Improve Your Landings & Take Control

Canopy Coaching Course

Enhance your canopy control

For skydivers seeking to refine their canopy control, enhance safety, and improve landing precision, the Skydive Fundamentals Canopy Coaching Course offers focused, expert-led training. This program helps you achieve greater command over your parachute flight, fulfill the USPA B License canopy requirements, and truly master your landings in varied conditions.

Course Curriculum: What You'll Learn

Our Canopy Coaching Course provides in-depth theoretical and practical training for advanced parachute flight. You will gain essential knowledge and skills for better canopy control.

  • Parachute Fundamentals: Understand the history of parachutes, ram-air technology, and basic aerodynamics.

  • Equipment Management: Learn key considerations for choosing and maintaining your parachute equipment.

  • Deployment & Opening Procedures: Practice confident, stable deployments and effective post-deployment procedures for optimal canopy flight.

  • Emergency Procedures: Review emergency protocols.

  • Turbulence: Identify different types of turbulence and learn how to manage your canopy in unstable air.

  • Landing Accuracy: Develop techniques for improving landing accuracy.

  • Effective Flares: Learn more about flaring your parachute, whether using a contiuous or staged flare.

  • Density Altitude: Understand how environmental factors affect canopy performance and how to adjust your flight.

  • Stall Recovery: Learn controlled stalls using rear risers and toggles, and how to recover safely.

  • Glide Path Management: Develop strategies for managing your canopy's glide path, including returning from a long spot.

Course Requirements: Who Can Participate

This course is designed for licensed skydivers ready for advanced canopy instruction. To participate, you should meet the following prerequisites:

  • Hop-n'-Pops: Comfortable with hop-n'-pop jumps.

  • Landing Accuracy: Demonstrated consistent landing accuracy, typically within 50 meters (165 feet) of a target.

  • Jump Count: A minimum of 30 logged skydives.

Your 5-Jump Program: Practical Application

Our 5-jump program provides intensive, hands-on coaching, ensuring focused and thorough canopy mastery. Each jump builds on the last, applying theoretical knowledge to practical canopy control skills.

  • Jump 1: Foundational Skills

    • Open your chest strap.

    • Evaluate brake line length.

    • Focus on flaring techniques.

    • Execute a good landing pattern.

  • Jump 2: Dynamic Turns

    • Compare rear riser turns versus toggle turns.

    • Practice reverse turns.

    • Refine landing pattern and accuracy.

  • Jump 3: Braked Flight & Flaring

    • Master braked turns.

    • Complete the flare effectively.

    • Maintain pattern and accuracy.

  • Jump 4: Canopy Limits & Crosswinds

    • Practice controlled stalls.

    • Perform crosswind landings.

    • Improve accuracy.

  • Jump 5: Spotting & Adaptation

    • Apply long spot techniques.

    • Execute crosswind landings.

    • Demonstrate consistent accuracy.

Sharpen Your Canopy Skills.

The Skydive Fundamentals Canopy Coaching Course is an investment in your safety and performance. Gain the confidence to handle varied conditions, land precisely, and enhance your overall skydiving experience.

Ready to truly master your canopy? Enroll in our next course today!