{"id":18737,"date":"2019-03-07T22:02:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T22:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=18737"},"modified":"2019-04-17T10:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T10:16:19","slug":"angle-of-attack-for-dummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/angle-of-attack-for-dummies\/","title":{"rendered":"Angle of Attack for DUMMIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Video and text by Richard Webb, <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topgunbase.ws\/\"><strong><em>Topgunbase<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- Squirrel Leaderboard WS  [async] --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\nvar plc356732 = window.plc356732 || 0;\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_356732_'+plc356732+'\"><\/'+'div>');\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(175942, 356732, [860,106], 'placement_356732_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc356732++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sven-Ugau-and-C-Race-wingsuit-nailing-it-Squirrel-Bert-Veheye.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sven-Ugau-and-C-Race-wingsuit-nailing-it-Squirrel-Bert-Veheye.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sven-Ugau-and-C-Race-wingsuit-nailing-it-Squirrel-Bert-Veheye-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sven-Ugau-and-C-Race-wingsuit-nailing-it-Squirrel-Bert-Veheye-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sven-Ugau-and-C-Race-wingsuit-nailing-it-Squirrel-Bert-Veheye-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption>Sven Ugau nailing it \u2013 by Bert Verheye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br>Take your wingsuit aerodynamics knowledge to the next level with this video tutorial as we dive down the rabbit hole of Angle of Attack.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn the 2 biggest pitfalls of flying at high AOA, and why they\u2019re so deadly in the Wingsuit BASE arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angle of Attack (AOA) is one of the most confusing, non-intuitive, and misunderstood variables in wingsuit aerodynamics. 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It&#8217;s also one of the most important to understand correctly, if you want to stay alive in the wingsuit BASE environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second video takes a look at four case studies of Wingsuit AOA, and steps you through techniques for improving your AOA eye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part 2 \u2013 Real World Observations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wingsuit Angle of Attack: Part 2 - Real World Observations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7VOxFf5qLuU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These four Real-World Observations should help you wrap your head around the obscure concept of AOA. 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