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  2. Going skydiving? Here are five things to know before you jump

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    Tips from the United States Parachute Association for first-time skydivers.

  3. Skysurfing - Wikipedia

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    Skysurfing boards in different sizes, beginner - expert. A neutral position maintaining stability is to stand upright on the board during freefall, this is also the position required for deployment of the main parachute whilst surfing medium and expert boards. Both feet in the bindings and ready to exit the aircraft

  4. BASE jumping - Wikipedia

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    In the early days of BASE jumping, people used modified skydiving gear, such as by removing the deployment bag and slider, stowing the lines in a tail pocket, and fitting a large pilot chute. However, modified skydiving gear is then prone to kinds of malfunction that are rare in normal skydiving (such as "line-overs" and broken lines).

  5. Parachuting - Wikipedia

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    For safety reasons, this requires more equipment than a usual daytime jump and in most jurisdictions, it requires both an advanced skydiving license (at least a B-License in the U.S.) and a meeting with the local safety official covering who will be doing what on the load. A lit altimeter (preferably accompanied with an audible altimeter) is a ...

  6. Automatic activation device - Wikipedia

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    CYPRES II panel. In skydiving, an automatic activation device (AAD) is a dead man's switch consisting of an electronic-pyrotechnic or mechanical device that automatically activates the opening sequence of the main or reserve parachute container when the AAD is falling below a preset altitude and above a preset decent speed.

  7. Bodyflight - Wikipedia

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    In the windtunnel sport parachuting and skydiving, bodyflight is performed by applying air flow on certain parts of a body, to control the body any muscular forces can be used. [ 1 ] As a tool for learning to control the body flight, there is a vertical wind tunnel , which makes it possible to fly in the air, simulating free fall due to the ...

  8. Wingsuit flying - Wikipedia

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    Wingsuit flyer over fields in the UK. Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of skydiving using a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit called a wingsuit to add webbed area to the diver's body and generate increased lift, which allows extended air time by gliding flight rather than just free falling.

  9. 3-ring release system - Wikipedia

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    The 3-ring release system is a parachute component that is widely used by sport skydivers and military freefall parachutists to attach the two risers of a main parachute to the harness that bears the load under the parachute.

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