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Freeflying advice

Awesome Kid — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:18:44 GMT

I'm about 15 minutes away from sustained sit flying. But my arms KILL! I've heard a lot of advice on sit flying, and as we all know, we all fly differently, but the latest (from an instructor) was that your arms shouldn't hurt once you're airborne. I just don't believe this. I'm 5'8" 175lbs and sit flying at about 135mph. I can stay off the net for about 5 - 10 solid seconds.

So how about you all? Arms hurt? Does more wind = less strain in the arms?

Steven Blincoe & Alchemy Freefly Camps

Tunnel Bev — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:15:39 GMT

Hi all,

I thought you'd like to know that there are couple of freefly tunnel camps at Bodyflight Bedford which are recruiting participants at the moment!

13-19 March 06: Alchemy Freefly Camp with Mike Swanson and Alaska Jon DeVore; "freefly coaching for beginners to experts." Contact: info@freeflytunnelcamp.com

2-4 June 06: Steven Blincoe from the New School of Freeflight;"all-inclusive belly, back, sit & head down camp." Contact: stevenblincoe@yahoo.com

Post your favorite FreeFly pics!

Paige — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:12:39 GMT

Post your favorite freefly pics! No laughing at my lack of skillz

Tunnel For The Cause http://www.TunnelPinkMafia.com/TFTC
TFTC 2005 Photo Album http://www.pinkmafiatunnel.com/tftc/2005Gallery.aspx

Participants: Peter Allum, Chris Ash, Carrie Braun, Thomas Hughes, Laura Kraus, Ari Perelman, Paige Rudolph, Juliana Se, Libby Smith, Dawn Suiter, Margaret & Allen Wilson.

TFTC is a female freefly festival at SkyVenture Orlando, where freefly & hybrid formations and skills will be improved and donations will be collected for Jump For The Cause- the women's skydiving world record event which also raises money for breast cancer. Objectives for TFTC include raising money for JFTC, while expanding the scope of female tunnel flyers, specifically in the area of freefly & hybrid skills.

Tunnel For The Cause Raised $5100. We will be giving premiering the DVD this Thursday at SkyVenture Orlando.

Head down in Bedford .. anyone seen any?

cloudfall — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:51:59 GMT

I've seen plently of sit in Bedford, loads back and transitions between the two ... but I haven't actually seen any head down?? Any of you lot seen any? Anyone from Bedford able to post up a couple of pictures in here?? You can post pictures as attachments!

Q&A

Paige — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:34:43 GMT

Fill in your own (A):, share your thoughts w. me I've got a few tunnel camps coming up and I would love to know what people/students think and expect.

If you receive coaching...
(Q): What are some goals & accomplishments you hope to achieve in your sessions?
(A): I always hope to come out with a positive experience as both a coach and a student. Always focusing on the positives more than negatives but making necessary comments for improvement. I fly to have a good time and to learn, that's it. I'm not too into skydiving and get way more thrill from the fans so there is no need for me to 'train' but I love to fly hard. I need a coach who will push me positively but also just get in there and mess around with me if I'm struggling, want a break, or just for the hell of it. For me @ SVO, that's Sean MacCormac. Sean's an AMAZING flyer who has been invited by Olav on the World Record Attempt (70 something way maybe). Worth every penny you will give him. His communication & coaching style is efficient, positive, and packed full of great tips for you to work on.

(Q): What are your expectations of a coach?
(A): I need a briefing before, during, and after a tunnel session(s). Lately I've been either doing a debrief or a prebrief but that is mostly for time reasons, we fly late and have a long drive home we have to be awake for. I need a coach who makes me smile and relax while still pushing me to fly harder. I just need to have a good time flying!

(Q): What qualities are important to possess for your ideal coach?

(Q): Please feel free to add and answer ?'s so we can all learn more.