obelixtim 150 #1 October 27, 2015 Maybe I'm too old, but for the life of me I can't see why the FAI sanctions a tunnel flying competition. Why not trampolining or springboard diving into swimming pools? What has body flying in a ground based, enclosed space got to do with aviation? What has tunnel flying got to do with skydiving? There are no parachutes, no sky, no diving. They've adopted some skydiving manoeuvres, but thats all. BASE jumping is more related to skydiving....does the FAI sanction that? "Indoor skydiving" is a misnomer, and a complete contradiction of reality. Am I the only one who doesn't get it?My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #2 October 27, 2015 I agree. No aviation involved. FAI must be taking lessons from FIFA. With the old style Orlando tunnel with a propeller in the bottom I've always said to get the thrill of skydiving they should take the net out. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdweller 0 #3 October 27, 2015 The same question can be asked about the wind tunnel forum in the skydiving section here.------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nolhtairt 0 #4 October 27, 2015 airdweller The same question can be asked about the wind tunnel forum in the skydiving section here. Well, its there so people would know where to find them, and new ones are getting built as I type this. And people get to bitch and complain about customer service and whatnot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtroup 1 #5 October 27, 2015 Its all body flight.(insert philosophical quote here) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topdocker 0 #6 October 27, 2015 rtroupIts all body flight. Then so is cliff diving. topJump more, post less! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JWest 0 #7 October 27, 2015 Lol does it really matter? Someone could come up with a new sanctioning body if they really wanted to. With FAI doing it you get all the backing of the FAI. The FAI is also about air sports and aeronautics. Flying your body around in air kinda falls under their jurisdiction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #8 October 27, 2015 Yeah! But tunnel cracks don't mess up air traffic controllers .... nor do they awake neighbours from their Sunday morning hang-overs .... nor do they land in spectator-seating .... Wait a minute! If we remove a few Plexiglas panels ..... It would be as exciting as catching fly-balls at baseball games .... Hmmmmmm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JWest 0 #9 October 27, 2015 I missed the point in your rambling, or missed your sarcasm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #10 October 28, 2015 JWestI missed the point in your rambling, or missed your sarcasm. ................................................... Yes, I was rambling, but my point is "no blood, no sport." If spectators were at risk of being struck by random tunnel rats falling out of the tunnel, it would make tunnel flying more interesting. ..... sort of like being splashed by the trained mammals at the aquarium. That's it! We allow spectators to sit along the edge of the swoop pond at the next Canopy Piloting Competition. Minor fails would see spectators splashed, while major fails would see spectators suffer the same concussions, cracked femurs and drowning a as competitors! Yeah! Any less blood would be as exciting as watching paint dry! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brutus 1 #11 October 28, 2015 riggerrob Yes, I was rambling, but my point is "no blood, no sport." If spectators were at risk of being struck by random tunnel rats falling out of the tunnel, it would make tunnel flying more interesting. ..... sort of like being splashed by the trained mammals at the aquarium. That's it! We allow spectators to sit along the edge of the swoop pond at the next Canopy Piloting Competition. Minor fails would see spectators splashed, while major fails would see spectators suffer the same concussions, cracked femurs and drowning a as competitors! Yeah! Any less blood would be as exciting as watching paint dry! Kind of... "Let the hunger games begin" http://i3.cpcache.com/product/625851829/let_the_hunger_games_begin_grunge_wall_art.jpg?height=400&width=400&qv=90&AttributeValue=Poster&Size=24x24 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 41 #12 October 28, 2015 *** ... but my point is "no blood, no sport."... The FAI also features the very dangerous air sport of "aeromodelling" http://www.fai.org/aeromodelling "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #13 October 28, 2015 Simple answer...or question in this case. Do people pay to be involved in these FAI sanctioned tunnel events? If yes, there is your answer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #14 October 28, 2015 topdocker***Its all body flight. Then so is cliff diving. Naw, I'd say that's closer to gymnastics or aerial trapeze. Definitely a water sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
