How to Do The Back Fly Position in Skydiving

Skydiving is a thrill-seeking weekend activity. Many airports offer instruction in skydiving. Most beginners learn how to do an Accelerated Freefall (AFF) skydive before moving on to other jumps. The AFF involves tandem jumping which gives the skydiver the best of both worlds—freefall and parachute jumping. AFF has revolutionized the expectations of skydiving training.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Parachute
• Altitude warning devices
• Trainer
• Lessons
• Experience

1. Decide that you want to skydive—that you are up for the thrill. Lessons are costly and you don't want to freeze on the plane—if you have any doubt, relax, you may not be ready yet.
2. Select a training school that is local and reputable. Remember accidents can happen. There is nothing wrong with a little research.
3. Read all the instruction material provided to you. You will learn that there are six levels of skydiving. Your training will teach the Back fly as a position jump.
4. Learn the Back fly first—it has become the most common jump. You will learn to sit fly after you have mastered this position. This jump is for experienced skydivers because it is difficult to get visually oriented with this jump.
5. Force yourself into relaxing. This may sound like a contradiction in terms. In order to do the Back fly you need to relax your body; lie on the ground and breathe with your eyes closed until you feel relaxed.
6. Feel your back press against the ground. Create a box with your arms and legs, look up at the sky, and then close your eyes again.
7. Find an experienced Back fly jumper to skydive with you for the first few times you do it. They will help you workout any faults in your technique.

Tips & Warnings

• Learn the basic levels of skydiving before you move on to a difficult jump like the Back fly.
• Don't look at your legs during the Back fly; listen for the altitude warning devices and look up into the sky.