4 way skydiving formations booklet

A great planning tool for dive organizers, meant to be used on the dz as well as at home. We are world silver medalists on the quest to become world champions 2020. These are the 4 performers, plus the camera flyer who films their jumps and makes judging the 4way team for competitions possible. We see the future of 4 way in britain as one of youthful exuberance, which when guided by an experienced hand can deliver on a promising future not only in the sense of ability, but in the sense of the friendships formed and overcoming the challenges only 4 way teams will understand. 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. Fury coaching formation skydiving coaching and events by. British 4way formation skydiving team aaclass winners 2014 sponsors.

Skydiving tips how to skydive for the first time thrillist. By visiting this website andor using any of its features you agree to axis flight schools. Fai ipc competitions rules for indoor formation skydiving and indoor vertical formation skydiving page 4 2017 edition 2. Formation skydiving coaching manual british skydiving. The experience of learning the techniques and advancing our skills together is almost spiritual. Stefan potter phoenix 4way skydiving team on vimeo join. Formation skydiving article about formation skydiving by. Large formations bigways a competition in 4 way formation skydiving fs 4 takes place like this.

Why we love 4way formation skydiving skydive paraclete xp. Awesome week of learning skydiving formations 3,4 and 6way. Army golden knights womens 4way team formation skydiving duration. Competition rules for formation skydiving and vertical formation skydiving uspa. 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. The wind tunnels were a long drive and the economy was in a downward spiral. A competition in 4way formation skydiving fs4 takes place like this. For recreational loads with mixed experience levels, a 2, 3 or 4 way star is probably large enough. This deck of cards contains all 16 randoms and 15 blocks from the uspa 8 way intermediate dive pool, plus a bonus exit frame card. Competition rules 4way formation indoor skydiving version 20190820 draw generator 5. This is a relatively typical skydive for my friends, though we like to get a little bit more done in the air we were a little slow. The goal for this phase is to learn all the 16 shapes from the random ipc pool and get introduced to most of the 4way foundations. Disciplines, organizations and dive pool details axis. For each round, a standard number of formations are drawn, as determined by class.

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. Exits, transitions and plane seams can all be illustrated. This tiered competition structure, where the least experienced flyers enter rookie and the most experienced triplea, means that 4way flyers always have an opportunity to help those in lower categories to learn. The events of this class are an introduction to formation skydiving competition at the grass roots. Iba competition rules for 2 way formation indoor skydiving 061416 8.

Formation skydiving can be further divided into several subcategories, so named for the number of members in. Fastrax divepool generator is a tool for generating 4way formation skydiving divepools for memorization and practice. Download rules international bodyflight association. These subcategories range from rookie to open the most experienced, and differ by the number and difficulty of formations a team must build in each round of competition. By default the application displays 8way formations, though on the.

The starting formation order for the five rounds will be determined by a draw. Formation skydiving how is formation skydiving abbreviated. Addendum a current formation skydiving 4way block pool. After you are a proficient 3way flyer, your next and final step in the formation skydiving progression is to learn and become proficient at 4way. Fastrax divepool generator for 4way formation skydiving. The competition will be conducted under the authority granted by the fai, according to the regulations of the sporting code of the fai, general section, and section 5 as approved by the ipc and validated by the fai, and these rules. This will fully include the rookie class teams in any possible prize giving. We were living in virginia, and it was not easy to find competitive skydivers in the area around that time. 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.

Fai ipc competitions rules for formation skydiving and vertical formation skydiving page 4 2015 edition 2. Pops 4way rules, scrambles and nationals 2015 34 the nationals sequence will start with one of the following formations. 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. Indoor formation skydiving federation aeronautique. This is the complete divepool for 4way formation skydiving filmed at paraclete xps 16 foot skyventure tunnel. 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. The randoms are singular formations with full separation of all grips both before and after building the formation. One of the quotes in this book is the difference between fear and respect is knowledge.

Aug 21, 2014 skydiving tends to be pricey, and its a much bigger commitment than, say, tossing a football around in the park. Notice is that everyone is facing the same direction. The number of formations built per round within a 10round competition are averaged to give the jumpers an idea of how well they are doing. For this reason, both the centers should be able to lead the skydive and fly. We are the british female 4 way formation skydiving team.

This article focuses on star exits from left sidedoor aircraft such as otters, cessna caravans and pac750s because they are commonly used for formations larger than a 4 way. In 4way formation skydiving, each team flies to a set draw of formations. Just like in 4 way, formations often have a way they dominantly face. Others from the kingdom participating in the event include two bahraini 4 way formation skydiving teams and the ministry of interior skydiving team who all train at the gravity indoor skydiving facility in sakhir. All 16 random formations will be used for the exits. Iba competition rules for formation indoor skydiving 4way. What a week of nonstop jumping and learning heaps from a world record holder, champions and excellent instructors. So dont worry those of you training for comps this year, its still what we know. Kesshin are a 4 way skydiving team made up of jess outside centre, sam point, deb tail, louise inside centre, dave camera and. The bpa uk skydiving league uksl in formation skydiving and bpa grand prix in several other disciplines have meets throughout the season at centres across the uk. What a week of nonstop jumping and learning heaps from a world record holder, champions and excellent instruct. While we are focusing on the formations in the competition pool, the skills and tools shown here are highly transferable to general formation skydiving. Ive seen a skydiving formations book that contains formations for 4 way, 6 way, etc. There are two kinds of formations, called randoms and blocks.

Jan 06, 2009 by peter pfalzgrafin the early days of crew as canopy formation skydiving used to be called i wrote and published a little booklet for those who were interested in learning the new sport. 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. A grip consists of a handhold on an arm or leg of another flyer. The 4way dive pool is published in uspas competition manual. As per the title, does anyone have the book of skydiving formations. Divemaker is a windows based programs to draw skydiving formations. Feb 10, 2016 8 way basics this is a short series of articles that will help you break down and understand how 8ways are built. Skydiving tends to be pricey, and its a much bigger commitment than, say, tossing a football around in the park. The following video is a 5way 5person formation skydive i did in march of this year with my friends mickey, robyn, mike, and peanut. Eclipse are a british 4 way formation skydiving team established in 2010. National formation skydiving championships competition rules version 20190820 draw generator 5.

Good result fo slovenian national 4 way team with good prospects for the future. Iba competition rules for 3 way formation indoor skydiving 061416 6. B stairstep diamond, e meeker, f open accordion, h bow, p sidebody. Team sky dragons finished world championship 2014 in czech republic on 14th position with avg 12. Rules for formation skydiving national skydiving league. Formation skydiving and vertical formation skydiving rules 2015. Competition rules for formation skydiving and vertical formation skydiving. Another means of measuring progress is through time. Competitive formation skydiving divides categories by number of team members 2, 3, and 4 person teams and subcategories are divided by skill level.

Others from the kingdom participating in the event include two bahraini 4way formation skydiving teams and the ministry of interior skydiving team who all. 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. So if anyone has it, can i even borrow it for a while. A handy book of more than illustrations of bellyflying skydives ranging in all sizes from 2ways through 20ways. If you look closely at the formation, you can see there is a 4 way diamond in the middle of it. Formation skydiving is a skydiving event where multiple skydivers attach themselves to one. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

Eclipse are a british 4way formation skydiving team established in 2010. So, i found it necessary to publish something new to make general inf. Brian touhey jump in, ryan sanders perris pickup, niklas hemlin arizona airspeed and bill schmitz arizona airspeed talk about the 4way formation skydiving competition so far, and the. Divemaker a skydiving formation drawing tool for windows by. Nov 25, 20 crazy week of jumping 3 way, 4 way and 6 way. Sign up to receive news and valuable promotions from skydive hibaldstow. Each card identifies who is responsible for keying the formation and contains notes on what to look for before giving the key. Sell your work, your way with vimeo on demand, our open selfdistribution platform. Dive pool for 4way formation indoor skydiving page. The rules are synchronized between all participating leagues. The front of this group is the point green, the back is the tail purple. The book of skydiving formations is also available in an ipad edition and ebook form. When anne and i moved to chicago in 2010 we had not competed in 4 way formation skydiving fs since 2007. Parachute systems ouragan suits kiss xdream members.