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From the headquarters of the Pro Swooping Tour... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: Jan 25, 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Florida USPA Board Meeting: Adam's Mark Hotel Subject: PST's proposal of first World Cup of Canopy Piloting (A.K.A. "Canopy Swooping") Today, in downtown Jacksonville, the organizers of the Pro Swooping Tour (Jim Slaton & Lyle Presse) gave two seperate & intense presenations to the board members of the USPA. At 9:00am EST the PST presented the USPA competition commitee with a presentation to hold the first "World Cup of Canopy Piloting". The presentation included the PST's proposed safety/training program, entry requirements, qualifications, history of swooping, pilot categories & competition events. The presentation also focused on swooping's appeal to the athletes, media & sponsors. After a lengthy question & answer session that followed the PST's presentation the USPA competition commitee voted unanimous to move forward with the first World Cup of Canopy Piloting. After a three hour break the issue moved forward to the main floor where the PST was to give the proposal to the entire USPA board for a final vote. At 3:00pm EST the PST presented the USPA board with the entire proposal and within the hour got another unanimous vote from the board members of the USPA. The organizers of the PST will now travel to Brazil to give their final presentation to the IPC (International Parachute Commitee) for approval of the first World Cup of Canopy Piloting. SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

If a pilot is already on the ADVANCED list they are already cleared to compete in ADVANCED series of competitions. If a pilot is not on the ADVANCED list they must attend one of the sanctioned qualifiers to get on the list. Pilots that are on the PRO list are cleared to compete in the "PRO SERIES". Pilots maintain their PRO status by staying current and collecting performance points at events throughout each season. The requirements for entry into the PRO from the ADVANCED series is outlined in section 2.1-2.6 of the PST "GG&F" (General rules, Guidlines & Format) manual and available by request from the PST. The official web site of the pro tour (www.proswoopingtour.com) is currently under construction and is scheduled to be brought on line by January 30, 2003. This site will outline the "GG&F", as well as, qualified pilots lists, schedule, PST magazine online, special events, training, tour records and more. For more information please contact our staff. Thanks "Skymonkey" for helping us keep things clear! SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The 2003 Swoop Festival & Beach Challenge Swoop competitions will take place April 28-May 4th. The festival is centered around swooping but is being organized for all skydivers. There will be helicopters & turbine aircraft making full altitude jumps onto the beach in front of America's largest night clubs! Full page Ads about the Swoop Festival & Pro Beach Challenge will be comming out in all the new sport magazines. You can also get more info by contacting the numbers or E-mail below. Thanks! SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

Canopy pilots listed on the Advanced or Pro Series list are qualified to compete in PST competitions. No additional qualification is necessary. SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

After months and months of work, the organizers of the Pro Swooping Tour have finally got the IPC (International Parachute Commission) to put canopy swooping (aka. Canopy Piloting) on the agenda for the February IPC board meeting in Brazil. The PST plans to lay the ground work to get the commission thinking about adding swooping as an official competition event & holding the first "World Cup"of swooping in the USA. The USPA will receive their presentation from PST later this month in Florida. Log onto to the official IPC website to read more about it or view the agenda: www.fai.org/parachuting/meetings/....or view the following IPC attachment. SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com 2003IPCagenda.pdf

ATTACHED: SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com QualifierSkillsCamppricing.pdf

Attached is the list of 2003 Qualified Pilots from the Pro Swooping tour… SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com PSTqualifiedList.pdf

The breakdown for the 2003 events: ADVANCED SERIES EVENTS-Individual event (May-Oct) PRO BEACH CHALLENGE- $10,000 purse, 4man team event (May) PRO SCANDINAVIAN CHALLENGE- $10,000 purse, 2man team event (June) PST OPEN- $5,000 purse, Individual event (Aug) PST WORLD CUP- $10,000 purse, Individual event (Sept) PRO BAJA CHALLENGE- $10,000 purse, 4man team event (Oct) SWOOP FESTIVAL A week long film & music Festival that is based around high performance canopy swooping, but open to all skydivers. The festival will include Hop & Pops, full altitude beach jumps, Helicopters, turbine aircraft, Advanced Series Competition # 1 and the Pro Beach Challenge (May). BAJA BEACH BOOGIE- Beach Boogie on the Sea of Cortez organized for all skydivers arond PST events that include the Advanced Series Competition # 5 and the Pro Baja Challenge (Oct). SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

On qualification day the assigned chief judge will hold a draw for the candidate to determine which way the course will carve. The course is then set to carve into the direction of the wind, if there is wind. Once the course is set and the candidate starts the qualification process, the course will remain the same, unless the prevailing winds exceed 15mph. TOUR NOTE: Most swoopers that reach a Pro Qualification will have little trouble with 5 runs on the 220ft carving course. The PST qualification requires a minimum of 500 performance points, which is at least a year or so (finishing in top 5) of competitive swooping on the circuit. The experienced gained while earning these points will go a long way toward any qualification. Thanks!...staff SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The candidate does not have to drag a portion of their body on the surface during the run, only score the entry gate & stay within the course. Thanks!...staff SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

In most conditions the Advanced qualification course is a 30ft wide 200ft long carving course. Candidates must be able to score the entry gate & run the length of the course in a safe, controlled manner. Competitors competing on the Advanced Series earn performance points toward a Pro slot & their overall tour ranking. Tour jackets, medals, rings and some other prizes exist but all cash purses within the PST are currently exclusive to the Pro Series competitors. SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The PST will have a booth and represent the swooping tour at the 2003 PIA symposium. The staff will have the tour schedule, event details, T-shirts, stickers and other promotional items. The PST will also give a presentation to the USPA on the future of canopy swooping and the new international circuit. If you live near Jacksonville, Florida or have a chance to attend the 2003 PIA, come by the PST booth and get some products! See you there! SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The PST ranking system, point system & qualifiers are outlined in the PST manual available from headquarters. In plain english it works like this... The PST has two competition series within the tour, the Pro Series and the Advanced Series. There are no longer any intermediate competitions available within the Pro tour. Up & coming swoopers start out in the Advanced Series by attending one of the four regional qualifiers. Swoopers attend a qualifier where they can either participate in a week long skills camp for detailed competition training or just show up at the end of the week for the qualifier itself. The qualifier is set up like a competition where canidates swoop a PST course. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to safely approach and negociate the course in a controlled manner. Contrary to popular belief, the top winners are not the only ones to get qualified. All participants that can make safe, controlled runs through the PST course will be awarded a qualification and entered into the Advanced Series for future competitions. The Advanced Series runs side by side with the Pro Series & at the same locations (2003-Florida, Norway, Baja, WFFC & Perris Valley). Once in the Advanced Series the competitor is issued performance points based on the position they finish at each meet (example: 100pts for 1st). Once the competitor accumulates a total of 500 pts they may request a Pro Qualification from the PST, which will assign a chief judge to set up a Pro qualification course for the candidate. The candidate will then be required to make 5 consecutive runs through a 220 ft carving course. A succefull run is where the candidate scores the entry gate, flies through the course without touching any vertical markers, & reaches the exit gate prior to making contact with the surface. When 5 consecutive runs are accomplished a PRO SLOT is awarded. For more info contact the PST. Thanks! SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

This is just a very temporary site, the future home of the PST is comming to PROSWOOPINGTOUR.COM Thanks....Cyndi/PST staff SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The Pro Swooping Tour is set to give away over a $50,000 cash purse to the top winners of the pro tour. The 2003 tour includes: -4 Qualifiers -5 Advanced Series Competitions (individual events) -6 Pro Series Competitions(4man team, 2man team & individual events. For more info log onto: http://pageproducer.arczip.com/proswoopingtour/index.html SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

Freefall photographer Craig O'Brien has been named the official photographer of the 2003 Pro Tour. The 2003 Pro Swooping Tour Schedule is out with the new issue of PST's "Magazine Online". You can check out all the competition dates and information on the 2003 Swoop Festival, Challenge Series, Advanced Series, Qualifiers, Skills Camps, PST format & more! To see the new Magazine Online log onto: http://pageproducer.arczip.com/proswoopingtour/index.html SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The 2003 Pro Swooping Tour Schedule is out with the new issue of PST's "Magazine Online". You can check out all the competition dates and information on the 2003 Swoop Festival, Challenge Series, Advanced Series, Qualifiers, Skills Camps, PST format & more! To see the new Magazine Online log onto: http://pageproducer.arczip.com/proswoopingtour/index.html SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The 2003 Pro Swooping Tour Schedule is out with the new issue of PST's "Magazine Online". You can check out all the competition dates and information on the 2003 Swoop Festival, Challenge Series, Advanced Series, Qualifiers, Skills Camps, PST format & more! To see the new Magazine Online log onto: http://pageproducer.arczip.com/proswoopingtour/index.html SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

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The 2003 Pro Swooping Tour Schedule is out with the new issue of PST's "Magazine Online". You can check out all the competition dates and information on the 2003 Swoop Festival, Challenge Series, Advanced Series, Qualifiers, Skills Camps, PST format & more! To see the new Magazine Online log onto: http://pageproducer.arczip.com/proswoopingtour/index.html SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

The 2003 schedule for the Pro Swooping Tour has been attached to this post. If the text of the schedule is hard to read after opening just click & zoom in on document. If you wish to recieve the recent issue of PST's "Magazine Online" please E-mail the PST your request. Happy New Year! SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com

You should contact the PST direct on this issue...Thanks! SlatonAirSports.com CanopyPiloting.com