Swoop Week kickoff with CPC Championships

We held the CPC competitor briefing this evening at the pond. We have a variety of pilots including the US Army Golden Knights, many from the Southeast region and a fairly large group from Skydive the farm. At the meeting we discussed the rules, guidelines and course for the competition. Not much has changed since last year except all the markers on the inside of the course is now 1.5 meters or 5ft. 

We have also moved the entry gate for the distance event more to the middle of the pond for added safety. With the other position some of the pilots would be setting up and approaching over the ground increasing the chance of a "hit & splash". We flew a few loads after the briefing but the winds picked up over 20kts but pilots were already in the air. Most of them selected to swoop the distance course downwind making for some interesting runs. We have added videos of these swoops to the photo gallery. Our pond maintenance shows up at 6:00am in the morning followed by the judging staff at 7:00am and then the competitors at 8:00am for the safety briefing.