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Record 1 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
  • Body Movements (Sports)
CONT

Jump no. 1 ...: To introduce surface area control ... Our instructor ... will ... vary his rate of descent by increasing or decreasing his surface area from a big de-arch position to a tight tucked-in position....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Mouvements du corps (Sports)
OBS

[...] il s'agit essentiellement de maîtriser sa position et ses mouvements en l'air. Croyez-moi, ce n'est pas simple d'être stable quand on est dans un courant d'air à plus de 180km/h; et quand on maîtrise son propre corps, il suffit d'ajouter des contraintes supplémentaires (objets divers, recherche d'un style, d'une aisance, etc)!

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