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Variious positions in TCF

Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:03 am

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Drawing by Taras Kiceniuk, Jr. regarding Batso plans
Position: Hanging from armpits on parallel bars positioned behind TCF.
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:26 am

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Position swing-seating behind strut-braced TCF
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:30 am

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Richard Miller
Position: Grasp forward-of-TCF beams while arm-pit hang from parallel beams aft of TCF.
Padded downtubes.
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:34 am

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Comparing positions while flying near each other ...
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:38 am

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Early Spratt sitting position behind wide basebar of TCF
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:41 am

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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:47 pm

Cloud9Morph not suprone but the full prone to supine Morph harness

Several position with TCF hybrid device
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby Red » Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:44 pm

Thumbs down, elbows pushing TCF forward, on launch run:
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Sun Aug 19, 2018 6:12 am

Positioned in a simulator adjacent to a mentor:
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Re: Variious positions in TCF

Postby JoeF » Sun Aug 19, 2018 6:25 am

Positioned prone in foot stirrup
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