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The United States Parachute Association (USPA) is a private sports governing body for the sport of skydiving in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Fredericksburg, Virginia . The USPA's roots go back to the National Parachute Riggers-Jumpers, Inc., which was formed in the 1930s.
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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.
Good trackers can cover nearly as much ground as the distance they fall, approaching a glide ratio of 1:1. The fall rate of a skydiver in an efficient track is significantly lower than that of one falling in a traditional face-to-earth position; the former reaching speeds as low as 40 metres per second (90 mph), the latter averaging around the 54 m/s (120 mph) mark.
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Daniel Skarry, a 52-year-old from Oakland, apparently lost consciousness while skydiving, The Bee reported at the time. The News-Sentinel reported Skarry suffered a heart attack during the jump ...
The airport has an active skydiving community and is home to SkyDance SkyDiving school. [2] The airport is also home to the Yolo Sportsman Association. The YSA facility has pistol, shotgun, and rifle ranges as well as small fishable lakes. Solono Targetmasters [3] conducts training and competitions for IDPA, and USPSA Practical shooters. The ...
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 descent speed.