Douva 0 #1 January 21, 2004 I'm looking for a website or a book or an old dz.com post or anything that features a brief history of freeflying. Basically what I'm looking for is a timeline (similar to the skysurfing timeline found at http://www.ipocskysurf.com/about/history-of-skysurfing.html). Anything with dates and names is fine, and any help is greatly appreciated. Blue skies, Douva D-22772I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #2 January 21, 2004 [smart ass mode on] okay her is my time line of freflying..... 1948 people learned to freefall.. did not know how to fall stable 1950 now they had skydiving clubs.. 1960 now they are flying on thier bellies pretty good 1970 now they are getting bigger formations 1980 same thing 1990 same thing to 2000 same thing 2004 same thing 1948-2004 some people chose to fly in diffrent way than on thier bellies... this was "freak" flying or later eolved into a whole disiline called freeflying....... [smart ass mode off] sorry i can't be of much help.... but i'm sure somebody will beable to pointya in the right direction ith tons of info.. well atleast i think they should i'm just not that person....... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycutie 0 #3 January 21, 2004 I remeber reading an article in Parachutist about this topic. Maybe someone from the USPA can help. I think the article was published back in 1996 or 1997. MEN: you can't live with 'em, you can't shoot 'em, but you can act psychotic and keep 'em off balance. HISPA #10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #4 January 21, 2004 nice link..... Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaffreeflyer 0 #5 January 21, 2004 BPA's Skydive the Magazine:- Birth of Freefly article - http://www.bpa.org.uk/skydive/pages/articles/jun00/birthoffreefly.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blahr 0 #6 January 21, 2004 Quote [smart ass mode on] okay her is my time line of freflying..... You left out the place in the timeline where Freeflyers decided it would be cool to distinguish themselves from RW folks by dressing like clowns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,118 #7 January 21, 2004 Quote BPA's Skydive the Magazine:- Birth of Freefly article - http://www.bpa.org.uk/skydive/pages/articles/jun00/birthoffreefly.htm On the walls at Skydive Chicago are lots of pictures dating back to the 70s showing skydivers flying on their backs, sitting, and head down. It pre-dates the BPA timeline by more than a decade. It was called "freak-flying" and was popular with the Freak Brothers... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #8 January 21, 2004 You need to pick up a couple of books. One is available for free on-line called United We Fall. Two other books are: Parachuting: The Art of Freefall Relative Work and The Art of vRW : the Way of Freefly All the books are by Pat Worksquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
