Strange 'tracking'

[Geoff 0]

Hi
I joined some guys at my DZ doing some very steep tracking-type dives at the weekend. They called it 'altimonti' or something similar. Anybody know anything about this technique? It's kinda half way between a head-down and a track, and I'd never heard of it before.
Any info appreciated.
Geoff

[RemiAndKaren 0]

SHIT.... I'm posting in the FF Forum.... what will the world come to!!!!
Anyways, Its "Atmonauti" (twist on Astronaute or Cosmonaute but for the Atmostphere, in italian instead)
A bunch of italian are really the ones doing most of it that I've seen. Its 1/2 way between tracking and full head down. cant seam to fint their site anymore, but its around....
Remi
Muff 914

[3fLiEr 0]

http://digilander.iol.it/frickmarco//pag-atmonauti.html
Hope you can read Italian!!
else use........... http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr ......to translate it..............
HTH bro..........
bsbd
"In a world where we are slaves to gravity I am pleased to be a freedom fighter"

[freeflyguy 0]

We call it a Flocking dive.

[3fLiEr 0]

I thought it slightly different to a flock dive? but yeah I see where you are comin' from............ same thing really.......
If there is a difference can someone explain!
bsbd
"In a world where we are slaves to gravity I am pleased to be a freedom fighter"

[freeflyguy 0]

Hey, maybe it is kind of like a speedstar, but the base just keeps running away. Instead of waiting for people to arrive. I don't know.

[Geoff 0]

It's not the same as flocking - to me flocking is head-down, but moving along.
Atmonaute (at least I know what it's called now, thanks!) seems to be more like a steep track, and it has quite a slow fall rate - probably only a bit faster than a normal track, certainly not head-down. The person leading is usually on their front, and the others underneath, on their backs.
That's how it seemed to me, anyway.
Geoff

[3fLiEr 0]

Maybe next time you are up we can experiment with it???
bsbd
"In a world where we are slaves to gravity I am pleased to be a freedom fighter"

[Geoff 0]

It seemed quite tricky to keep a steady angle & fall rate. Probably better to start with someone experienced, but Yeah, sure - we can give it a go.
Cheers
geoff

[RemiAndKaren 0]

If you fancy a nice place to learn from the guys how made it popular (dont want to say invent it, cuz I'm sure some Freak Brothers in the 80's tried it before), go to Espace Boogie, they are some of the main FF organisers.....
Remi
Muff 914

[Phil 0]

check out
http://home.nordnet.fr/~paramag/archives/n172/gbff.html
this one is in english but will not give the same insight on how it's actually done.
Have tried it with Tazio Madlinger and it's kind of fun.
blue ones
Phil

[fedykin 0]

its invented by marco tiezzi and gigiola borgonis. they are at lapalisee(they have a link)www.lapalisse-aero.com
its more like a slide than a track but the rabbit is on his front and everyone else is on thier back, it is very efficient and an awesome way to fly. marco and g are genius's, they discovered it when looking for a way to film G's freestyle with only the ground in focus. they rock...

[RedITALY 0]

Sorry about my English...
But the first man who tried this kind of fly (atmonauti) was Marco Manna in october 1999 in Bailen (Spain).
Bravi Marco Tiezzi e Gigliola Borgnis per il lavoro di crescita...
Peace RED

Peace -RED-

[Groumph 0]

Here is Marco's web site.

I don't speak Italien, but some pictures are self explenatory

http://digilander.libero.it/frickmarco/