The reference shelf
Freefly References
A shelf of the freefly world’s best public material, gathered so a flyer or coach can go straight to the source. The national bodies are the authority for your own jumping; the guides, articles and videos are how the craft is taught and discussed.
National bodies
The federations whose rules govern the jumps. Always the authority for your own jumping.
- Australian Parachute Federation (APF)
The Australian governing body.
- United States Parachute Association (USPA)
The US governing body; publishes the Skydiver’s Information Manual.
- British Skydiving
The UK governing body; freefly and tracking grades.
- FAI International Skydiving Commission
International competition rules, including Dynamic and Vertical Formation Skydiving.
Guides and manuals
The primary training and rules documents. Read the current edition; regulations change.
- APF Freefly and Angles Guide (August 2023)
The Australian educational guide for freefly and movement jumps.
- APF Operational Regulations (V01-2026)
The mandatory Australian regulations.
- APF Training Operations Manual (V01-2025)
Australian training, assessment and endorsement standards.
- APF Angle Flying Competition Dive Pool and Rules
The angle discipline competition rules used from the 2026 Nationals.
- USPA Skydiver’s Information Manual, Section 5-10 (Movement jumps)
The US movement-jump guidance.
- British Skydiving Tracking Progression Manual
The UK tracking grades and progression.
- FAI Dynamic Competition Rules (2025)
The dynamic-flying vocabulary and rules.
Articles and authors
Widely-read writing on freefly technique, safety and movement flying.
- Jake Carlton on Skydivemag
Head-up angles and the break-off problem, with GPS-derived separation data.
- Mason Corby on Skydivemag
Angle transitions, break-offs, and the discipline’s entry to the Australian Nationals.
- Ten tips for safe tracking dives (Skydivemag)
- The Full Front Layout (Skydivemag)
- Joyriders — Covering All the Angles (Sharon Har-Noy Pilcher)
Schools and coaches
Coaching organisations and schools that publish freefly and movement material.
- AXIS Flight School — knowledge articles
Foundations-of-flight breakdowns for head-up, head-down and transitions.
- Team Fly4Life
Freefly camps, including the head-up camp gate for movement flying.
- Downunder Dynamics
Australian dynamic and movement coaching.
- Burn Perspective
Angle and big-way movement camps.
Video
Films and tutorial series worth watching. Freely available online.
- IMPACT — the film
The full documentary on the angle-flying incident and its lessons.
- IMPACT — impactdoco.com
The film’s home site.
- The Leading Workshop, Australia April 2021 — Part A
Planning, navigation and briefing for movement jumps.
- The Leading Workshop, April 2021 — Part B
Approach doctrine, closing speed and the left-behind protocol.
- The Leading Workshop, April 2021 — Part C
Leading on the belly, break-off design, and when not to lead.
- IMPACT documentary channel (YouTube)
- Team Fly4Life (YouTube)
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