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Inverted flight

Head Down

Finding and holding vertical head-down, then control, docks and group craft.

14 of 14 courses published · all as drafts under review.

Courses

100 · Stability

Head-Down 101

Find and hold vertical head-down

100 · Stability Open
Head-Down 102

Control and transition head-down

100 · Stability Open

200 · Relative

Head-Down 201

Fly head-down in a 2-way

200 · Relative Open
Head-Down 202 ★ Credential

Demonstrate crest-standard head-down flying

200 · Relative Open

300 · Group

Head-Down 301

Fly head-down in groups

300 · Group Open
Head-Down 302

Fly the float slot on a head-down big-way

300 · Group Open
Head-Down 303

Fly the diving slot on a head-down big-way

300 · Group Open
Head-Down 304

Fly base on a head-down big-way

300 · Group Open
Head-Down 305

Fly intermediate vertical formation skydiving (VFS)

300 · Group Open

400 · Mastery

Head-Down 401

Organise head-down big-ways

400 · Mastery Open
Head-Down 402

Organise multiple-aircraft loads

400 · Mastery Open
Head-Down 403

Engineer big-way formations

400 · Mastery Open
Head-Down 404

Fly open vertical formation skydiving (VFS)

400 · Mastery Open
Head-Down 405

Fly sequentials and hybrid formations

400 · Mastery Open
Outside Centre's point of view on a head-down base just after it stops rotating, with the aircraft framed between Inside Centre's legs — the sight picture Outside Centre steers to.
The base sight picture, from Outside Centre. On a big-way the base is steered to face jump run so the aircraft sits between Inside Centre's legs, and that orientation is what opens the two approach lanes: divers arriving down the flight line behind Inside Centre, floaters coming from behind Outside Centre's shoulder. A standalone 4-way has no lanes to make and does not need this. See the Head-Down 304 base course for the full doctrine.

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