NWPoul

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  1. And XRW) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  2. Yes) And WORKING in WT is mostly about staying and walking not flying:) For +10° I think you'll be OK with first(base) termo functional layer + mid layer of thin polartech/fleece layer (if it will be with windstopper it's even better) like those which cross country skiers are use with your suit over But most efficient will be go to the modern tunnel;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  3. If they w2/w3 mean the "open" (instad of recirculated) design than: 1. Yes 10°C @ 120 MPh will freeze F*** of you if you'l dress like for just a walk at the same temperature 2. No ambient air doesn't cooled it's get some heat even in such WT (but it fell like it cooled very much) 3. I worked in such WT up to minus 12°C - it's can be done with proper dressing: most efficient - light ZP suit over some warm layer I think kinda polartech /windstopper also will work In extreme case we used neoprene pants/socks/gloves Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  4. Yep, it's good exercise, I also suggest for stability drills place you hand on your hip (for the beginning you may start with one hand per once) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  5. Use the Force! ...Oh, I mean the Legs;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  6. Could you clarify what exactly you want to reach in front of you and for what? There is a many ways to work in front area in HUp Including ultimate knee flying (abra-cadabra pos) where you able to work in front of you as well as in belly flying but with speeds from slowbelly to top of the WT airspeed ;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  7. So add the speed - what's problem?) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  8. One can fly HU daffy and belly at the same speed, but it more Belly flying on a HU speed that HU flying at belly speed :) Even if skinny person can fly a very spreaded HU daffy (with a lot leaning for back lift and arm loaded) at a very low speed - that person still can fly belly on a much lower airspeed) Kind of kneeflying (we cal it kryakozyabra or on english manner - abra-cadabra position)) yes - one can fly it at his lowest belly airspeed Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  9. NWPoul

    Wind Tunnel.

    It's quite common;) Don't be (depressing) ;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  10. Unfortunately you have IFLy and weird patent barriers for rising of amounts of good tunnels and reducing prices... Sad but true so please wait for a few years and may be we'll come;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  11. While I know the reason why "I decided to create this little poll" it's still strange why there is only 2.5 options I bet you met students which want it all Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  12. H-mm at the moment when my hands are behind my head on this video there actually is some tend of forward moving, which I had to compensate but when you let your hands up you will get the prety of FFWD/REW control (just pushing air with forearm) Without video it's hard to give advice but most common problems student have because their heels are not pushed down enough... if you push them such wa that they became bihind your knees you'l get the understating of full power of the dark side... sorry the neo position ;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  13. Here may be some what you are talking about: https://youtu.be/XvmHq46qJKs Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  14. But what exactly you want to see? Coz if you want to look at flying as you describe it - One can show you exactly what you describe) Comfort belly flying wind speed will be comfort (i.e. not low) for such backflying (we call it "Neo" position/flying ref to "Matrix" movie)) Yep we using it as exercises not dedicated to carving Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  15. Besides coaching - I'd recommend take our 10+1 hr offer if you already consider to fly 7 ;) (you can fly 5-7 of them and let the rest to be on your deposit for next time or share with someone or whatever else but you will have 1 bonus hour;) Regards) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  16. It's hard to say without video what exactly happens with you) But yes it's quite often when student get of the balance exactly because he trying to get in balance very much... That's why transition is so usefull - you shouldn't stuck in certain body position afraid to move and lost balance Get rid of "Oh! I am going to fall to back so I should do something! so here my arms - push them bacwards to stop... oh no that's again (" Set up your mind that there is no falling back - there is your transition from sit flying to back flying - than do this transition slowly and at some point you will understand, that you can fly in any middle point of it Coach should show you some tricks (such doing this transition with your arms switched off, straiten forward, laying on your chest etc... may be using a net as support for some time and so on...) to help you understand and feel what happens and how to get control on parts of your body and on your body as whole thing)) And breath;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  17. Head up (especially in movement/grips) really not easy and beyond base skills can require more time thana Head down to master it - so don't be " " much ;) It's hard to figure out and give advises without video... Back sliding during sitfly - is common problem for skydivers, in tunnel much more often students have opposite problem - flying forward due to lack control in hips) Yes you sliding backwards most probably because of natural instinct of laying (and feel) on the wind with your belly (and likely with your feet/legs going behind and under your but) There is few quite effective tricks/exercise which should easily fix this and your coach should know them - so talk to him;) What really worth to spend a time (always) - is a transitions... in your case - backfly 2 sitfly 2 backfley 2 sit... in a slow controllable manner (you want to feel the way not to switch between sit and back) There also is some tricks/points in this particular ex... so ask a coach Good luck;) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  18. In Russia it will be 11hr Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  19. 10 hrs - is a good pack of time (hope you get some bulk discount (similar to that wich we offer - buying 10 hr you get 1 hr as a bonus);) Yes, it's very vary from student to student but in general - it's enough to start and learn some HD skills And IMO you don't need to spread this 10 hr for 8 week's If you are ready to pay for it at once - why then slowing down your progression? Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  20. Thats sucks Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  21. Wow! Guys you're growing very fast! From 5000 Rubles to 150 Euro per hour coaching rate!Mostly it's not we are- it's exchanging rates;) so who care about rubles here?) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  22. Well we here usually don't announce this term to firsttimers and even the actual taxi-fly usually don't announced - we just provide it to them (without additional asking or pricing) at the last session if the person looking ok and don't mind it (almost all of them) :) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  23. Also English - native) I think it's may came somewhere from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxiing or so... Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?
  24. Well, as english isn't my native language may be that's why I can't feel negative connotation in this term... so as a magority of first timers here)) May be a term "high flight" in USA will be better) Why drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly?