This weekend Skydive Cityin Zephyrhills Florida hosted the second meet of the 2010 FLCPAseason. For those who haven't been involved in the competitive "swoop" scene, the FLCPA is the Florida Canopy Pilots Association. The league is made up of pro and amateur canopy pilots who travel to a different dropzone each month and have a swoop meet. January brought 43 of them out to Skydive Sebastian, and this month 23 of the brave souls headed out to Z-Hills. Friday, which is usually the practice day, was rained out and Saturday was "weathered out" with 20-30 MPH winds. Brian McNenney, who was the coach for this meet, took the time on Saturday afternoon to do a Q &A with all the competitors and discuss competition, and the new IPC rules for 2010.
Sunday started out overcast but by the afternoon the meet was underway! They completed three of the usual six rounds. One round being in each disipline of speed, distance, and accuracy. At the end of the meet the top places were:
1st- Mike Shatalov-Pro
2nd- Albert Berchtold-Pro
3rd- Ian Drennan-Pro
4th-Warren Cleary-Ama
5th John Minos-Ama
The full list of competition results can be found here. Their next meet is in April at Skydive Palatka.
