The tracking position - face-down, straight legs, arms by your side - lets you move head-first at very high speeds. There are claims of achieving a 1:1 glide ra

The tracking position - face-down, straight legs, arms by your side - lets you move head-first at very high speeds. There are claims of achieving a 1:1 glide ratio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_(skydiving) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_(skydiving) As a student I've mistakenly jumped out of a plane quite far from the DZ and managed to track most of the way back during freefall (and flew the rest under canopy).