Flying flag in freefall

[theQ 1]

I want to fly a small american flag about my head, in free fall. It's a 2" x 3" or something like that. At exit I am planning to hold it in a ball, with both hands by the corners.

Any tips, especially safety tips, are all welcome!

Blue Skies!
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[nolhtairt 0]

You're better off attaching it to your leg, away from the canopy lines and risers. Talk to the S&TA at the DZ about it. He/she can recommend something that'll work, safely.

[HapHazard 0]

To the leg, in freefall? I think not!

[dpreguy 14]

On the leg - no no no

[mjosparky 4]

What ever you do, don't attach it to yourself in any way. Holding it in freefall is the easy part. Come up with a good plan on how to deal with it at opening.

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[dzswoop717 5]

A 2 inch by 3 inch flag could be tied to your Johnson and you could back fly. Or did you mean a 2' x 3'?

[jimjumper 25]

I guess the size would then depend on how proud you are of it!

[CSpenceFLY 1]

We did one once. No advise from me because of all the keyboard commandos.

[nolhtairt 0]

HapHazard

To the leg, in freefall? I think not!

I did not say in freefall.

Stow it away in a pouch or in your jumpsuit for the freefall portion.

Then use carabiners to attach one leading edge to your shoe, especially if the rear of the shoe has a built in loop back there, and the other leading edge to your leg strap ring or whatever's convenient.

Been there, done that, never a problem. As long as it's on the opposite side from your deployment side, usually the left side.

I've also done it from the bottom of the riser to the leg strap ring. No issues. But then again, I'm anal about doing demos with flags, I want to make sure everything is down pat.

Edit to add. My bad for not reading the original post including "in freefall".

In that case, I've never done that. But all pictures and videos I've seen, the jumpers held them in their hands. It helps to set up some kind of handle attached to the flagpole rope holes for easy gripping. But always, if you hang onto it through canopy deployment, hold the flag in the left hand if you deploy your canopy with your right hand.