GOAL: Clean entry, stable back-fly, clean exit.
Our goal is to find a clean entry and stable back-fly, as quick in and out of the back-fly is a “reset” button of the wing.
If you want to have a cravat, do a full stall. If you want to clear it, do a back-fly.
Here’s how we will go about it:
Take a good wrap -
Pierce it.
- Swift and smooth action with brake input to pop the wing into stall, as we do that we will have a drop back, as the wing falls behind us.
Hands up then Chock it
- As we have the drop back we go Hands Up.
- As the wing wants to start moving forwards we Choke it - adding a touch of the brake input.
Hands down for tailslide.
- As we start to fall under the wing we want to lower our hands to put the wing into back-fly. You’ll see the big ears pointing forward as you fly backwards.
- Once in the back-fly we stay there for a bit to let the system to stabilize.
Ease up and let it fly.
- Initial stage for exit, you let the wing pull your hands up a bit, as you feel it wanting to pull forward let it fly and look for a late catch and release right after.
Pierce it - UP - Choke it - Back-fly - Symmetry is key!
Here’s a video showing an example, where the pilot rushed it and was forced to re-stall to enter the back-fly.
Here’s another example what happens when you over stall the wing, by not going up enough and being a bit asymetric in your brake in-puts.