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Skydiving Skydiving is something that you probably see all the time. Every major soft drink company has done a commercial with skydivers in it. Lots of action films feature skydivers. Skydiving appears in reality shows.
The sport definitely has an edge to it. There is something about leaping from a plane and falling through the air at 120 miles per hour that really gets people's attention.
Have you ever wondered how skydiving works?
What kind of equipment do skydivers use?
How safe is skydiving as a sport?
How do you become a skydiver and how much does it cost?
Tandem Skydive
Most people experience skydiving by doing a tandem jump strapped onto a qualified instructor
You get to jump from 15,000ft and travel at speeds of over 120 mph before the parachute is deployed
The parachute is built for two for a very soft landing
Learning to Skydive
You can learn to skydive with 2 instructors who teach you while flying in freefall at 120mph
You learn to make yourself unstable then prove you can recover and deploy your parachute before you qualify
This course qualifies you as a skydiver in only 8 jumps which is why it is called accellerated Freefall
Static Line
New skydivers can learn to fly a parachute before learning freefall by doing a static line course
When they leave the aircraft the parachute is automatically deployed for you
You progress slowly and become qualified in approx 30 jumps
Video & Photos
Skydivers wear cameras on thier heads to take photos and vodeo skydivers
You can take a DVD of your tandem skydive or photos home with you
Parachutes
Parachutes come in all sizes from 300 sq ft to 79 sq ft for the very experienced pilots
Skydivers have to pack thier own parachutes or can pay a packer to do it for them
Formation Skydiving
Formation skydiving is when a group of skydivers get together and make as many different formations as possible within 1 minute
The record is 43 points achieved by a french competition team
Canopy Formation
Canopy formation is when a group of skydivers fly the parachutes together and hold onto them to make different formations.
You need 100 skydives before your allowed to do this
Freefly
Some skydivers now prefer to fly upside down or standing up which is called freefly skydiving
This has only become popular over the past couple of years
Most new skydivers now want to freefly
Swooping
Skydivers with small fast canopies love to fly at speed over water, this is called swooping
Only skydivers with over 500 jumps are allowed to do this because if you get it wrong it can be dangerous
Birdman
Skydivers who jump with winged suits are called birdmen
When they fly together they are called a flock of birdmen
The advantage is they get to fly for twice as long as formation skydivers
Accuracy
Accuracy is a competition to see who can land on the smallest point
This is one of the oldest parachute competitions
Parachute Displays
Skydivers have jumped into many events promoting the sport and these are called parachute displays
You need a minimum of 200 skydivers before your allowed to jump into a display
World Records
The first 100 formation skydive was done in 1999
The largest formationskydive is now 400
The Largest Canopy Formation was achieved this year with 100 skydivers holding each others parachutes
Fun & Excitment
Skydiving is all about having as much fun as you can in a very short period of time
There are now a lof of skydiving game on the internet for children and adults
Skydiving Challenges
Skydivers can be very creative and are always trying to do things that have never been done before
The photos show one guy landing in a speeding boat and another gou not wearing his parachute – (Dont try this at home)
Skydiving Stunts
Very experienced skydivers organise and take part in skydiviong stunts for TV & Film
TV Adverts
Many companies have used skydiving to advertise thier products on TV
This is becuase its a very visual way to get attention
Skydivers can get sponsored by large companies who want thier logo or name seen in a very vissible manner
Sponsorship
Famous People
Many famous people have done a skydive, here is a photo of president Bush.
James Bond always looks good skydiving but never does it himself, he has a stunt man to take his place