Canopy Piloting

Skydiving discipline of high-speed final swoops — piloted parachute traverses a set course just above the ground.

👥1 per team🌤outdoor
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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