Parachuting: The Skydiver's HandbookFly with your own wingsSkydiving! It's not just falling but the thrill of unencumbered horizontal flight. Sport parachuting today is not rough and tumble. New equipment and the latest training techniques let you advance quickly to graceful freefall, swift and controlled canopy flight, and smooth and easy tip-toe landings. This all-new, 7th revised edition covers every phase of skydiving from beginning to advanced.You will learn: What will happen on your first jump and your next ...Exceptional freefall maneuvers that will surprise your instructorsAdvanced canopy flying techniquesTo be throrughly prepared for every possible emergencyHow to open your reserve parachuteAll about Automatic Activation DevicesWhy people jump out of planesWhere to get the best equipment and what to look forHow to get into the action with lists of skydiving centers, parachute equipment dealers, books, videos, magazines and more - world wide. |
Contents
About the Authors | 6 |
Chapter | 29 |
Chapter Three Parachuting Down Through the Ages | 81 |
Copyright | |
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Accelerated Freefall aircraft airplane altimeter altitude arch arms automatic activation device Aviation backloop basic freefall position body position brakes breakaway cable Canopy Relative cell container Dacron deploy deployment descent device dive door downwind drop zone emergency procedures equipment exit point face-to-earth fall Federal Aviation Administration Fédération Aéronautique Internationale feet flare flight flying formation forward gear glide grommets hand harness inflate instructor jumpmaster jumpsuit landing leg straps License look loop main canopy main parachute malfunction maneuvers opening point pack Parachute Association Parachute Club parachute rigger parachutists perform pilot chute plane pull the reserve ram-air canopies reserve canopy reserve static line risers seconds side Skydiver's skydiving slider sport parachuting stable static line steering line Tandem jumps target terminal velocity throw-out tion toggles trailing edge turn USPA Velcro wind line wing