This (and the tech details I chopped) pretty much nail it. While I do spent a considerable amount of time airborne, it's less a product of seeking out jumps and more just a happenstance of going fast and the trail drops out from under me, like the photo above. That's not a ramp, it's just a flat trail with a sizable drop. Plus I was moving quicker than usual because that picture was taken during a race.

I spend equal amounts of time churning the pedals in a little gear to get to the top of these downhill segments, and on sections where it's rocky or rooty I see a distinct advantage vs. my friends who roll on 26" hardtail models, but neither of us is usually climbing as well as the guys on 29ers, whether hardtail or FS.