Aerobatics

thumb|The Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic demonstration team of the [[Italian Air Force, with the smoke trail representing the national colours of Italy, above the Victor Emmanuel II Monument in Rome during the celebrations of the Festa della Repubblica]] thumb|right|Patty Wagstaff show at JeffCo Airport in Denver, Colorado, June 2008

thumb|350px|Paired skydivers holding hands in freefall Free flying refers to any freefall activity involving back, head down, standing or sit positions as opposed to the traditional belly to earth orientation. It includes freestyle and sky surfing. The discipline is known to have originated when Olav Zipser began experimenting with non-traditional forms of Body flight. Zipser founded the Free Fly Clowns as a two-person competitive team with Mike Vail in 1992. He was joined by Omar Alhegelan (the first FAI Freestyle World Cup & World Champion), Charles Bryan, and Stefania Martinengo in 1994. T