FreeFly requires special attention on Safety because of the higher speeds and the many possible different orientation towards the line of flight.
Equipment:
Before you go FreeFly you should take special care about your Gear:
- Tight Flaps as Riser Covers which do not open in Flight
- Tight Loop in very good Condition on Main and Reserve
- Fitting Gear / tight chest strap / tight leg straps
- BOC (Bottom of Container Hand Deploy) in very good condition of the Spandex (to prevent premature openings)
- Bridle safely covered
- Flap over closing Pin which does not open
- AAD – Automatic Activation Device (f.e. cypres – NO FXC 12000)
- Tight connection between the legstraps is recommended
and on your other equipment
- jumpsuit is recommeded (we do not recommend clothing that opens or loosens in flight like a t-shirt that could come out your pants/legstraps and cover your emergency handles)
- hard helmet
- minimum of 1 audible altimeter (f.e. pro track/dytter)
Preparation:
- good briefing of every FreeFly jump
- on 3 or more ways make sure to know who is the base
- be careful choosing the groups you join – FreeFly big ways are fun but also more dangerous
Exit (we prefer to call it “Entrance”):
- pre-meditade your entrance and the moment you will fly away from the aircraft
- make sure, the group in front of you has traveled behind the aircraft with a aprox. 40 degree angle.
FreeFlight:
- be aware of the 5 steps to freefly safely
- try to orientate yourself 90 degrees/perpendicular in respect to the jumprun
- avoid (or plan very well) drastic vertical speed changes!!
Separation:
- choose flat tracking to safe time and gain horizontal distance
- we recommend to visually scan / check the airspace all around you by doing a barrel roll before opening the parachute.
Under open Parachute:
- after opening fly 90 degrees in respect off jumprun– until you see the groups before and after you on open parachutes.