A knowledge base for freefly
The Freefly Project
Courses, briefing cards and articles for the four freefly disciplines: Head Up, Head Down, Angles and Dynamic. Every page names the sources it was checked against.
The mission
Courses and articles for freefly, from your first sit to leading big-ways. Much of what experienced freeflyers know has never been written down in one place. We are writing it down, checking it against published sources, and turning it into courses you can train against.
Four disciplines: Head Up, Head Down, Angles and Dynamic. On every coached jump the order is safety first, then fun, then learning.
The disciplines
Four ways to fly
Everyone starts with Freefly 100. From there you can go vertical first or movement first, and both routes lead to the same place.
Feet to earth
Head Up
The recommended first vertical orientation: sit and stand, movement, then relative and group flying.
Open the trackInverted flight
Head Down
Finding and holding vertical head-down, then control, docks and group craft.
Open the trackTrajectory and navigation
Angles
Tracking and navigation, slot flying, and leading movement jumps across the sky.
Open the trackMixed-orientation flow
Dynamic
Near-vertical angles, the pass-through and flock and roll, then following, mirroring and eagles. A mastery track with no sign-offs.
Open the trackArticles
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Safety
Two audibles: altitude awareness at freefly speeds
Freefly gives you less working time, and an audible can fail without a sound. Wear two, know both tones, and check your visual altimeter.
ReadSafety
Improving the breakoff
Breakoff starts at the briefed altitude. Then comes the turn, the track, slowing down and checking the air before you pull. Here is how to train each part.
ReadFoundations
Corking and the speed differential
Corking is a sudden loss of vertical speed compared with the flyers around you. It shapes how freefly is taught, and it is why you learn to recover from a fallout before any group jump.
ReadThe method
How the courses are written
What the coach looks for
Each course lists what your coach watches for in the air. You move on when you can fly it without help. Jump counts are a guide.
Every claim has a source
Every technical claim traces to a source: federation guides, incident reports, GPS data, coaches' experience. Where sources disagree, the page says so.
Safety → Fun → Learning
The order of priorities on a coached jump. Safety questions get settled first. Fun comes next, because people keep practising what they enjoy. Learning builds on both.