Noob Q of the day: Angle Dives vs Track Dive?

[DrDom 0]

Hey guys, I keep hearing all about "angle diving" and have no idea what it is. I understand what tracking dives are and I thought that it was the same but then I was listening to SDR and heard them listed separately.

Help a noob out... what does this terminology mean?

Cheers!

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[Boomerdog 0]

Skydive Radio podcast #201 was talking a little about it. Check it out.

[Flyfast 0]

Lot's of angle dives here:

http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/skydive-sebastian-angle-flying-camp/

ZC OG

[shropshire 0]

Atmo baby ....

https://www.facebook.com/groups/atmonauti/

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[mjosparky 4]

A Tracking Dive is defined as one in which the majority of the time is spent in a track, with a fairly normal freefall descent rate and a substantial amount of horizontal movement. The flight path typically covers up to a kilometer (.6 mile) or more of horizontal distance and is often in a straight line or has only slight course changes.

An Angle Flying Dive is defined as one in which there is a horizontal component, but the angle is much steeper than a conventional tracking dive, resulting in a faster fall rate and less horizontal movement. The horizontal component may involve several direction changes. Some people call these atmonauti or tracing dives.

Sparky

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[DrDom 0]

mjosparky

A Tracking Dive is defined as one in which the majority of the time is spent in a track, with a fairly normal freefall descent rate and a substantial amount of horizontal movement. The flight path typically covers up to a kilometer (.6 mile) or more of horizontal distance and is often in a straight line or has only slight course changes.

An Angle Flying Dive is defined as one in which there is a horizontal component, but the angle is much steeper than a conventional tracking dive, resulting in a faster fall rate and less horizontal movement. The horizontal component may involve several direction changes. Some people call these atmonauti or tracing dives.

Sparky

I was trying to sort it out from SDR but it wasnt clicking, this ^^^ makes more sense and is fascinating...

Thanks for the patience in the question, I know it is a bit amateur but hearing the lingo is one thing, understanding it is another :)

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[Boogers 0]

"Atmonauti" is an old Cherokee Indian word that means "tracks poorly".

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mjosparky

A Tracking Dive is defined as one in which the majority of the time is spent in a track, with a fairly normal freefall descent rate and a substantial amount of horizontal movement. The flight path typically covers up to a kilometer (.6 mile) or more of horizontal distance and is often in a straight line or has only slight course changes.

An Angle Flying Dive is defined as one in which there is a horizontal component, but the angle is much steeper than a conventional tracking dive, resulting in a faster fall rate and less horizontal movement. The horizontal component may involve several direction changes. Some people call these atmonauti or tracing dives.

Sparky

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Boogers

"Atmonauti" is an old Cherokee Indian word that means "tracks poorly".

I am SO stealing that!

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FlyingRhenquest

***"Atmonauti" is an old Cherokee Indian word that means "tracks poorly".

I am SO stealing that!

that one had me laughing as well..

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[Boogers 0]

FlyingRhenquest

***"Atmonauti" is an old Cherokee Indian word that means "tracks poorly".

I am SO stealing that!

I stole it from that old joke about "vegetarian" being an old Indian word for "hunts poorly".