{"id":27916,"date":"2020-08-28T10:55:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T10:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=27916"},"modified":"2020-09-29T11:59:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T11:59:31","slug":"head-up-neutral-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/head-up-neutral-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Head-up Neutral Position"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Axis Foundations of Flight <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The sit-fly position, with solo drills to strengthen balance and range of motion for grip taking\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AXIS Foundations of Flight - 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