Learn to Freefly
Get the skills to
fly in all orientations
Back-fly
What is Freefly?
Freefly is a challenging Skydiving discipline and can be defined as the art of human 3D flight.
After building a solid belly-to-earth flight, you can start to learn to fly in other orientations.
The learning process usually starts in a back-to-earth orientation (Back-fly) moving to a vertical sit or stand position (Head-up) and then upside down (Head-down).
As your skills improve, you will realize that you can fly all angles and positions between head-up and head-down.
Welcome to body-flying.
Head-up
Head-down
Build your Freefly Foundations
Freefly Training
The freefly training is divided into Safety Knowledge, Basic and Advanced Freefall Skills.
The basic freefall skills are the same regardless of the position you are learning. They are the foundations to enable you to jump safely with other skydivers.
After achieving the basics, you can start to learn advanced maneuvers or move to the next position.
The training fulfills all the requirements for "BS" Skydivers to earn the FF1, FF2 stickers.
FF1 = Head-up
FF2 = Head-down
Safety Knowledge
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Gear (Rig, Audible, Clothing)
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Altitude awareness
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Exit orders
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Avoiding freefall collisions
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The safety position
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Danger of Corking (rapid deceleration in fall rate)
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Breakoff procedures (separation)
Freefly Skills to be developed
Back-fly
Basic
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Exits
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Transition: Barrel roll from belly flying to back flying and back again
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Alti checks
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Fall rate control
(Slow and Fast fall)
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Horizontal movement
(Forwards, Backwards, Sidewards)
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Turns
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Breakoff
Back-fly
Advanced
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Front & Back loops from belly flying to back flying and back again
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Carving
Head-up
Basic
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Exits
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Transition: back flying to sit flying and back again
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Alti cheks
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Fall rate control
(Slow and Fast fall)
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Horizontal movement
(Forwards, Backwards, Sidewards)
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Turns
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Breakoff
Head-up
Advanced
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Transition: belly flying to sit flying and back again. (It's advanced for safety reasons)
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Cartwheels
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Front & back loops
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Docks
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Carving
Head-down
Basic
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Exits
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Transitions: sit flying to head-down (front loop, back loop, and cartwheel) and back again
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Alti cheks
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Straddle, Daffy, Shelf positions
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Fall rate control
(Slow and Fast fall)
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Horizontal movement
(Forwards, Backwards, Sidewards)
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Turns
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Breakoff
Head-down
Advanced
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Front & back loops
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Docks
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Carving
