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Learn to Freefly

Get the skills to

fly in all orientations

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Back-fly

What is Freefly?

Freefly is a challenging Skydiving discipline and can be defined as the art of human 3D flight.

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After building a solid belly-to-earth flight, you can start to learn to fly in other orientations.  

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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.

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Welcome to body-flying.

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Head-up

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Head-down

Build your Freefly Foundations

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Freefly Training

The freefly training is divided into Safety Knowledge, Basic and Advanced Freefall Skills.

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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.

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After achieving the basics, you can start to learn advanced maneuvers or move to the next position.

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The training fulfills all the requirements for "BS" Skydivers to earn the FF1, FF2 stickers. 

FF1 = Head-up 

FF2 = Head-down

Safety Knowledge

  • 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

  • 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

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Back-fly

Advanced

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  • Front & Back loops from belly flying to back flying and back again

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  • ​Carving

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Head-up

Basic

  • 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)

 

  • Cartwheels

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  • Front & back loops

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  • Docks

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  • Carving​​

Head-down

Basic

  • 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

What are you waiting for?

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