Vertifly 0 #1 January 2, 2006 Just another really bored-ass day at my seemingly endless office life profession. Hey someone has to put a damper on the gross national product and do nothing in a computer room all day and make lots of money for freeflying...why not be me? Anyway, in the midst of my boredom, I would like to make a new freefly dictionary. Someone was doing this in the past but it lacked comprehensiveness. If you can think of more terms... Headdown, sitfly, sideslide, big-ways, two-way with vid, 4-way VRW, tracking, flocking, atmonauti, headdown carving, head up carving, eagles, over-unders, spock, vertical compressed, hand docks, foot docks, geagles, toe to toe, totum, hybrids, 3-d dives, indy-500, pylon race, AD challenge, down the tube, turn 180 and track, tube jump, smoke jump, transition, weedeater, ball jump, flower, mind-warp... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #3 January 2, 2006 Joker Funky Joker Double Funky Joker Triple ... etc.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewnewell 0 #4 January 2, 2006 Some weird ones for ya. Kick over, one head up guy runs up the head down guy pushing him down and under and does a forward flip. two bummed squirel, a launch were both perfomers are sitting on each others ass facing awayback of legs on eachothers rigs. half rogan, head down grip switch through the legs. disclocater, double hand grip behind the backs flown as a eagle with camera, both guys rotatin forward trough the grip to end up head down double gripped facing eachother on the other side of the camera. loose change, syncronised layouts. dominator, headdown double hand dock grip switching when back to back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenfootswoops 0 #5 January 2, 2006 Freak Monkey Sit Train StairStack 69 Backfly Geek the camera Cork Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bak_peter 0 #6 January 2, 2006 Mypen is notsolong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HydroGuy 0 #7 January 2, 2006 Cork, Zoo dive, backslidingGet in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #8 January 2, 2006 "Mypen" .... huh? What? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #9 January 2, 2006 Quote"Mypen" .... huh? What? Your pen is ...what?My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #10 January 2, 2006 ...horny gorilla, knee lock, dirt ball, tube, neutral position, recovery position, orbitting... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #11 January 2, 2006 horny gorilla...unsure if that is a freefly term. need a ruling? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #12 January 2, 2006 Quotehorny gorilla...unsure if that is a freefly term. need a ruling? If your an RWer it is. If your a FFer no. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclosoma 0 #13 January 3, 2006 The shake-ity-shake, the chunk, the flower chunk"Don't mistake common stupidity for common sense" -Bill Dause Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OzoneJunkie 0 #14 January 3, 2006 QuoteSome weird ones for ya. half rogan, head down grip switch through the legs. disclocater, double hand grip behind the backs flown as a eagle with camera, both guys rotatin forward trough the grip to end up head down double gripped facing eachother on the other side of the camera. Interesting. We've (Ozone Junkies) been using the names "Rogan Josh" and "Half Rogan" since 1999. For us: Rogan Josh: synchronized docked double cartwheels (each flyer turns the counter-clockwise relative to the direction they are facing, so the flyers are NOT rotating in the same direction). We (Adam and I) have hit this move once. 1/2 Rogan: same as Full Rogan, only with sychronized docked single cartwheels (instead of double). Also interesting: Adam and I do an "Intruder" which is an over-under type of move. One person in a sit, docked with the other head down. Sit person does 1/2 back flip, passing the dock between the legs, while the headdown person goes under, ending up in a sit. Just for kicks: "Colon Robber" is a docked triple cartwheel (one person at a time, both flyers are head down). There's a video of us doing these moves (except for the Full Rogan Josh) on SkydivingMovies.com - movie name is OzoneJunkies-2001-Large.mov. A lot of the footage is from us training for the 2000 Nationals. http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=2808 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bak_peter 0 #15 January 3, 2006 It was just my contribution of lame Danish humor. Try to seperate the words My penis not so long! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #16 January 3, 2006 I'm sure everyone here is wondering the same thing....What exactly is IN a cheeeese Danish anyway? and how many have you had? No, seriously. These are all very nice moves that are being listed. Lots of them I have never even heard before. Could we start defining some of these? And, yeah Eric...smoke another one bro....hahahah!!! . ** . ** . ** . ** . ** . ****** . **** . ** . * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erikzero 0 #17 January 3, 2006 How about a mother fucking flipity do da. I have nothing to do at work. SORRY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patworks 5 #18 January 7, 2006 I would like to make a new freefly dictionary. Someone was doing this in the past but it lacked comprehensiveness. If you can think of more terms... Ok, here's the standard terms (Holler if you want lexical definitions). Word forms used in vRW back-fly back loop backslide back-track barrel-roll belly-flying, belly-flyers big-way boxman break-off chute assis downright fall-rate(s) flightsuit flyers Freak Brother, Freak Bro’ freeflyers, freeflying freestylist head-down headstand heads-up vRW lay-back meat-missiles no-contact sit-fly, sit-flyers, sit-suit, sit-fall skydancing skymate (changed from sky-mate) skysurfers stand-up Tai Ch’i upright vRW, vRW Stable weed-eaterPat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #19 January 7, 2006 please help out by defining them too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patworks 5 #20 January 8, 2006 Ok -- Here is the starter set of definitions. Part two will be swoop modes (defines/compares freefly fallrates in various positions. Part three will focus on freefly terms themselves, but methinks this Intro is necessary? ============== Relative Work (RW) – From the French “relatif”; a.k.a. conventional skydiving or flat flying – Sit-flying – a.k.a. Chute Assis or Freak Brother Flying (1970s) –Freeflying or Vertical RW (vRW) – An emerging skydiving discipline that focuses on the ability to control levels and proximity while flying vertical positions ( Freeflying Pairs – McKeeman, 1995 – Freefly competitions … a team parachuting discipline consisting of three athletes, two freeflyers and a camera flyer, who fly mostly vertical body positions. Skydance – From Skratch, 1960s; Crazy Pat 1970s; Magic John, 1990s – A form of progressive skydiving --- Freeflying becomes a dance in the sky when the flyers choreograph the levels, presentation, and proximity to present aesthetically pleasing visuals. References: Skratch Garrison, Tamara Koyn, Pete McKeeman, John Schuman, Tony Uragallo, Pat Works ======================== Group Swoop Definitions – part 1 of _ By Pat Works Relative Work (RW) – From the French “relatif”; a.k.a. conventional skydiving or flat flying – An art practiced by skydivers since the 1950s, RW entails the intentional maneuvering of two or more freefall skydivers in relationship to each other. Levels and proximity are key to the meaning of “relative work.” The aim is to adjust levels and proximity to build formations and to fly slots. In traditional RW formation skydives, participants fly to complete the group’s goal formation(s). In sequential formation RW competition, the goal is to make points—one point awarded for each completed formation. The team that can make the most points in the least amount of time wins; aesthetics are irrelevant. The flight paths are planar, and generally 2-D, i.e. “flat-land.” The rules of competition are mature and well defined. RW formations are presented to a camera usually from above or below. Sit-flying – a.k.a. Chute Assis or Freak Brother Flying (1970s) – A skydiving discipline that focuses on the ability to control levels and proximity while flying butt-to-earth positions. Sit-flying RW is three-dimensional. As in competitive RW, the goal of competitive sit-flying RW (1994-95) was to make points. However, unlike Relative Work, sit-flying skydivers may attempt to express physical artistry with freefall body movement, although aesthetic body form is a great deal less important than is good level and proximity control between team members. Video presentation is usually from the side. Draft rules for sit-fly competition have been published and were tested at Tony Uragallo’s 1994 First Exhibition Event of Sit-Flying. Often merged with freeflying, sit-flying is considered a required freefly skill. Freeflying or Vertical RW (vRW) – An emerging skydiving discipline (first practiced by Olav Zipser, 1986) that focuses on the ability to control levels and proximity while flying vertical positions (initially with the head into the wind.) Today, vertical RW embraces a variety of body positions to fly relative with others at any fall-rate. Freeflyers do their vertical relative work in a variety of modes including head-down, standing, sitting, back-flying, and belly-flying. Pretty, graceful body form is not the most important aspect in vertical RW; rather, as in all forms of RW, precise control of levels and proximity is the main objective. The intent is to be able to fly in any position relative to another skydiver within a space constrained only by time. Compared to “flat” or planar RW, vRW is spherical or three-dimensional. Larger formations resemble a swarm of bees more than a dinner plate. To illustrate, RW dives can be stamped out on a flat piece of paper, while vRW dives cannot. Video presentation is from the side or a 3-D spherical point-of-view. – Freeflying Pairs, McKeeman, 1995 – Freefly competitions Freeflying Pairs is a team parachuting discipline consisting of three athletes, two freeflyers and a camera flyer, who fly mostly vertical body positions. The camera flyer records the performance of the freeflyers and contributes to the performance interactively through his or her creative and athletic skills. Aesthetics matter. Use the “subjective camera” approach. This format applies a participatory or subjective role to how the camera is used, as opposed to a passive or objective role. This concept means that what is scored is not just the tricks shown, but also how the tricks are presented. Skydance – From Skratch, 1960s; Magic John, 1990s – A form of progressive skydiving that includes RW, chute assis, and vRW. Freeflying becomes a dance in the sky when the flyers choreograph the levels, presentation, and proximity to present aesthetically pleasing visuals. More simply, any multi-person freefly skydive having both rhythm and choreography is a skydance. In a skydance, flying movements are an end in themselves. Skydance is a frame of mind where skydivers dance in the sky to entertain other skydivers. Beautiful and graceful body form is as important as level and proximity control. Vertical, spherical, and 3-D air moves are involved; beauty in motion is linked to rhythm so that the concepts of group aerial dance, video, and music merge. The only rule of progressive skydiving is that there are no rules. Video presentation is whatever works (i.e., any dancer can wear a camera.) References: Skratch Garrison, Tamara Koyn, Pete McKeeman, John Schuman, Tony Uragallo, Pat WorksPat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patworks 5 #21 January 10, 2006 Swoop Modes- not certain this is "freefly terms" Swoop Modes Apart from “standard” (traditional) belly flying, there are four other types of freefly skydiving: sit-fly, standing, back-fly, and head-down. In each of these modes it is possible to do turns, loops, rolls, spins, and other movements that can be either wind-borne (aerodynamically flown) or gymnastic (using kinetic energy.) * Mode A: Horizontal RW, prone, chest and face-to-earth. “Belly-flying” or flat flying. The spine is parallel with the horizon. The relative wind is on the chest; the back and butt face the sky. Variants include the RW stable and boxman; and freestyle’s stags and “T.” * Mode B: Sitting, butt-to-earth. Also known as “chute assis” or “Freak Brother” flying. On-the-butt orientation where the buttocks are always facing the ground. The relative wind is on the seat of the pants and soles of the feet. The spine and back of the head are perpendicular to the horizon line. * Mode C: Supine, or lying back-to-earth. Also known as back-flying. On-the-back orientation where the chest faces upward, toward the sky. The relative wind is on the back and calves of the legs. The spine and back of the head are parallel to the horizon line. Variations include freestyle’s teardrops, “magic ball,” and inverted track (back-track.) * Mode D: Standing, feet-to-earth. “Upright” orientation with the head uppermost. The spine and the head are perpendicular to the horizon line. The relative wind is on the soles of the feet. Variants include the daffy, straddle, split, hang-ten, standing track, no-arms, etc. * Mode E: Inverted, head-to-earth. “Downright” orientation with the feet uppermost. The relative wind is on the head and shoulders. Variants include the blind-dive, headstand, Olav, Romeo (forward/aft,) foot-to-the sun, etc. You can add “music” to your skydiving by flying combinations of these modes. Do it with groups of your friends—don’t forget to invite one or more cameras! ---- You probably want more specific stuff???Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
