Knowledge Center
Below you’ll find a list of useful articles, educational documents, and videos created by Flight-1 instructors and other prominent individuals involved in canopy flight or design. Check back regularly for new material.
Flight-1 Archive
The Evolution of Technogly in Canopy Control Training - Ian Bobo PIA 2023
Ian takes an in-depth view of the evolution of technology and introduces a few new products in the marketplace. He demonstrates and identifies the future of technology in Canopy Control Training.
Flight-1 Safety tips
Safety day top tips from your local Flight-1 Instructors.
Should you even downsize?
Julian Barthel discuses rapid downsizing and its pitfalls.
Choosing the right canopy
Pete Allum discusses factors to consider to find your ideal canopy.
8 Priniciples for canopy piloting
Paul Dorward from Flight-1 talks through 8 principles that can assist with canopy progression.
Dynamic Flocking
Pete Allum guides us through the exciting new dicipline of canopy flocking.
5 Tips to staying alive
Flight-1 Instructor Phil Webley looks at 5 simple ways of staying alive under canopy.
Downsizing
Flight-1 Instructor Paul Dorward takes a deep dive into the topic of Down-Sizing.
Landing Priorities by Maxine Tate
How to land safely, anywhere, any time…
Flying Predictably
Maxine Tate of Flight-1 shows how it’s easy to cause a traffic jam if you alter your rate of descent in the pattern.