Located near seville, spain, come experienced the best in first time tandem skydiving, learn how to skydive with our aff course, or come enjoy our dropzone as an experienced skydiver. Formation skydiving coaching manual british skydiving. A great planning tool for dive organizers, meant to be used on the dz as well as at home. The start formation may, or may not be similar to the ending formation. I wish to thank everyone there for their professionalism and yet you made it so much like being a part of team and a family. Theres also 8 way formation skydiving, which is similar to 4 way but with different shapes and with 8 people, meaning different skills are required.
We rented a corvette a for 2 people slept 4 6 from port cassieres to beaucaire for a week. It is believed that bobby gray and mike beanpole barber made the world first 2 way in 1975. National skydiving championships in plattsburgh, new york. The book of skydiving formations is also available in an ipad edition and. Apr 10, 2020 formation means youre flying with others creating specified shapes, and in this discipline, it indicates flying with four other flyers.
Not for the ordinary nfto we are a trainhard, flyhard team of four women and. Iba competition rules for 2 way formation indoor skydiving 061416 4. Large formations bigways a competition in 4way formation skydiving fs4 takes place like this. Formation skydiving is a skydiving event where multiple skydivers attach themselves to one. All disciplines skydive the land of the sky skydive. This is an old clip from 2006 of the world team completing the 400way formation skydivingworld record in thailand. Competitive formation skydiving divides categories by number of. Theres also big way formation skydiving, which can be anything from 9 to hundreds of people flying together, usually with the aim of making just one or two shapes rather than as many as possible. As a newbie to skydiving i have like many others, im sure wanted to gather as much information as possible about the sport, how the equipment works, the safety features that have evolved over the years to keep skydivers safer.
Click to see if youre ready for a great group skydiving. For ios the app 4way coach even show you movies for transition. At the end of the sixth day on wednesday, france was holding on to the lead in the canopy formation 4 way sequential, formation skydiving 8 way open and formation skydiving 4 way female categories, while canada led the formation skydiving 4 way open and vertical formation skydiving 4 way contests. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. Wed like to humbly submit that the paraclete wind tunnel is the cream of this bumper crop. The events of this class are an introduction to formation skydiving competition at the grass roots. And nowadays, skydiving can refer to indoor or the classic outdoor sport of skydiving. Been looking for it for a while, but only places i can find it, it is quite expensive and above the customs free limit for importing to the uk. Formation skydiving can be further divided into several subcategories, so named for the number of members in a team.
To date, almost 200 indoor skydiving wind tunnels have popped up like mushrooms all over our fine planet, spanning more than 40 countries. And the feeling of it all of being so small and insignificant was a lot like the feeling i got when burn and i would stand on the cliff in the mornings and watch the sun kiss the world awake. In formation skydiving several skydivers create different formations, figures or sequences in freefall, in bellytoearth position. Once a dive size is selected 2 way, 4 way, 20 way, etc. The book includes easy and difficult formations as well as classic favorites and innovative new ones. Experienced skydiving formation skydiving skydive spain. Exits, transitions and plane seams can all be illustrated. A competition in 4way formation skydiving fs4 takes place like this. Oct 30, 2012 brian touhey jump in, ryan sanders perris pickup, niklas hemlin arizona airspeed and bill schmitz arizona airspeed talk about the 4 way formation skydiving competition so far, and the. Axis draw generator for skydiving disciplines axis.
The use of indoor skydiving, particularly with the more technical skydiving disciplines, has proven to be a gamechanger. Fastrax divepool generator for 4way formation skydiving. It was 30 degrees plus and very difficult to get out of the sun as the only shade on deck was a parasol that you couldnt move around because it was fixed to a table. Aug 05, 2010 us 4 way formation skydiving team world meet 2010 jump4way. After that we have seen a lot of different and bigger formations. Watch this international group of female skydivers set spectacular new record for largest sequential freefall formation. Because teams are flying to a set pool of formations including randoms and blocks progress is monitored through average points scored per round over a 10 round competition. Includes a chapter on how to organize formation skydives. Divemaker is a windows based programs to draw skydiving formations. This is the official app based on mike truffers popular book, the book of skydiving formations, which has helped skydivers plan dives for many years.
The progression of vertical formation skydiving paraclete. Perris force our hometown allfemale 4way rw team has been taking the sky by storm from the start. This isnt like the mission 100 big way at parachute montreal or the square one 200way sequential at skydive arizona. Being on its 10th edition, you can see where some of the newer stuff was put in and the flow of the book becomes slightly contorted from time to time. Wally has competed in skydiving throughout the world and represented australia on multiple occasions, so he knows his stuff when it comes to 4 way fs competition skydiving. Jun 04, 2019 in the last few years, indoor skydiving has truly become a globally celebrated day out for sportsminded folks. In september 1975, the first fai world championships of relative work took place in warendorf. By default the application displays 8way formations, though on the bottom left. Divemaker a skydiving formation drawing tool for windows by. The experience of learning the techniques and advancing our skills together is almost spiritual. Ive seen a skydiving formations book that contains formations for 4 way, 6 way, etc. Looking to expand your search outside of occitanie.
Iba competition rules for 3 way formation indoor skydiving 061416 6. Dec 29, 2018 once a dive size is selected 2 way, 4 way, 20 way, etc. National formation skydiving championships competition rules version 20191209. The blocks are double formations with a special designated movement pattern in between, called an. Teams will be competing in fs 4way open, female and junior as well as vertical formation skydiving vfs open. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of the bicycle music company. Divemaker a skydiving formation drawing tool for windows. Jan 18, 2017 i did my fist tandem jump yesterday with jon. The discipline will be comprised of the following events.
We teach basic skills and category skills up to category 3. The team with the highest accumulated score after 10 rounds wins. The rules are synchronized between all participating leagues. Eclipse are a british 4 way formation skydiving team established in 2010. In 4way formation skydiving, each team flies to a set draw of formations. The blocks are double formations with a special designated movement pattern in between, called an inter. Whether you are taking a beginners formation skydiving course, or here to attend an fs bigway event, we are the dropzone to visit.
Im looking to put together general dives so i can organize at my dropzone not necessarily 4 way or 8 way or 16 way. Skydiving books at chutingstar skydiving gear superstore. Without a solid basis of random work it is pointless to start learning any block formation. The international parachuting commission has just met in bulgaria and they have decided to change 2 of the 4 way blocks 1 and. Disciplines, organizations and dive pool details axis. Fastrax divepool generator is a tool for generating 4 way formation skydiving divepools for memorization and practice. The book includes easy and difficult formations as well as classic favorites and. This is a very impressive 400way like a game of human tetris in the sky.
Formation skydiving fs is one of the classic discipline of indoor skydiving where flyers maintain a bellydown orientation and build formations with accompanying teammates. Fai ipc competitions rules for formation skydiving and vertical formation skydiving page 5 2017 edition 3. We set another world record with 42 skydivers building 2 night formations. Book of skydiving formations goes ipad blue skies magazine. Competition rules for formation skydiving and vertical formation skydiving uspa. In competition in 4 way formation skydiving fs 4 there are two kinds of formations, called randoms and blocks.
In formation skydiving fs and vfs teams of four try to complete as many drawn formations as possible within the working time. Iba competition rules for 4 way vertical formation indoor skydiving 080316. One exciting and compelling discipline well explore today is vertical formation skydiving. Each team consists of four skydivers who perform the formations and one aerial camera person who accompanies the performers on every dive to record the jump for judging purposes. In 1998, 2003, and 2004 we set world records with 121 skydivers forming 2 separate formations on the same skydive. We have full time coaches and organizers as well as various world class coaches running events throughout the year. Whether you be a group of friends or company wanting to raise money for charity, looking for an exciting experience for a stag or hen doo, or you are looking to organise an unforgettable team building experience, we will be able to help plan and coordinate your day down to the finest detail. Amazing 400way formation skydiving world record teem. Jun 20, 2010 just released is the book of skydiving formations. Quite soon they saw that it became hard to dock once the formation grew bigger than a 4 way. It is in this phase that we can potentially extract the most from tunnel sessions. It was one the best things i have ever done in my life. World record 357 way skydive formation thailand 2004 duration.
The disciplines which are held include 4 way and 8 way formation skydiving, freefly, freestyle, speed skydiving and vfs vertical formation skydiving. Dive pool for 4 way vertical formation indoor skydiving page. This book makes it easy to quickly design dives for groups of all experience levels. As per the title, does anyone have the book of skydiving formations. Skydive hibaldstow prides itself on catering to all levels of skydivers and having a busy event calendar. We are the british female 4 way formation skydiving team. The international parachuting commission has just met in bulgaria and they have decided to change 2 of the 4way blocks 1 and. It will inform you about a lot about the sport, the equipment past and present, the training and beyond.
The national championships were first held at hibaldstow in 1996. This is something which doesnt happen very often 7 years ago was the last time, so when it does, it means theres going to be a lot of new learning, crashing and head scratching but thats exciting too. If you prefer, you are welcome to bring your own team coach and use our 7 day a week facilities for your team training. In october, 1998 team zspot won the gold medal in 4 way formation skydiving advanced class at the us nationals.
A handy book of more than illustrations of bellyflying skydives ranging in all sizes from 2ways through 20ways. Being on its 10th edition, you can see where some of the newer stuff was put in and the flow of the book. Competitive skydiving disciplines explained skydive carolina. The book covers all group sizes from twoways through 20ways. Formation skydiving can be further divided into several subcategories, so named for the number of members in. Formation skydiving is a common starting ground for new competitors because it does not require advanced freefall skill and provides measureable progress.
Quick guide time on the clock is 1 minute and formations are scored within a working time window of 35 seconds. Formation skydiving how is formation skydiving abbreviated. Sure tandem is fun for starters, but what about 4way formation skydiving with a team. The book, which includes a chapter on organizing formation skydives, provides an extensive list of over different formations, varying in difficulty. A skydiver requires an a cop prior to participating in 2 way jumps with a b cop holder, who has at least 100 jumps and has been granted approval by a coach 2 to partake in such jumps. This will fully include the rookie class teams in any possible prize giving. All 16 random formations will be used for the exits. The book of skydiving formations is now available as an ebook for. Youll find simple formations that are easy to build as well as exotic ones that will challenge the most skilled skydivers, according to the publishers.
Apr 15, 2020 when authorities began encouraging citizens to avoid nonessential contact in february, members of the worlds only allfemale skydiving network put their dreams of making history on hold. Since then they have continued to host this prestigious competition ever year except one. Us 4way formation skydiving team world meet 2010 youtube. Large formations bigways a competition in 4 way formation skydiving fs4 takes place like this. Why we love 4way formation skydiving skydive paraclete xp. There are two kinds of formations, called randoms and blocks. The nook book ebook of the the book of skydiving formations. Wally has competed in skydiving throughout the world and represented australia on multiple occasions, so he knows his stuff when it comes to 4way fs competition skydiving. Related links skydiving dive pools indoor skydiving dive pools competition rules. When you approach your ci to have your log book endorsed, take the. Vfs differs from traditional formation skydiving fs as fs is flyers flying in a bellydown orientation.
A formation skydiving competition team contains 4 4 way fs or 8 8 way fs jumpers who make the formations, together with a freefall videographer to record the formations inair. Equinox 4way skydiving team is with diana di and 3 others. Record breaking skydiving formation guinness world records. There are fs coaches available for team training that can assist with exit principles and competition formation skydiving basics. Apr 24, 2007 one of the quotes in this book is the difference between fear and respect is knowledge. So if anyone has it, can i even borrow it for a while. World record 357 way skydive formation thailand 2004. Im looking to put together general dives so i can organize at my dropzone not necessarily 4 way or 8 way or 16 way, all of whic.
This is the perfect training tool for skydivers who are working on their 4 way skills and knowledge while team training or students and aff graduates. Army golden knights womens 4 way team formation skydiving duration. The book of skydiving formations is also available in an ipad edition and ebook form. Skydiving books from skydive gear shop chutingstar skydiving gear superstore, learn about skydiving. We are world silver medalists on the quest to become world champions 2020. Just getting into skydiving, this book is a great read. How female skydivers are training during quarantine. Skydiver magnets for skydiving formation practice skydiving 4 way fs magnets to practice random formations. Western australian champion fs skydiver, peter wally waller has shared some notes on getting the most out of your skydiving.
Competition rules 4 way vertical formation indoor skydiving version 20200116 draw generator 5. The videographer is a member of the team, so 4 way fs teams have 5 members and 8 way teams have 9 members sometimes plus an alternate, too. The first 4 way formation skydiving event was introduced at the 1970 u. Fai ipc competitions rules for indoor formation skydiving and indoor vertical formation skydiving page 4 2017 edition 2. Formation skydiving, also known as rw or relative work, bellyflying, or flatflying, is the art of building formations in freefall with multiple people gripping each others limbs or specially built grippers on their jumpsuits. Alola 4 way formation skydiving team february 9 at 2. In the beginning jumpers made vertical formations by using the top dock method.