xm1802 0 #1 January 3, 2005 i have 170 jumps and i can hold h-d . i just cant control it . will the tunnel much ? and how much tunnel time will i need Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #2 January 3, 2005 Quotei have 170 jumps and i can hold h-d . i just cant control it . will the tunnel much ? and how much tunnel time will i need before they allow you to even try head down in the tunnel you have to master sit flying and back flying........many many hours...........i'm not sure how much exactly it would take, but just guessing more than likely around 15 to 20 and that's if your really really good. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #3 January 3, 2005 You'll want more time under your belt in the tunnel sit flying as Skygod777 said. Unless you know some people and they are comfortable with your flying, I'd say sit fly and back fly first then move to hd after some hours in there getting a feel for the speeds and body positions.Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 January 3, 2005 You will need to be proficient in back and sit flying in the tunnel as well as transitions. This will probably take a few hours depending on your speed of progression, but it is time well spent as it makes you MUCH more precise in your movements. ALL flight time is learning that translates into overall body awareness.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luna 0 #5 January 4, 2005 QuoteI'd say sit fly and back fly first then move to hd after some hours in there getting a feel for the speeds and body positions. The tunnel workers won't let you sit until you can demonstrate proficiency in back flying. HD comes after proficiency in sit. I had ten minutes at Perris where I was just going to try some freefly, thinking sit, and that was a no go. Back flying comes first. I'm walking a marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Click Here for more information! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #6 January 4, 2005 All depends on yoru skill and how well the instructors know you. I haven't back flown since my accident but I still sit fly in the tunnel all the time. Granted I have almost 8 hours in there now, but it all depends on your own progression and instructor.Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matttrudeau 0 #7 January 5, 2005 Check out this link for Steven's website. He's got an excellent tunnel progression. [url]http://www.blincoe.org/tunnel.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #8 January 6, 2005 QuoteCheck out this link for Steven's website. He's got an excellent tunnel progression. http://www.blincoe.org/tunnel.html http://www.blincoe.org/tunnel.html~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avion 0 #9 January 6, 2005 Is Steve coaching yet? He had shoulder surgery a while back, and was planning to be out of the air for a year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #10 January 6, 2005 Steve usually does his progerssion from the benches or outside the chamber. Haven't seen him in there for a while, last Dec. he was in there with me. Sean is usually the one working on HD (BACK 2 TOPIC) in there with people as well as doing most of the freefly school's coaching in the tunnel and sky. Steve is holding down the ground and trying to get better. I'm not sure if he has another surgery scheduled but he seems to be getting better and on his way to getting in the air soon. This is just from talking with Steve and seeing him at the tunnel recently. If you are there as much as you say you are I'm sure you'll run into him or Sean soon. Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avion 0 #11 January 7, 2005 Last I talked with Steve was before this summer. He said he was going in for surgery. I called him up a few months after that to see how he was doing, and he said the surgery went well, athough he was scheduling a full year for recovery. I was a bit surprised, but this was his second shoulder surgery. I guess he wants to make sure it heals well. That was before the huricanes took out Lake Wales' hanger. I probably have seen Sean around, I just have yet to make his aquaintance. How's your leg doing? Are you stretching? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #12 January 7, 2005 I'd stick to the topics in this forum and in this post. All of the other stuff should be taken care of in PM's. I'd make sure people ask for or want advice (or get advice they haven't known for months) before offering information. I've known what you've old me in the PM for months and if I'm gonna take advice about that stuff its coming from an experienced jumper, doctor, or PT I know in real life...... not you or someone from dz.com who don't have a clue, there are too many people out there who just don't get it. Unless you are a PT or doctor, don't offer advice for healing. Again you can't offer anything past face value or just offer information you have confirmed with someone else Esp. if it is someone in my situation who already knows just about everything that I am supposed to be doing to be able to jump again. The stretching is something I've been doing for a while now. Yoga has always helped and I do it every day.Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avion 0 #13 January 7, 2005 Good, I'm glad you're on top of that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
