Your first reaction when watching Jeannie Bartholomew tumble out of an airplane will be, "Her jump has gone terribly awry." That's because when she skydives, her first move is to deploy her parachute, ...

Some of the nation's top canopy pilots are competing in Pasco County this week as the U.S. Parachute Association's 2026 National Canopy Piloting Championships are underway.

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Jessica Edgeington became obsessed with skydiving when her parents bought her a jump for her 18th birthday. Now 32, the Virginia resident has made more than 6,000 jumps and is ...

For the skydivers competing at Skydive City this week, opening a parachute is only the beginning. The challenge comes as they approach the ground, flying across the water and navigating a course where ...

FORT BRAGG, NC-The U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights pulled off a CPC sweep during the 2008 Swoop Week Championship event in Longmont Colorado. Team members Sergeant Major Michael Eitniear, ...

The fastest completion of a 70-m canopy piloting course is 1.943 seconds, achieved by Mario Fattoruso (Italy) on 23 November 2019 at the 10th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting 2019 in Pretoria, South ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Army News Service, Sept. 5, 2008) - The U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, pulled off a sweep of the Canopy Piloting Competition during the 2008 Swoop Week Championship ...

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