The First Jump

A very anxious man is excited to go skydiving for his very first time. He stands shifting his weight from foot to foot while listening to his instructor give him a few last-minute instructions. Once the instructor gives him the okay, he jumps out of the plane. After falling for about 5 seconds, he pulls his ripcord only to find that nothing happens. Panicking just a little bit, the man remembers what his instructor told him about his reserve chute and he pulls on that cord. Again, nothing happens. He starts frantically yanking on both cords but he only continues to fall. Looking down, he sees that there is also another man in the air but oddly, this man is going up! The man going up starts coming up beside him and the skydiver yells, “Hey, do you know anything about skydiving?”

The man going up looks at him and yells back, “No! Do you know anything about gas stoves?”

ABC’s of Skydiving: H

Hand Deploy – To have to manually deploy the canopy as opposed to pulling the ripcord.

Harness/container – The piece of material that holds both the canopy and the reserve chute to the skydiver.

Heading – The position the aircraft, skydiver, or canopy is facing. It’s essential when group diving to be able to recognize and control one’s heading.

Holding – This is when a canopy is flying directly into ambient wind.

Hook knife – This is a small piece of equipment that’s attached to the jumper’s suit. The knife is designed so that the edge is hidden inside of a hook so that the jumper will not cut themselves when reaching for it.

Hook turn – This is a 90 degree turn that is performed close to the ground. It’s extremely dangerous and should not be done.

Hot fuel – This is when the aircraft is running while the fuel is being refilled. The aircraft should never be boarded at this time.

Topless SkyDiving

Browsing around on the internet today and found a mock video of a topless skydiving team, very funny:

Sexy Topless Skydive Team – Watch more Girl Videos

Extreme Skydiving

Extreme Skydiving from YouTube

For those of you who are interested in taking skydiving to a whole new level, watch as this one extreme skydiver really does stretch the limit and truly show what facing your fears is all about. This is truly one insane ride and if you ever think that jumping out of a plane simply isn’t enough, you might want to consider doing something such as this. (Chances are though, that ‘simple’ plane jump will probably start looking pretty good!)

The ABC’s of Skydiving: G

Glide ratio – This is the ratio that refers to how much a parachute glides forward, as compared to flying down. For instance, a chute that has a 3:1 glide ratio will glide 3 feet forward for every 1 foot of gliding down towards the earth.

GPS – Global Positioning System. This is mostly used in skydiving aircraft so that the exit can be clearly marked.

Grips – This is when a diver hangs on to another diver for formation or in freefall attempts. A formation is not considered complete until all grips are in proper place.

Grippers – These specifically refer to group formation and are accessories placed onto jump suits so that gripping is made easier.

Ground speed – This refers to how fast a skydiver is moving over the ground, as opposed to through the air.