Instruction For First Time Skydivers

People go skydiving because they love the feeling of freedom and the rush that it gives them. There are few other activities that even get close to it in terms of the excitement and buzz that it provides.

If you are interested in going skydiving, but you want to know more about it before committing yourself, then read on…

When you first exit the plane whilst skydiving, the force of gravity far outweighs that of air resistance, and this causes you to rapidly accelerate downwards. After you pull on the cord attached to your parachute, and your main canopy releases and fills with air, you will then start to decelerate due to the sudden increase in air resistance, and you will eventually reach a speed of around 10mph, which is a safe enough speed at which to make a landing.

The risks of skydiving are relatively low - around 1 in 100,000 jumps result in a fatality - but it is important to be alert and safety conscious at all times. The weather is something that should not be underestimated though, and any reputable skydiving school should not allow you to jump in windy or potentially stormy conditions.

If you are constantly aware as to what is going on with you, your equipment and the environment around you, then you are in a position to prevent any minor issue becoming serious. A good piece of advice is to never switch off mentally until you have safely landed on the ground - only then are you 100% safe.

Depending on which type of skydiving interests you - Tandem, Static Line, AFF (accelerated free fall) - you may spend anywhere from an hour to eight hours training, which will cover: how the body and parachute work together (essentially basic physics); how to use the various pieces of skydiving equipment; how to jump from the plane; the various falling / flying techniques that can be implemented; how to land safely.

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