skydiving
Sign in to saveParachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from altitude to the surface using the power of gravity, and a parachute.
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Skydiving is a method of descending from a high altitude to the ground using gravity and a parachute to control the fall. People engage in skydiving as a recreational activity and sport that combines the thrill of freefall with the technical skill of parachute deployment.
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Key facts
- Sport.name
- Parachuting
- Sport.image
- Skydiver Holding Aircraft Door Before Exit.jpg
- Sport.caption
- A skydiver holding the aircraft door immediately before exit at altitude
- Sport.union
- Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
- Sport.country/region
- Worldwide
- Sport.contact
- No
- Sport.mgender
- Yes
- Sport.category
- Air sports
- Sport.olympic
- No
- Sport.IWGA
- 19972017
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Article
53 sectionsContents
- History
- Common uses
- Parachuting disciplines
- Safety
- Unsafe maneuvers
- Winds
- Canopy collisions
- Equipment failure
- BASE jumping
- Wingsuit flying
- Stunt skydiving
- Sky surfing
- Safety and training advisors
- Most common injuries
- Weather
- Visibility
- Training
- Tandem
- Static line progression
- Instructor-assisted deployment (IAD)
- Accelerated freefall (AFF)
- Wind Tunnels and simulators
- Competitions
- Artistic events
- Accuracy landing
- Canopy formation
- Formation skydiving
- Style
- Tunnel flying
- Wingsuit flying
- Other skydiving disciplines
- Angle flying
- Cross-country
- Night jumps
- Pond swooping
- Skysurfing
- Space ball
- Stuff jumps
- Swoop and chug
- Tracking
- Sit flying
- Head down flying
- Organizations
- Drop zones
- Equipment
- Record free-fall parachute jumps
- Other records
- Individual jumps
- Group jumps
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from altitude to the surface using the power of gravity, and a parachute.
The three phases of parachuting are freefall, parachute deployment and landing. Skydiving takes place during the freefall phase where the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body accelerates to terminal velocity.