Body Flight

Mission Statement

To create superior body-pilots by increasing the student’s physical awareness and understanding of efficient body-mechanics and aerodynamics. A body-pilot is someone who has the ability to fly his or her body with absolute control and intent, through the vertical airflow that is produced in freefall. Skydivers are most commonly seen flying with their bellies towards earth. Through added awareness of aerodynamics and body mechanics, a body-pilot is capable of maneuvering through the air on his or her belly, as well as their back, feet, and head. When these four basic neutral positions of flight are learned, and the transitions between them understood, a new dimensions of flight is unveiled that allows the flyer to explore a seemingly endless amount of possibilities. We believe that it is crucial that one should not limit themselves in their practice of flight by adhering to labels such as “free-flying” or “formation flying”. Take an interest in all flight, and you will notice that they all compliment each other.

Wind Tunnel Training

All tunnel-coaching sessions are preceded with a thorough 30-minute brief on body positions and maneuvers being practiced, followed by your flight time. Your flight time will be broke up into approximately two-minute increments, allowing you to take breaks in between flights. Once your time is over, a thorough de-brief with video analysis will end the session.

• Assessing goals and creating a personalized program
• Tunnel orientation and safety brief
• Communication Skills
• Learning proper body postures and applications
• Flying in the tunnel with your coach
• Quick chat during the breaks
• Video de-brief

Sky Training

Explore new challenges, such as exit techniques and utilizing greater spaces and speeds that the sky has to offer. All jumps will be pre-briefed, recorded and reviewed after landing.

• Drop zone orientation
• Equipment and safety brief
• Communication Skills
• Proper body positioning
• Exploring exit techniques and presentation for groups and individuals
• Tracking (belly and back)
• Break off procedures
• Assessing goals and creating a personalized program

It is important to have a solid foundation of the skill and knowledge of your current level of competency before attempting to learn something new. In order to find out what your individual needs are, we utilize a flight progression to outline our coaching programs. Even though this progression has proven to be effective for many years, it is not set in stone and is adjustable to maximize your learning experience.

To get a small preview of a coaching session, please check out our Foundations of Flight Articles.

Body-flight Progression

Canopy Flight

Mission statement

To create canopy pilots that can make educated decisions and to deepen the students understanding of technical knowledge and application in any condition.

Basic Canopy Course

Course consisting of

• 6 Hop and Pops
• Intro to SDAZ and Rules
• Assessment of current skill level and goals
• Gear Check
• Aircraft Procedures
• Introduction to canopy designs and mechanics
• Canopy Controls and Applications
• USPA SIM Sections 6-10 & 6-11

Click here to view Performance Oriented Goals of B-License Proficiency Course.

Advanced Canopy Course

Course consisting of

• High Altitude Hop and Pops
• Introduction to Flocking (Flying in close proximity to other canopies)
• Fine tune control inputs
• Refine air to air communications

Specialty Canopy Courses

• Kiting - See our Foundations of Flight Article
• Canopy Relative Work (CReW)
• High Performance Landings
• Mixed Formation Flights