here, just as soon as the time changes. The DZ is for the most part closed on that day, but open to us swoopers from about 3 pm or so to sunset. We have 10 foot blades and I'm sure we will be painting out the zone accuracy. I'll let you know when it starts. If your interested that is. ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstu 0 #7 April 1, 2006 where is here?Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vectracide 0 #8 April 1, 2006 He knew where I was talking about! Oh, you want to play too??? Ok. Snohomish. But you knew that smartass..... ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstu 0 #9 April 1, 2006 just making sure Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #10 April 21, 2006 Quote Pacific Skydivers in Vancouver, BC and BC Canopy Piloting League hosts first of 3 swoop competitions. Weather permitting, is this event still on for tomorrow? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #11 April 23, 2006 Quoteis this event still on for tomorrow? Yes the event was held and it was a very successful day. Locally Mother Nature hasn't been treating us very well this winter season with tons of rain. But on this day she decided to shine nothing but blue skies on us and gave us perfect jumping conditions for our first two rounds of distance before she challenged us with some strong winds on the final distance round as well as our two zone accuracy rounds. As far as the competition was concerned, the top three battled each other out nose to nose all day long while the bottom three gained some valuable competition swooping experience (if I'm not mistaken it was the first swoop comp for Brad, Josh, Tyler and AJ). Steve and Vladi flew cross-braced canopies, Brad was on a Katana and Josh, Tyler and AJ were all flying larger traditonal 9-cell wings. Anyway here are the results as per my memory: Distance --------- 1) Steve 2) Brad 3) Vladi 4) Josh 5) Tyler 6) AJ Zone Acc ---------- 1) Steve 2) Vladi 3) Brad T4) Josh T4) Tyler T4) AJ Overall -------- 1) Steve 2) Brad (wins the tie breaker over Vladi) 3) Vladi 4) Josh 5) Tyler 6) AJ Finally, much thanks must go out to Rob for organizing this event and to the various other people who Rob recruited to help us with the judging. We wouldn't have had such a successful local comp without Rob's and the other volunteers hard work. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
