About the Challenge

The idea of the Challenge grew out of the interest expressed at the Competitors Meeting at the end of the First World Cup in Vertical Formation Skydiving held in Eloy, Arizona in 2008.

With any new discipline it is difficult for teams to gain competitive experience, and also to learn 'how to' from more experienced teams in other parts of the world.  The idea of the Web Challenge is to give an opportunity to address both issues, without undue expense or travel requirements.

Three rounds of competition will be posted on this web site.  Teams can enter as many times as they like by submitting the visual evidence of their jump onto the Challenge Web Site.  Each entry will be viewed by the panel of FAI Judges, using a 'virtual' judging method co-ordinated between them, so that they replicate as closely as possible normal judging conditions.  Each jump will be viewed three times at normal speed and an evaluation made and score posted.  The scores will be posted on the web site, and competitors will be able to view their dive and score as well as those of other teams.

The competition will run from 1st May until 31st October 2009.