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Jennifer learns to fly
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 19 ธ.ค. 2023
Join Jennifer on an extraordinary journey as she embarks on the thrilling adventure of learning to fly in a wind tunnel. This channel is a vibrant mix of challenge, technical learning, personal growth, and the sheer joy of flying. As a beginner stepping into a new world, Jennifer's path is filled with exciting milestones and amusing moments.
We'll share weekly updates on her progress training at iFly Oakville. From her first tentative steps into the tunnel to mastering the art of body flight, you'll witness it all - the struggles, the triumphs, and everything in between.
We believe anyone who's ever dreamed of flying, loves unique hobbies, or simply enjoys watching personal transformation stories will find something to love here. This channel is our digital scrapbook, a place where Jennifer can look back and laugh at her awkward beginnings and celebrate her journey to soaring alongside her husband.
We'll share weekly updates on her progress training at iFly Oakville. From her first tentative steps into the tunnel to mastering the art of body flight, you'll witness it all - the struggles, the triumphs, and everything in between.
We believe anyone who's ever dreamed of flying, loves unique hobbies, or simply enjoys watching personal transformation stories will find something to love here. This channel is our digital scrapbook, a place where Jennifer can look back and laugh at her awkward beginnings and celebrate her journey to soaring alongside her husband.
Figure out high wind speed movements in the wind tunnel #iflytampa
One hour of flying over two day, working on sit flying, front flips, and more transitions at higher wind speeds. By the end of the hour I was signed off on a few more things, making great #progress
#ifly #windtunnel #practice
#ifly #windtunnel #practice
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High wind speed back to sit transitions in the wind tunnel #iflytampa
มุมมอง 362 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
One hour of flying over two day, working on sit flying, front flips, and more transitions at higher wind speeds. By the end of the hour I was signed off on a few more things, making great #progress #ifly #windtunnel #practice
More sit flying movement and controls in the wind tunnel #iflytampa
มุมมอง 294 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
One hour of flying over two day, working on sit flying, front flips, and more transitions at higher wind speeds. By the end of the hour I was signed off on a few more things, making great #progress #ifly #windtunnel #practice
Sit flying movements in the wind tunnel #iflytampa
มุมมอง 9512 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
One hour of flying over two day, working on sit flying, front flips, and more transitions at higher wind speeds. By the end of the hour I was signed off on a few more things, making great #progress #ifly #windtunnel #practice
Sit flying ups and downs in the wind tunnel #iflytampa
มุมมอง 8214 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
One hour of flying over two day, working on sit flying, front flips, and more transitions at higher wind speeds. By the end of the hour I was signed off on a few more things, making great #progress #ifly #windtunnel #practice
Sit fly work in the wind tunnel #iflytampa
มุมมอง 8816 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
One hour of flying over two day, working on sit flying, front flips, and more transitions at higher wind speeds. By the end of the hour I was signed off on a few more things, making great #progress #ifly #windtunnel #practice
High wind speed tests for back flying and sit flying in #iflytampa wind tunnel
มุมมอง 6519 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Back in #tampa flying in the wind tunnel. High wind speeds, testing my limits and abilities, so we can make more progress towards sit flying. #windtunnel #ifly #practice #progress
Sit flying work at #iflyoakville wind tunnel
มุมมอง 16521 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา
Still working on sit flying in the wind tunnel. #practice #progress #ifly #iflyworld
Knee flying work at #iflyoakville wind tunnel
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Knee flying is the hardest for me so far. Two steps forward and one step back. But I was signed off, so I can move on with learning new things and continue to work on this over time. #progress #practice #ifly #iflyworld #signed #off
Sit fly practice at #iflyoakville wind tunnel
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Two steps forward, one step back. #practice #progress #ifly #iflyworld
Knee flying practice and sign-off #iflyoakville wind tunnel
มุมมอง 10014 วันที่ผ่านมา
It took a long time to get this knee-flying thing figured out, but the hard work paid off when something clicked and started working better, finally. #ifly #oakville #windtunnel #progress and #practice #iflyworld #signed #off
Sit fly practice in #virginiabeach wind tunnel
มุมมอง 7214 วันที่ผ่านมา
Different wind tunnels across our road trip south during the #holiday season. This session with Joe was great. #iflyVAbeach #ifly #vabeach #virginiabeach #practice #progress
Sit fly practice in #virginiabeach wind tunnel
มุมมอง 8414 วันที่ผ่านมา
Different wind tunnels across our road trip south during the #holiday season. This session with Joe was great. #iflyVAbeach #ifly #vabeach #virginiabeach #practice #progress
Sit fly practice in #virginiabeach wind tunnel
มุมมอง 13614 วันที่ผ่านมา
Different wind tunnels across our road trip south during the #holiday season. This session with Joe was great. #iflyVAbeach #ifly #vabeach #virginiabeach #practice #progress
Sit fly practice in #virginiabeach wind tunnel
มุมมอง 16414 วันที่ผ่านมา
Different wind tunnels across our road trip south during the #holiday season. This session with Joe was great. #iflyVAbeach #ifly #vabeach #virginiabeach #practice #progress
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
มุมมอง 7021 วันที่ผ่านมา
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
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Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
มุมมอง 8821 วันที่ผ่านมา
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
มุมมอง 8221 วันที่ผ่านมา
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
มุมมอง 6621 วันที่ผ่านมา
Knee flying practice in the #baltimore wind tunnel
More sit-flying practice in the wind tunnel #iFly #Oakville
มุมมอง 37828 วันที่ผ่านมา
More sit-flying practice in the wind tunnel #iFly #Oakville
More sit-flying practice in the wind tunnel #iFly #Oakville
มุมมอง 16928 วันที่ผ่านมา
More sit-flying practice in the wind tunnel #iFly #Oakville
Over the feet transitions practice in the wind tunnel
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Over the feet transitions practice in the wind tunnel
Knee flying practice in the wind tunnel
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Knee flying practice in the wind tunnel
Knee flying practice in the wind tunnel
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Knee flying practice in the wind tunnel
More sit-flying practice in the wind tunnel #iFly #Oakville
มุมมอง 128หลายเดือนก่อน
More sit-flying practice in the wind tunnel #iFly #Oakville
2-way flying mixed-formations in the wind tunnel
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2-way flying mixed-formations in the wind tunnel
2-way flying mixed-formations in the wind tunnel
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2-way flying mixed-formations in the wind tunnel
😲 how fast were you playing in here?
@@joey-joseph 84%
Your backflying looks totally under control now.
@@BjorckBengt thanks. I was surprised how much control I had with the high wind speeds
Just started making progress on backflying. It's been a rough start for me. I started last summer and then stopped when I started AFF. DZ is closed for a few more weeks so I've been at it. Saturday I learned if you hammer yourself at the gym everyday it's probably not a great idea to schedule tunnel time. After just a few rotations I had to switch to sitfly drills because my delts were on fire😂 Love seeing the progress!!
@@cwsspot lol... I also learned that the hard way. I did a dumbbell workout at home in the morning and tunnel in the afternoon. My quads were killing me
5 meters?
nice, how many hours of tunnel do you have now?
@@westfinger8630 I have 10 hours. I just did an hour this week at iFly Tampa
@@Jenniferlearnstofly Thats great!
Love the sit fly and the multiple recovery! You have me excited to be able to fly in the sit position. I have a little ways to go, though. Great job!
@@TheFlightPreacher thanks! It's getting easier and easier every time
Do you find flying at different tunnels with different instructors beneficial?
@@westfinger8630 absolutely! There were different drills in knee flying and sit flying that helped me greatly from different instructors
Flying for 6 minutes straight is not easy, and you get to sit fly 4 minutes in 😂
Got introduced to back flying today. Never got airborne. Just mainly worked on turning and forwards and backwards. I think I do have the belly flying down though. Pretty much practiced some super positioning today.
@@kcg795 back flying was definitely a hard one for my brain to wrap around and it was amazing when it clicked. Keep going and you'll see results soon
I'm gonna focus on that on my next visit, then belly fly on my own for a bit. I'm doing pretty good with that. Still some cleaning up to do.
Nice! Getting there!
@@BjorckBengt Thanks! My videos from traveling to different tunnels are coming soon
This was good! Your control in the sit-fly position gets better each time. I love the back-fly recovery at the end! I am still having issues with my back-flying. I can get aloft, but I am not as stable as I need to be yet. Watching your stable back-flying at the end... I can see how I am doing something different which might be affecting my stability. Can't wait until my next lesson to try and make the corrections. Keep going forward on your iFLY journey!
@@TheFlightPreacher I'm so happy to hear that my videos are beneficial to you on your journey. Maybe I should plan a road trip to your tunnel and fly together
@@Jenniferlearnstofly That would be awesome! I appreciate you even considering the possibility. What state are you in? I am in New York.
@TheFlightPreacher I'm on Toronto but my husband and I are always up for a road trip
@@Jenniferlearnstofly Okay!
You probably get better tips from your coach, but I'd say, get some more upper body lift and some momentum upwards before pulling your knees in. Having some ascending movement makes it less scary and more wind pressure on your chest takes care of half of the transition.
@@BjorckBengt I've put these on the back burner for now. I got my sign off and was happy about that
Thing that made them click for me was over exaggerating the amount I brought my up toward my chest with knees wide apart as if you’re knee flying, particularly belly to back, then holding that position until I was in stable back fly. Back to belly was the same plus exaggerating the feeling of leading with my chest and leaving my head behind, if you get what I mean.
@@thedude669 I have a problem with keeping my head back for these transactions and sit flying. But I got my sign off and that's good enough for me. Haha
Your instructor did an interesting transition there, without folding his legs. I would like to try that.
That’s my next task Jen! I’m a little bit behind you as it’s taken me ages to back fly…..the instructor was awesome and the exercises were spot on for the belly to back/ back to belly transitions…….excellent work……+1 ..Ash
What windspeed are you flying at?
@@BjorckBengt for sit between 75-80%
WOW!!
You have come a long way, congratulations!
@@BjorckBengt Thanks... Stay tuned for my videos from different tunnels. Experiencing different coaching has opened my eyes to what's possible
I love it! You are making great progress. I love how you were able to recover to your back from the sit flying position when you momentarily lost control. My instructors were just telling me that the back flying position allows for a safe recovery. You continue to inspire with your flight journey!
@@TheFlightPreacher I'm so happy to hear that... Stay tuned for my videos at the Baltimore and Virginia Beach tunnels. Experiencing different coaching styles have really opened my eyes to what's possible
@@Jenniferlearnstofly I LOVE it! Looking forward to it. I've gotten an additional instructor as well and he focuses on the tedious details of movements. It is opening up so much.
Hi Jennifer! Great job!
@@RandomAsh71 Thanks!! Stay tuned for my videos from Baltimore and Virginia Beach
Long sessions are tirering when doing new stuff, but will gradually feel normal.
@@BjorckBengt the other day I did 6 minutes in the tunnel as Virginia Beach and it felt like no time had passed at all
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Really enjoy watching your videos!
@@marisajames8158Thank you! I hope they are helpful in your journey
good job, until the exit ;-)
@@westfinger8630 Yeah! The instructors didn't even see that one coming
You should definitely get a suit ordered if you haven’t already! I went for the tonfly b2 because I fit in the standard measurements & it’s great. Just signed off over the feet transitions - starting sit fly soon.
@@thedude669 the deal I have with my husband is that I'll get one once I'm signed off on sit. But I'll be looking at suits this weekend at Invasion happening at Skydive Sebastian
Nice new suit to match the new skill level!
@@BjorckBengt I was using another instructor's suit to feel the difference from the student suit
Great job! Almost there...More hands control should help. Just a note - in my case I noticed that it is significantly easier to sit-fly with gloves on (normal skydiving gloves should work).
@@PavelWTW I'm not a fan of gloves. But I have seen lots of people wear them in the tunnel
@@Jenniferlearnstofly I also wasn't a fan of gloves...until I tried them once :)
@PavelWTW I'm going to keep trying without them and see how well I do. I'll be flying in different tunnels on my way to Florida this holiday season
Fun times. ☝️
That was epic! Thats something i would do...2 questions....1) did you hurt yourself? 2) there are 2 instructors by the door, why didnt they catch you?..i did something very similar about a month ago and smahed my butt on the exit....Hurt like hell....
@@RandomAsh71 I didn't hurt myself, I was laughing so hard. I'm signed off on exits, I'm supposed to know what I'm doing
Their reaction is brilliant 😂
@@thedude669 we were all cracking up. And the first time flyers thought it was great, they were clapping
@@Jenniferlearnstofly how do you find the suit? just got one, not flown in it yet - feel much different to the student (baggy) suits?
@thedude669 felt completely different. The baggy suit gives you more lift and with the right suit, your body has to be in the right position to grab air
Looks like alot of fun!
@@theboemmonkey it's a great way to see what your body remembers without having to think about it
I just started with transitions last night - so much fun!
Your making good progress. Keep it up.
@@westfinger8630 thanks for taking the time to watch my videos
I know how difficult it is! I can fly on my own really well but when somebody else is there I go to pieces ……I’m back flying now, making slow progress which annoys me a bit…but your flying is an inspiration…….
@@RandomAsh71 back flying was a very slow painstaking process then one day it just 🫰 clicked
Great flying Jennifer! Very smooth transitions, I am learning here in the UK and it’s hard work… 10/10 for you…
@@RandomAsh71 smooth on the net but in the air I'm a floppy 🐠
Just brilliant Jennifer! I’m rubbish at formation skydiving myself..your belly to back transitions were great.. A+
@@RandomAsh71 thanks. Barrel rolls were one of the scariest things to learn
Keep going 🤟
@@ChhetriVivek63 thanks for taking the time to watch my videos and comment.
@Jenniferlearnstofly keep pushing forward
Yup, your belly to back transitions are 100% smoother than mine 😅
@@joey-joseph come fly with me in the tunnel
@@Jenniferlearnstofly Mid December, but I have a feeling you'll be in Sebastian 😅
@@joey-joseph I'm stuck in the cold until Dec 20. We can fly before I leave
@@Jenniferlearnstofly 🥶🥶
Video is only 2 minutes due to the cost per hour.
@@economicprisoner flying in 2 minutes rotations is one of the best ways to learn
Tag in the tunnel looks fun, never saw anyone do that before (not that I saw all that much tunnel flying in the first place aside from the place I worked at). Also neat tunnel design, don't see actually round design all that often. From what I've seen most tunnels are octagons or decagon or some such.
@@Tulah I just flew at the tunnel in Tampa and the glass is higher than my home tunnel. That was a great experience
@@Jenniferlearnstofly I bet. Tunnel I used to work and fly at had also very tall glass panes. It's pretty nice to be able to see the outside view when you're high up :-)
LOVE THIS! Looks like a whole lot of fun! Will have to ask my instructor to try it with me. Thanks for sharing!
@@TheFlightPreacher I found that incorporating a game of Tag in my rotation helps. It shows you how much is muscle memory and it's fun to chase your instructor around
Wow, this looks like a gas!
@@incognitotorpedo42 it's always fun trying new things. I'll be honest, it's also a little scary.
It is easier with a suit with grips and not taking the grips on lower legs!
@@BjorckBengt grabbing the leg is difficult without grips for sure
Congrats! You owe me a beer 🍻😉
@@joey-joseph I'll be at Z Hills this weekend
at 0:52 sec... what u tried to do? :D transition to back?
@@xhector I was trying. It was the first time with 2 others doing lines and transitions, it freaked me out.
Great progress! I am at similar level now. I struggle with capturing lift with my shoulder and helmet. I crouch too much forward and get too little lift from the helmet. I also stretch my arms too far back which tends to curve my upper back.
@@BjorckBengt I'm always getting told I need to have my head back as well.
Big step forward!
@@BjorckBengt Thank you. I'm flying at the tunnel in Tampa next week. It'll be the first time flying in a different tunnel
I hope so. Now I'm just trying to stay up
That lift at 2:04 was great. Progress will probably come faster now.