your average breakoff alti?

[andy2 0]

I'm curious to hear your average breakoff alti for a "normal" freeflying dive? Thanks.

edited to add: I guess it depends a lot on how many people are on the jump, so if you feel like you want to, go ahead and state how your alti for breakoff changes as you add more people. I appreciate it!! Thanks!!

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[ianmdrennan 2]

we break off at 5000 at our dz. That gives us enough time to turn 180 check for traffic behind us and track away on our back. Even jumping in small groups it's a good habit to get into so it becomes one less new thing to learn on bigger groups.

Bigger than 5 ways we typically start breaking off anywhere from 5500 to 6000 feet and stagger the breakoff. Much like larger RW groups.

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Ian

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[eWave 0]

On 2-ways we usually breakoff at 1400 meters (4500 ft) and with little bigger ways somewhere like 1500-1600 meters.

[Yoshi 0]

up to 4 ways usually at about 4500-5000 feet. the bigger from there the higher.


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[michaelflying 0]

4500 turn trac barrel roll box and slow down wave and dump abetween 3000, 2500

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

Most of the time, it's 4500 feet for me. I never seem to set my ProTrack lower for my break off altitudes, but sometimes it'll be set higher if I'm jumping with more people than I'm used to, or if I'm on a tracking dive. But it's important to reset it afterwards as I've broken off at 6k before on a two-way freefly right after a tracking dive. How embarrassing is that?

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[freeflydrew 0]

5500 or 5000, usually open a little on the high side 4000/3500, sit in brakes, swoop after everyone else has landed...

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[StevePhelps 0]

Typically 4500

[lazyfrog 0]

1200m 2way, 1500m on more way...

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[Peej 0]

I haven't been freeflying long and only did my first three way on Sunday (up until then then i'd only done 2ways) but every time i've turned and tracked at my first dytter beep (4500ft) and dumped at the second (3000ft).

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[Pablito 0]

4500, my ditter sounds at 5000

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[flyingfrog 0]

break off usually at 4500 depending how big the group is as bigger as higher and then on different stage

[bbarnhouse 0]

4,500 for team training.
5,000 for coaching jumps
larger formations/hybrids stingers and hangers 6 followed by sit fliers at 5 and then belly fliers.

[Vertifly 0]

I would say that average is high considering the different jumps that we have going on.

Tracking, big ways, two ways, coaching, flocking, point building, etc.

If you added them up and then divided it, the average would be about 5500 feet.

[jsyslo 0]

Ive been doing a lot of two-way HD jumps, and has allways liked to breakoff at 5k. We did recently discusss going to 4.5K on the way home this weekend just to squeeze a LITTLE more freefall, but doesnt seem like you would gain very much. Comfy at 5, but we'll try 4.5 and check it out! Freefly rules!

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[Zenister 0]

usually the dive 'ends' at 5k, at that point I like to make a quick head count to determine where everyone is before transitioning to a track at 4-4.5k

in an ideal dive everyone stays on level the whole time (or endevours to get back on level there before break off) but every dive is not ideal...

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[hookitt 0]

4000 up to about a 4 way. Raise it accordingly.

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[airann 1]

4500-6000 depending on the jump, who is on it & how many persons

Practice Solo around 4k

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