Bootie fly

[fudd 0]

I tried exiting a C-206 and going direct into bootie fly. Didn't work so great. Anyone else been doing this?

I tumbled 1000 feet, gave up, went to belly and up on the booties, that worked.

Any tips, I'm just learning to bootie fly....and fun it is

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[meatmissile 0]

Is a "bootie fly" a stand-up as I know it? In that case I have also never been able to get there directly after exit. My theory is that the relative wind changes direction too much in the first 6 seconds or so.

Would be interesting to try it from a balloon to see if that theory is correct.

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[fudd 0]

Bootie fly, as sitting on knees on the booties on an RW-suit. I'll try to find a picture somewhere (but right now I have to go to bed....

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[skybytch 273]

Ah.... since I didn't have booties I just called that knee flying.

Never tried it right out the door. From my experience it works well for keeping down with big guys on wooden skyboards. Pretty easy to fly and falls fast.

[Lolie 0]

There's an article about knee flying at Dale Stuart's website, but it says it won't work well with booties. Still, you might find something useful in the article anyway. Good luck!

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[tosca 0]

I´ve tried it a couple of times, it´s fun, isn´t it?

Do you know how to do a head-up exit from a c-206? I do a normal head-up exit, but in a knee-flying position.

The drag from the booties is pretty big, so for me it was more difficult than a sit-exit. I try to think breath, relax, be heavy. Wide arms help me keep balance, straight back (no arching) and keep heading, booties into the relative wind. Ask someone that jump after you to film the exit.

Maybe you can improve your exits by getting some advise about knee-flying in general at this site

have fun!!

[tosca 0]

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Is a "bootie fly" a stand-up as I know it?

there is some bootie-flying in the end of the short movie ready set oops if you want to see how it looks like.

[riggerrob 643]

I have done a bunch of stable knee fly exits from Cessna 182s and was able to hold a heading for 30 seconds or more to observe freefall students.
Sorry, but I have not tried it out of a cargo door Cessna 206U.
Finally, I do not even pretend to be any good at sit-flying. I spend more time corking that sitting.
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[Rdutch 0]

The Norgie 4 way team has video of entire jumps with them doing block's and random's completly on their knee's. Also if anyone has the Deland Majik video of the Russian meet they have a few jumps where they are bootie flying turning points, it looks pretty cool.

Ray
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[smooth 0]

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. . . Also if anyone has the Deland Majik video of the Russian meet they have a few jumps where they are bootie flying turning points, it looks pretty cool.

Here ya go.

[fudd 0]

Thanks for all tips, websites, and cool video links. I need more practise, and it's going to be fun. I haven't been freeflying at all yet, so this is new ground for me...got a lot to learn and it will be fun

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[Rdutch 0]

THats what I love about this website ask and you shall recieve.

Ray
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