SPEED STAR SIT TRANSITION DIVE

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We started a new dive last weekend for intermediate freeflyers. We had 5 people exit no contact flat and formed a round star, then when everybody was there, on the key, we transitioned into a sit campfire. It was a total gass, everybody made it in, and for a few, this was the largest star they had been in, since they had bypassed flat relative work. The beauty of this dive is, that if people cork on the transition, they are out of the dive, and not a problem. With extra caution on breakoff, it went great, and the experienced relative workers go out last and get to dive, what fun. Out goal is to work our way up to 10 people, and take docks on the sit portion, then transition to head down, and redock, that's probably a few years into the future. Try it!
Aloha,
Tim

SCR-21

[Paige 0]

Damn that sounds like fun. When I'm capable of that in the sky I'll give it a whirl for sure! I think that could lead to some fun formations and dives!

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[WrongWay 0]

That's pretty cool.

If you wanna make it really interesting (with more advanced flyers), try that, then (try to) have one side go over and one go under to make the whole thing flip inverted. I'd be impressed.

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[davelepka 4]

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The beauty of this dive is, that if people cork on the transition, they are out of the dive, and not a problem.

Yeah, out of sight, out of mind.

I agree with that idea on a tracking dive. If you can't stay with the base, you simply fall behind. Those jumpers aren;t going to magicly learn how to track faster than everyone else, and catch up to the formation.

On the sit dive, a blown transition is a temporary situation, and the guy who would blow the transition is the same guy who's going to whip out a stand or HD to get back in.

I'm not saying it's not a cool/fun dive, just that the corkers are not completely out of the picture once they cork.