Skydiving

Are you prepared to embark on the thrilling adventure of skydiving?

That's a tricky question to answer as that varies depending on which country you are talking about. I skydive in the UK and over here there is a pretty even split between Freeflyers (falling in a head up or head down position) and Formation Skydiving (falling on your belly).

You will find that formation skydiving jumpers are much more interested in competing than freeflyers.

When a sky diver's parachute opens, the force of air resistance increases due to the larger surface area of the parachute interacting with the air. The force of gravity remains the same, pulling the sky diver downward.

Skydiving is a great feeling and very much unlike a roller coaster. There is a gently sensation of floating. Yes you are going fast (around 120mph), but when strapped to a tandem instructor, it feels safe. This experience lasts for approximately 45 seconds before you feel a sudden deceleration as the instructor opens the parachute at around 5000ft.

I thoroughly recommend sky diving as a fantastic adrenaline filled adventure.

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Frank Mack was the oldest male to go skydiving in March of 2011 at age 100. He went to celebrate his birthday and he survived the 13,000 (5,000) meter jump. He easily broke the record by 27 years. The oldest person to go before was 83.

The world record for the highest skydive is held by Alan Eustace, who jumped from an altitude of 135,890 feet in October 2014. The world record for the most skydives in 24 hours is held by Jay Stokes, who completed 640 jumps in 2006.

yeah of course 12 year olds can skydive theres nothing wrong unless they dont know how to skydive.

To dream that you are in a parachute, indicates that you are protected during a time in which many risks and turmoil surround you. You have a sense of security. Alternatively, the dream implies that it is time to bail out of a situation or abandon an old idea or habit. To dream that you have difficulties with a parachute, suggests that you will be let down by someone you relied on and trusted

why skydiving requires more cooperation of participants than Freeflying does

To use the Ski Jump you just have to ask Dean, who is by the Ski Jump.

The Earth's gravity exerts a constant pulling force on any falling object making it go faster (accelerate)

Only if they have a heart attack, but not likely.

When he or she wants the parachute to open

A parachute is an umbrella-like shape of material from which a person hangs by lines. It is used to allow a person to jump from an aeroplane, balloon, etc, and to safely land on the ground. No gas is involved, apart from the atmosphere the parachutist descends through.

The pilot will usually slow down the aircraft as much as possible when the skydivers jump out. This makes it easier to jump out and reduces the chance of someone hitting the tailplane as the plane is pointing slightly downwards.

On small aircraft, the speed will probably be between 70 and 100mph.

The minimum age for skydiving is 16 years. For those less than 18 years old, a signed letter from a Parent or Guardian is required.

in Greece 16. i am 16 and i did skydive.

No. It could be extremely dangerous and lead to injury or even death.

A conventional round parachute works by slowing rate of descent. The resistance of the air against the bell of the parachute provides an opposing force to the gravity pulling down. Such parachutes have a small opening at the top to let the air out slowly and provide stability. Without the hole the parachute tends to swing from side to side like a pendulum allowing air to escape from the upper edge which makes for a very unhappy person beneath. There is limited control on such a parachute with lines that can open small vents or collapse portions of the parachute.

The wing parachute operates completely differently. Forward motion allows air into slots at the front, blowing up the chute into a wing shape. Normal aerodynamic principles apply where air flows over the curved top surface faster than under the wing reducing pressure above the wing and providing lift. Such parachutes can climb as well as descend. Control lines provide equivalence with normal airplane wing controls such as aerilons but they work by flexing the wing as a bird, rather than moving small sections as on a fixed wing. By adjusting the lift ratios on different edges of the wing, turning, stalling, diving etc are achieved.

The 'best' length for a parachute string depends on what the parachute is for and the rest of the design. If a parachute's strings are too short, the whole parachute could collapse. If the parachute's strings are too long, there may be some wobbling and bungeeing about, more twisting of the strings, etc. Parachutes for heavy things (like spacecraft) tend to have longer strings than parachutes for people, since they're less affected by this instability.

Tandem skydiving people is the term giving when two people skydive strapped together. When people skydive for their first time they must tandem skydive with a professional.

The Skydivers was created on 1963-11-13.