Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ubvax.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amdcad!cae780!ubvax!paul
From: paul@ubvax.UUCP (Paul Fries)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Freak Flying
Message-ID: <189@ubvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 14:27:52 EST
Article-I.D.: ubvax.189
Posted: Mon Feb 11 14:27:52 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Feb-85 06:11:20 EST
References: <36200006@waltz.UUCP>, <38600004@infoswx.UUCP>
Organization: Ungermann-Bass, Inc., Santa Clara, Ca.
Lines: 26

Freak flying is a lot of fun, although sometimes difficult to do in
a stable fashion.  I've had some of my best funnels on freak dives.

Since I don't freak fly well enough to dock consistently, I get most
of my practice at freak RW by taking a freak piece off the strut of
our Cessna 206 that has a passenger door.

It is quite easy to get out freak style.  Similar to taking a two-way
piece of the strut, taking the freak piece off the strut is done with
both jumpers on the strut.  The outboard jumper goes out to the wheel
and turns around, holding the strut by wrapping the right arm around it.
The left arm and leg are free.  The second jumper follows, taking a
grip on the outboard jumper's right upper arm.  Facing aft, leave the
aircraft by lifting the feet from the step and wheel, releasing the
strut, and "sitting down in your easy chair".  Keep your arms well back
to avoid doing a back loop.

Remember that a chest-mount altimeter may read high while in freak
configurations.  Some who use wrist-mounts say that they read correctly.

A really interesting thing about freak flying the two-way is that
you can carry on a conversation.  I think this is because both
speakers are talking into the burble.  We discovered this by accident
when two of my friend just started talking (loudly), just after the
exit.  Why it ever occurred to them to talk, we will never know.  It
wasn't till they had landed that they realized what they had done.