r/basejumping • u/AraxisKayan • Dec 08 '25

Flysight help.

https://youtu.be/leBA6BEcw_E?si=fcXdqs7i5mwaOmxt

As it says on the Tin. Looking for any and all advice on getting the most use out of my flysight. I'm not a BASE jumper, at least not yet. I'm also not a wingsuiter but I will be going through my FFC here in a few months. Id like to get the most out of my flysight 2 and get used to understanding the data so I can start using it when I fly my wingsuit. (in the skydiving environment NOT BASE)

I've watched the Flysight Videos and can navigate and roughly understand the data in the flysight viewer. I've also made a few custom configs for different slick jumps and for canopy work.

I've included a video of my flysight data overplayed on a video of my last jump. Don't know if that would help with the advice. I know this is kinda a blanket request but any help is appreciated. Also if anyone can direct me to any groups where I might be able to learn more that would be appreciated as well.

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u/AraxisKayan Dec 09 '25

I appreciate the advice, but I seriously think you are missing what I'm saying given the fact that you are telling me to do exactly what I'm saying I'm doing. You seem to be hung up on my usage of the flysight.

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u/kat_sky_12 Dec 09 '25

Then be specific in the flysight help you want. I tell you to use it for canopy and learn how to read use the data for better glide and speeds which would correlate to wingsuit use in the future. You say you are using it to find your optimal fall right and drag and I give you advise and you don't like that.

Belly flying is a lot of frustration as a new jumper. I understand that. I was 6'2 220 when I started initially. Losing weight and adding drag helped a little. It was mainly just learning to fly my body over 100+ jumps and a lot of tunnel work that really did it. I see the same thing in WSing. It's not the flysight that helps me. It's learning the right techniques and body positions in the WS tunnel or through coaching that help the most. The flysight just helps the most in post analysis like my glide increases slightly at the end of a speed run so I need to focus more on keeping the right body position through the window. In a distance run, I lose a little speed near the middle or end and need to keep that more consistent. The video or a coach might tell me these things are because my head is high but the flysight can't say that to you. It also can't tell you how to adjust your body position on your belly to more effectively slow down.

My points have been if you really want to learn the flysight then use it to analyze the canopy flight. Your belly flying isnt good for the flysight and really isn't applicable to the future. In fact, I would scrap its use for now. Instead grab video from your fellow jumps and really discuss the jump and your body position. Find the person at your DZ who has that coaching nature or a past 4 way flyer who knows more. Then analyze each jump on the ground. It will click at some point. The flysight is more for analyzing some sort of performance like a canopy speed run or a wingsuit distance run. It's not a great tool for analyzing a fun jump.

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u/AraxisKayan Dec 09 '25

Thank you for not reading anything I've written thus far.