jimbellew

Thanks good video. Maybe I should try it from static head down on a higher speed like the vid rather than slow speed. The slow stuff I've tried gets me round the tunnel but it still feel I'm on my belly rather than HD. Some have said roll shoulders back, others roll forward. Some have said whilst knees bent, push with toes. But like you've said, getting my head down may do it. Thanks Jim

Has onyone got any tips for slow speed HD outface carving? Cheers Jim

Thanks for the advice. Went in the tunnel and worked on the mantis position for about half an hour. It feels very different to the boxman, a lot more controlled. I’m pointing my elbows down into the wind now instead of just tucking my arms in. I’ve gained the speed without losing the ability to use my arms for maneuvers. Once again, thanks.

Could anyone give a tip on how to fast fall and do in place turns? I usually rely a lot on my arms to turn but struggle when I am fast falling as I then have them tucked in.

Cheers, it's starting to make sense now.

The logic I am basing it on is that I thought that with atmonauti the relative wind hits the atmonaut head on. For air to come head on at 45 degrees to the horizon, the air hitting him vertically must equal the air hitting him horizonatally. For that to happen the atmonaut's vertical speed must equal horizontal speed and hence distance travelled vertically must equal distance travelled horizontally.

Just trying to understand atmonauti. Am I right in saying that when the angle is 45 degrees, for every mile you fall you also travel a mile horizontally?

Does anyone know if it's easy to get work filming tandems in Australia or New Zealand? My girlfriend and I are going traveling in about a year and were wondering if we needed to get experienced in our camera-work before we went.

I kept in mind the angles of my feet when I was in the tunnel this morning and the position feels a lot more controlled. I'm not spinning any more and for a bit I was flying without turning at all. I think I'm also compensating with my arms as well... Cheers!

I think your second description fits with what I'm trying to do, with my back leg bent and foot pointed out to the side. Am I right in saying that the angle of the back foot controls the direction of the turn? I've uploaded an image of a guy doing a slipt-fly.

Does anybody know how to stop turning whilst in a split-fly? I dont know what this position is really called but I'm pretty much in a sit-fly position but with my left leg out straight infront and my right leg straight out behind me. The problem is that I start to spin anti-clockwise. The instructors over here at genting skyventure said that I should use my arms to stop the spin but I'm not sure what exactly I should do with them...

Cheers, I tried out your advise in the tunnel today and it worked really well.

When I'm sitflying in the tunnel I've got my legs out and back arched catching as much air as I can to keep me flying however when I want to go backwards by leaning forward I tend to sink. Do I need to de-arch when I lean forward to keep me up? Or is there another method to keep me sinking?

One thing I have learnt from various tracking dives is that everyone seems to have their own idea on how to do one (writing from a belly track perspective). Personally, I track in a de-arched position cupping my shoulders and controlling my vertical speed by dipping my head. However a lot of mates track quite successfully while arching, using their arch to control their vertical speed. Would anyone like to share how they track?