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From: brent@phoenix.UUCP (Brent P. Callahan)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Freak Flying - (nf)
Message-ID: <1008@phoenix.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 4-Feb-85 09:17:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  4 09:17:12 1985
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I organised a Freak dive once.  We put together a quick 6 star and
then on my nod, we all did a half backloop onto our backs.
In theory we were all supposed to fly back together into a 
no-contact star feet first.

None of us had ever seriously attempted freak flying, except
while linked into a formation (dock with arms crossed then uncross).

The result was complete chaos.  I guess we were asking for it.
The sky was full of laughing bodies zipping here, there and
everywhere, completely out of control. It was a zoo.

In the inverted position, the legs have a lot more drag.
I couldn't get enough drag off my arms, or pull my legs in
enough to fly forwards.  Most of us zipped around in
backwards tracks.

I guess we all have a lot to learn !

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