phoenixlpr 0 #1 May 21, 2007 How can I improve my back flying? Backfly Video by Tero Paukku. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #2 May 21, 2007 First work on learning to fly on your back completely stretched out. With the legwing halfway closed. When you start to learn how to backfly, the legwing tends to overpoweri the armwings. Causing you to dip headdown. Dont look at your own body/toes (sitting up a bit) like you do in this video, but throw your head and shoulder back. Once you get this flying stable for a long ime (and not just a few seconds) slowly work on opening up the legwing more and more. Once you're able to fly completely opened up. Then start looking around. And even sitting up a bit, you'll still be able to fly it all open. Once you get to that stage, learn to fly on your back with other people, instead of passive backflying, them flying to you, learn to navigate and fly towards people. If you flop around, up and down a bit, dont start to counter the wobbling. This will always be your reaction to something that happened a few seconds ago. Only making the movement worse. Kinda resembling Pilot-induced oscillation (PIO) (or pilot-aircraft-coupling) that you see in normal aviation. And dont forget to smile...(which is important, as a relaxed position flies better..being tense, tends to cause wobbling etc)JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #3 May 21, 2007 watch and watch and watch the flylikebrick videos.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #4 May 21, 2007 Or drop by Holland/Belgium sometime to fly with us! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #5 May 21, 2007 Quote Or drop by Holland/Belgium sometime to fly with us! Will do when I have a wingsuit Kris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdynamnam 28 #6 May 21, 2007 How can I improve my transition to backflying, not loosing so much altitude? Transition Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #7 May 21, 2007 QuoteHow can I improve my transition to backflying, not loosing so much altitude? Transition Make sure you make the move as a roll. Dont 'dive' into your backflying. Also initiate a little upward push as you flip over. If you look at the last video I posted at skydivingmovies (FJC) you see me do a flip to my back, without loosing any altitude. You can also see the little upward push, before rolling over, if you look at the backflying video at www.flylikebrick.com You 'push' with one arm, while you roll over the other one. Make sure you tuck that arm in a bit. And you dont stay on your side too long. Its the wings that are carrying you. If they are away too long, your torso wil start to drop. Looking at your video, the iggest issue is the bending at the waist. Causing your feet to get flung up in the air, and because of that, dropping you down a bit. First perfecting a complete barrelroll without altitude loss is ussualy the best excersise...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aarthus 0 #8 May 21, 2007 Patrick de Guillebon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdynamnam 28 #9 May 21, 2007 Ok: I will tell Loic that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #10 May 21, 2007 Quote Ok: I will tell Loic that Hehe...while you're at it..ask him some tips on that mountain swooping, glider dockin'and stuff...how hard can it be..JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdynamnam 28 #11 May 21, 2007 Got you big time. Buy you one in Cochstedt to make up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #12 May 21, 2007 Quote Got you big time. Buy you one in Cochstedt to make up. neeh..I still owe you one for dumping you out of your slot in zell am see JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdynamnam 28 #13 May 21, 2007 no I was way too slow on that one, so forget that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #14 May 21, 2007 Quote no I was way too slow on that one, so forget that Just be nice to me if you dont want a black spot blocking you in the video Im editing from cochstedtJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gadget 0 #16 May 21, 2007 Well frits in his s3 is almost a black spotIf people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes??? My logbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aarthus 0 #17 May 21, 2007 he'll maybe turn all white... who knows ?Patrick de Guillebon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #18 May 21, 2007 Wow! That's a nice trick! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gadget 0 #19 May 21, 2007 Is that the colour of his Pro then If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes??? My logbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #21 May 22, 2007 Quote New suit AND cochstedt as the place to give it its first go...life doesnt get much better ey!JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdynamnam 28 #22 May 22, 2007 Right! Patrick, I need my nylon crack! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 806 #23 May 22, 2007 I thought it was all about "pooping"! ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites