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In 1984, he became the first person to make a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a gas balloon. In 2012, Kittinger participated in the Red Bull Stratos project as capsule communicator at age 84, directing Felix Baumgartner on his 24-mile (39 km) freefall from Earth's stratosphere , which broke Kittinger's own 53-year-old record.
Ocean City Municipal Airport offers biplane rides for $25, on a biplane called the "Cloud Dancer." This is a fairly popular attraction, as the biplane used for this is often seen over the skies of Ocean City. Helicopter rides are also given, using a Robinson R22. Skydiving services are also offered.
In the United States, skydiving is a self-regulated sport, which means skydivers, in the US, voluntarily follow a set of basic safety requirements established by the U.S. Parachute Association. Federal requirements can be found in the Federal Aviation Regulations. Most of the regulations concern the aircraft, pilot and rules of flight.
Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from a high point in an atmosphere to the ground or ocean surface with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or multiple parachutes.
In addition to the general change in wing efficiency that is common to all aviation, skydiving has additional considerations. There is an increased risk due to the high mobility of jumpers (who will often travel to a drop zone with a completely different density altitude than they are used to, without being made consciously aware of it by the ...
Ocean City, [oʊʃɪn sɪtiː] officially the Town of Ocean City, is an Atlantic resort town in Worcester County, Maryland, along the East Coast of the United States.The population was 6,844 at the 2020 U.S. census, although during summer weekends the city hosts between 320,000 and 345,000 vacationers and up to eight million visitors annually.
Ocean City Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 26N) is the only airport located on a New Jersey barrier island. Named Clarke Field after a naval commander, the public airport is located two nautical miles (3.704 km) southwest of the central business district of Ocean City, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by the City of Ocean ...
Trimper Rides Of Ocean City is a amusement park located near the inlet at South First Street and the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1893 as The Windsor Resort. It is located at the south end of the boardwalk and consists of three outdoor lots and an indoor section.