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From: meyer@waltz.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Freak Flying
Message-ID: <36200006@waltz.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 11:56:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 30 11:56:00 1985
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Nf-From: waltz!meyer    Jan 30 10:56:00 1985

I was curious if any of you skydiver types have tried out the "Freak Brother"
style of flying (on your back).  I saw their film from the Freak Brother
convention of '83 -- and it really looked like a bunch of fun.  The camera
man would be flying "freak" so that his feet were in visibile in the 
shot -- he'd manuver down to a 3 or 4 way and make a perfect entry.  

It looked so easy and fun that I decided to take a solo jump to practice
flying around on my back.  To my suprise, I found it very difficult to
find good stability.  Gee, I spent so much time on my back in early
RW training, I thought it would be so natural to get on my back
intentionally.  Not so easy!

Do any of you have some good storys about (attempting) flying on your back?
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Dane Meyer  D-8076  CCR-775
                                                                 
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