{"id":18142,"date":"2018-10-18T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=18142"},"modified":"2018-10-18T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T23:00:00","slug":"2018-10-19-foundations-headdown-turns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-10-19-foundations-headdown-turns\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations: Head-down TURNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Create a heading change in head-down, increase basic skills and body awareness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s85LQqG6R64\">Head-down turns \u2013 Axis Foundations of Flight<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Head-down Turns<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>AXIS Flight School Instructor Niklas Daniel demonstrates Head-Down flying turns in Daffy, Shelf and Straddle positions.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start small with 90s and build up to 180s and 360s<\/li>\n<li>Be precise with stops<\/li>\n<li>Fly with a friend as a reference point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skydivemag.smallteaser.com\/article\/search\/advanced?series=Foundations+of+Flight+\">More Foundations of Flight videos by Axis on skydivemag.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For even more information and videos, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.axisflightschool.com\/\">Axis Flight School<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create a heading change in head-down, increase basic skills and body awareness Head-down turns \u2013 Axis Foundations of Flight Head-down Turns AXIS Flight School Instructor Niklas Daniel demonstrates Head-Down flying turns in Daffy, Shelf and Straddle positions. 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