4th FAI World Championships of Wingsuit Flying
20th FAI World Championships of Canopy Formation
9th FAI World Championships of Canopy Piloting
3rd FAI World Championships of Canopy Piloting - Freestyle
25th FAI World Championships of Formation Skydiving
14th FAI World Championships of Artistic Events
4th FAI World Championships of Speed Skydiving

Week one of competition is October 12 through 16

Week two of competition is October 21 through 25

All competition jumps will begin at 7am and end 4pm each day (weather permitting).

Cost of admission: Spectators will not be charged any admission or parking fee. Please understand that this event is primarily focused on the competition and any disturbance to the athletes or judges will be removed.

Schedule:

Canopy Piloting

October 10th, 2022
Arrival of Delegations and Judges

October 11th, 2022
Official Practice Day 1
Opening Ceremonies 17:30 to 18:30

October 12th, 2022
Official Practice Day 2

October 13th to :
Competition Start 0700

October 16th, 2022
Competition End 16:00
Award Ceremonies begin 18:30

9th FAI World Championships of Canopy Piloting

3rd FAI World Championships of Canopy Piloting - Freestyle

Standard Event:

Competition consists of three rounds in each of the following:

Speed: goal is to navigate the parachute through the boundaries of the course in the fastest time possible. Lasers are used at each "gate" of the course to measure the timing and position of each competitor.

The current ratified record is 1.943 seconds, set by Mario Fattoruso in 2019.

Distance: goal is to begin by dragging a foot in the water before Gate 1 and then continue to fly straight down the course as far as possible. The distance is measured from the entry gate to the first point of contact with the ground. The world's best athletes have shown flights up to 222 m.

Accuracy: goal is to drag a foot through as many water gates as possible and then land in the accuracy zone. 10 points are deducted if a stand-up landing is not achieved.

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Freestyle Event:

In the Freestyle event, the competitor navigates his parachute through the course performing pre-determined or free moves. The competitor’s objective is to navigate a parachute through a course contacting the surface of the water in the manner dictated by the chosen Freestyle move(s) and end with a stand up landing.

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Canopy Formation

October 10th, 2022
Arrival of Delegations and Judge's
Official Practice Day 1

October 11th, 2022
Official Practice Day 2
Opening Ceremonies 17:30 to 18:30

October 12th to 15th, 2022
Competition Start 0700

October 16th, 2022
Competition End 16:00
Award Ceremonies begin 18:30

20th FAI World Championships of Canopy Formation

Teams exit the aircraft and open their parachutes once they are clear of the plane without having extended free-fall. A videographer records the formations made and the video is given to the judging panel.

Formation: two or more jumpers and parachutes linked by grips.

Grip: a hand hold or a foot hook on the "A" lines or front riser of the parachute system.

Working time: Begins either 30 seconds after the first team member leaves the plane OR at the separation of their first formation, whichever happens first.

Events to be Contested:

4-Way Rotations: Exit Altitude is 2,800 m (9,000 ft). Working time is 90 secs. A team of 4 skydivers and one videographer, build a 4-stack formation. Once the initial formation (worth 1 point) is built, the top jumper rotates to the bottom of the stack to score another point. As soon as the rotating jumper is linked onto the bottom of the stack, the next skydiver on top may commence a rotation to the bottom, thus scoring an additional point.

4- Way Sequential: Exit altitude is 3,050 m (10,000 ft). A team of 4 skydivers and one videographer have 120 seconds working time. Each jump follows a draw of formations and point is scored for each formation correctly completed. For each competition jump there are either 4 or 5 different formations in the sequence, which are repeated during the jump to score as many points as possible.

2- Way Sequential: Exit altitude 2,450 m  (8,000 ft). A team of 2 skydivers and one videographer, have 1 minute of working time to complete a pre-determined series of formations.  A point is scored for each formation correctly completed in accordance with a draw made at the start of the event.  For each competition jump there are 5 different formations and the goal is to complete the series as many times as possible during the working time.

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Wingsuit Flying

October 10th, 2022
Arrival of Delegations
Official Practice Day 1

October 11th, 2022
Official Practice Day 2
Opening Ceremonies 17:30 to 18:30

October 12th to 15th, 2022
Competition Start 0700

October 16th, 2022
Competition End 16:00
Award Ceremonies begin 18:30

4th FAI World Championships of Wingsuit Flying:

All competitors wear a pressurized suit specially designed to increase their glide during free-fall. This increases their time in the air as well as the distance they cover during a skydive.

There are two ways to compete in Wingsuit Flying: the Performance event and the Acrobatic event.

Performance Event:

Each competitor has three jumps in each task for a total of 9 jumps.

Time: goal is to stay in the competition window for the longest amount of time.

Current World Record: 2021 Alexey Galda, 101.9 secs (1.7 min).

Distance: fly as far as possible in a horizontal line across the ground.

Speed: Fly as fast as possible while in the competition window.

Current World Record: 2021 Chris Geiler, 326.8km/hr (202.6 mph).

Competition Window: 1,000m  measured vertically. Competitors enter the competition window at 2500m and exit the window at  1500m (4921ft).

Acrobatic Event:

A team consists of two performers and one videographer. The performers have a set of maneuvers they must do together on each jump. Once they leave the plane, they have 7,500 vertical feet to complete the required maneuvers.

Four of the seven competition jumps are made up of these required maneuvers. These are the compulsory rounds.

Three of the seven competition jumps are pre-planned routines that are scored on style, plan and camera work. Judges also give points based on technical work and presentation.

Exit Altitude: between 3810m (max) and 3558m (min).

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Artistic Events

October 19th, 2022
Arrival of Delegations and Judge's
Official Practice Day 1

October 20th, 2022
Official Practice Day 2
Opening Ceremonies 17:30 to 18:30

October 21st to 25th, 2022
Competition Start 0700

October 26th, 2022
Competition End 16:00
Award Ceremonies begin 18:30

14th FAI World Championships of Artistic Events:

A Freestyle Skydiving team is composed of a performer and a videographer.

A Freeflying team is composed of two (2) performers and a videographer.

Objective: to perform and record a sequence of moves in free-fall with the highest possible merit.

Exit Altitude: 3,960 m (13,000 ft)

Working Time: 45 seconds for Freestyle, 42 seconds for Freefly

Compulsory Routine: consists of 4 mandatory moves that the team performs in whatever order they choose.

Free Routine: moves and sequences are chosen by the team.

Teams complete 5 compulsory rounds and 3 Free Routine rounds.

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Formation Skydiving

October 19th, 2022
Arrival of Delegations and Judge's
Official Practice Day 1

October 20th, 2022
Official Practice Day 2
Opening Ceremonies 17:30 to 18:30

October 21st to 25th, 2022
Competition Start 0700

October 26th, 2022
Competition End 16:00
Award Ceremonies begin 18:30

25th FAI World Championships of Formation Skydiving

Objective: to complete as many scoring formations as possible within the working time, while correctly following the sequence for the round.

Teams: Each team has a designated videographer who captures video evidence of each competition jump.

Scoring: Judges review the video from each jump immediately after the team lands. They use electronic scoring systems to score the video while watching in real time.  

Working Time: Time starts when any member of the team leaves the aircraft. This is the amount of time they have to score points.

Draw: The sequence of formations each team has to complete. Each round has a different sequence. All teams are doing the same draw for each round.

Grip: consists of a handhold on an arm leg or foot of another jumper. As a minimum, a grip requires stationary contact.

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Events to be Contested:

4 - Way Vertical: Exit altitude is 3,960m. Each team has a working time of 35 secs. Competition consists of 10 rounds. Each round will have 5 to 6 formations drawn from the dive pool. Formations are in vertical orientation either head-down, upright, or a mixture of both.

4 -Way Standard and 4 -Way Female: Exit altitude is 3,200m. Each team has a working time of 35 secs. Competition consists of 10 rounds. Each round will have  5 to 6 formations drawn from the dive pool. Formations are in a belly-towards-earth orientation. In the female event, all team members are female with the exception of the videographer.

8 -Way Standard: Exit altitude is 3,960m. Each team has a working time of 50 secs. Competition consists of 10 rounds. Each round will have 5 to 6 formations drawn from the dive pool. Formations are in a belly-towards-earth orientation.

Speed Skydiving

October 19th, 2022
Arrival of Delegations and Judge's
Official Practice Day 1

October 20th, 2022
Official Practice Day 2
Opening Ceremonies 17:30 to 18:30

October 21st to 25th, 2022
Competition Start 0700

October 26th, 2022
Competition End 16:00
Award Ceremonies begin 18:30

4th FAI World Championships of Speed Skydiving

In a stable, head down position, the human body has an average terminal speed of around 240-290 km/h (around 150-180 mph). Further minimizing body drag and streamlining the body position allows the skydiver to reach higher speeds in the vicinity of 480 km/h (300 mph).

During competition, they each have 8 jumps to attempt their fastest speed. This is measured by a Speed Measuring Device worn on their helmet. This device has GPS positioning and the judges can use the data to view the speed reached on each jump.  The fastest 3 seconds for each jump is what is used to determine their score.

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Date: October 12 - 16, 2022 and October 21 - 25, 2022

Time: 7am-4pm

Location: Skydive Arizona, 4900 N Taylor St Eloy AZ 85131.

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