{"id":20513,"date":"2019-09-24T12:09:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=20513"},"modified":"2020-06-19T08:49:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T08:49:26","slug":"group-tracking-tips-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/group-tracking-tips-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Tracking Tips \u2013 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Second in our Angle Flying skills articles to help you learn safely…<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Tracking Tips 2 \u2013 by Matti Miilum\u00e4ki<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Freefly coach Matti Miilum\u00e4ki<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What’s the best way to get started with angle flying jumps? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Personally I give big emphasis      \non off-setting levels already in a belly flying \u201cformation\u201d. No need to have\nany movement yet but setting second row flyers higher and more forward than the\nlead flyer.  This will teach people that belly flyers in an angle jump\nshould be in front to be in correct level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you need to remember when leading a tracking jump?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An angle jump can be very steep or it can be very flat. This makes\nit a nice relativity, as you can reach the group even if you fall out from the\nformation at some point in the jump. We have a wide range of speeds that we can\nuse. So, if you drop low.. you just track flat and you are able to reach the\ngroup. This same thing is also the reason why angle jumps can be very\ndangerous. The differences in speeds can be deadly. On a flat track we drop at\nvery slow speeds of only 180km\/h but on a steep dive we can reach speeds of\nmore than 300km\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give us a safety tip for new group\ntrackers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you tumble at any point of a tracking jump, try to recover into\nthe correct heading. Never ball up. That is not a recovery position for\ntracking jumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michal Vr\u00e1tny (pictured) learned back tracking in 4 days at Skydive Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Describe an exit on the back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You need to remember that when we enter the airflow from a plane\nthe wind is hitting us horizontally. So, your back-track position must be made\nso that the head is higher than the hips, then the horizontal air will hit your\nback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And from the belly? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s exactly the same in belly \u2013 the horizontal air should hit your\nbelly and chest when you exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we get into more advanced angle exits, we enter more into\nhead-down in both relatives.. back exit and belly exit.<\/p>\n\n\n


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