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The world flies in for the 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships

Montreal, Canada - More than 200 of the world’s best indoor skydivers are converging on Montreal

The competition, which will see 23 Nations take part, will take place from 20-22 October at the SkyVenture Montreal indoor-skydiving tunnel in Laval, Montreal. Indoor skydiving is an air sport discipline that has its roots in skydiving – but rather than jump out of a plane, athletes compete indoors inside a glass-walled, vertical wind-tunnel. Competitors balance on a jet of fast-moving air, and c...

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Rome, Italy, 10/19/2017 13:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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