Thread: Can U Fly/ How Did You Learn?

Originally Posted by sivason

AS skills go flying is very fun and often something people stive for. It did not happen instantly, I had to learn, and will tell more about my own efforts as people reply. I started with long strides, running while taking bigger and bigger steps learning to glide. I even tried hanging from trees and then letting go {Not the most effective. How about you. Can you fly? Sometimes or often? How did you learn?

I din't learn how to fly I already knew how to IRL...LOL. I believe it's the willingness to accept the 'possibility' that one can fly IRL. I think it's also because I hate the idea of gravity/rules more than anyone...LOL.

IMJ

when I first began LD-ing, I found myself simply floating without control. I would just begin to rise if I got too excited or worked up. Since then though, I have developed the skill of making myself a pair of wings. I kneel down, envision the wings sprouting from my shoulder blades, and then will it to be. It is my favorite way of flying. Before I could do that though, I once reached lucidity while dreaming I was driving my car. When i realized i was lucid, my car began lifting off the ground. once my car was about 10 feet up I figured i would just get rid of my car and i would be flying alone instead. I tried it, closed my eyes, and it worked. the car was gone and i was flying(in the superman fly position) Though I could not keep it up, so i made my car reapper. After my car was flying(about 40 ft up) I messed up and my Mazda Millenium started flippping out of control. my doors opened and my sunroof flew open. I then fell out out of the sunroof and was plummeting towards the ground. I first "learned" to fly then, when, in terror, I took control and manipulated the air around me. I guess that goes along with what Caradon was saying.

I just lift up and do it. At first I did have some problems, like landing...god that SUCKED not being able to do it. Anyway, I wont list my problems because then others might find themselves with the same problem. Eventually I learned to land by just letting gravity take effect again on me. I used to accidently create huge craters in the ground when I landed, but now I land perfectly fine.

On another note, whoever it was somewhere in these forums that mentioned 'feeling the wind', I want to thank. Flying is so much more enjoyable when I actually feel the wind around me, if you haven't actually felt the wind I suggest you do it, it is alot more exciting than it sounds.