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  1. What's up. I flew in the Perris Valley tunnel.

    Skyventure Orlando tops out at 87% or 143 mph right now. Starting in April they will run 90% or 150 mph.

    Skyventure Perris due to electricity zoning and the high cost of power in southern california runs there tunnel at 83% or 136 mph. It is a huge difference! It was very hard to get vertical for freefly even with it being cold. Keep in mind, the warmer it gets with the coming summer the slower it will become. The same is true for the Skyventure tunnel, but with them increasing the speeds to 90% in April it should far make up for the difference.

    Steven Blincoe

  2. I am a coach at the tunnel, and I recommend that you do thirty mintues first before you know what hit you. The in the following days do 15-20 minutes.

    People start getting tired at an hour and a half for the week. Remember to jump also. There are camps for both.

  3. Where you able to learn head down with Max. If you did a lot of time, you should have been able to get to head down. How much time did you do?

    It should have only taken 3.5 hours to get to head down.

  4. Do any of you out there have something to say about tunnel coaching?

    Have you recieved it?

    From who?

    How did they compare?

    How did they differ?

    How did it help you?

    Did it transfer directly to the sky?

    Did you find it different with your rig on?

    Did you like it and have fun?

    Steven Blincoe

  5. Mirage are superior rigs as far as protection.

    The only rig that I would disuede people from getting is a Javelin.

    Every brand new Javelin I have seen on a student has opened up on EVERY FLAP at one point or another.

    That is a scary thought. I have had four students have to buy a new rig after their Javelin was modified multiple times to no avail. They are in my opinion, a waste of money, as far as protection goes. They fit nice though.

    Steve

  6. I know of two people who got killed this year by going with just a friend, not an experienced coach. The newbie hit the friend in both situations.

    I also know of one person who got turned into a parapalegic trying to help a person with head daown, he too was not a professional coach.

    With dramatic changes in vertical, and horizontal speed, it is very dangerous to learn the beginning stages of head down.

    Save your money and don't waste it on second rate coaches.

    Solos on the other hand are quite good. Go last becasue of the seperation you will close when you are screaming across the sky.

    Be safe. Be conservative.

    Steve

  7. You should check out my website blincoe.org for progressions in freefly. I hope you find it helpful.

    Please email me on the site to tell me what you think of it.

    Steve

  8. Hello my name is Steven Blincoe. I have 4000 jumps and 200 hours of windtunnel. I have been jumping for 11 years since I was 17.

    I am the head coach for the world's premier coaching facility, the New School Flight University.

    My website is blincoe.org!

    Check it out!

    Has any of you newbies considered coaching?

    Steven Blincoe

  10. How many people out there have gotten good freefly coaching?

    Sky or tunnel?

    Did they video your landings and give your proper canopy coaching also?

    Did they pre, and debrief you?

    How was their camera framing?

    Did they coach you on the pattern?

    How about seperation?

    Would you get coaching in the future?

  11. Hello,

    My name is Steven BLincoe head instructor of the New School Flight University in Orlando FL.

    You should try tunnel coaching to get more comfortable in the air. I did when I got hurt.
    Check out our website at blincoe.org whch explains what we do and give a progression chart.

    Feel free to contact me at [email protected].

    Steven Blincoe;)

  13. Hey what's up Neily. My name is Steven Blincoe head instructor for the New School Flight University in Orlando, Florida. Have you ever though about coaching?

    We do coach jumps, tunnel coaching, and canopy coaching. Check out our website at blincoe.org.
    Contact me at [email protected].

    We also have a complete progression table at the website.

    Steven Blincoe;)

  15. Solos are an excelent way to concentrate on skills and just have fun.

    I have 4000 jumps and almost 600 solos. They are jsut plain good for you. Coupled with proper coaching and wind tunnel coaching you can get good fast.

    Feel free to look at the progression chart on the New School FLight University's website blincoe.org

    or contact me [email protected]

    Steven Blincoe;)

  18. ;)
    To answer your question, as soon as your can get in the position you should exit in it. Its easiest facing the tale.
    After that The New School FLight University has a website with a full progression chart. www.blincoe.org.
    Feel free to contact me at [email protected]

    Steven Blincoe

  19. ;)
    I don't know anything about Kurepee suits, but my Freak'N'Suit has 120 Hours in the windtunnel and 1000 jumps and has never needed any alterations!

    There $185 and have outlasted all my other suit put together

    Steven Blincoe

  20. I don't know anything about matter suits. I do know that I have put 120 HOURS of windtunnel and another 1000 jumps on my Freak'N'Suit and it has never had one problem.

    That's durable, I have run through a lot of suits this one has outlasted them all.

    Steven Blincoe

  21. Good Job dude,

    You are turning when you look at your altimeter because of a lack of foot power. Keep your feet planted and 90 degrees at the hips. The next thing to do is turns, flips, and cartwheels. This will make the position strong.

    A full progression chart is on the New School FLight Universty website www.blincoe.org.

    Feel free to contact me through the website.

    Steven Blincoe