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What is freeflying?

Disciplines

Freeflying is the discipline of flying the body in orientations other than the traditional belly-to-earth: head-down, head-up (sit flying), and the transitions between them.

Faster, and a different skill

Because these positions present less surface area, freefly speeds are substantially higher than belly flying — often 160 to 180 mph and beyond. That changes everything from equipment demands to how deployment is managed.

It is also less stable to learn: belly flying is a naturally stable position, while head-down is not, which is why tunnel time is so widely used for freefly progression.

Equipment and separation

Freefly-friendly rigs have secure flap and handle designs because higher speeds and varied orientations can dislodge poorly secured equipment. Drop zones separate freefly and belly groups on a load because of the speed differential.

This is background, not training

These pages explain what things are so the language makes sense. They are not instruction and cannot substitute for it — skydiving is taught in person by rated instructors at a drop zone, and anything involving equipment handling or emergency procedures belongs there rather than on a web page.