Canopy Piloting
Skydiving discipline of high-speed final swoops — piloted parachute traverses a set course just above the ground.
👥1 per team🌤outdoor
What is Canopy Piloting?
Canopy piloting (or "swooping") is a skydiving discipline in which the last few seconds of a jump — the final swoop — are the sport. Pilots build enormous speed with a diving turn under a small high-performance canopy, then plane across the ground for hundreds of metres. FAI competition events include distance, speed, accuracy and freestyle.
Quick facts
Category
Air Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
1990s American skydiving scene
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified