Skydiving Myths

Besides the actual fear of chutes not opening, or simply facing the fear of moving through the air so quickly at such heights, many people choose not to partake in skydiving simply because of things they have heard about the extreme sport, most of which is not true. Here are some of those myths and the truth behind them.

1.) You can’t breathe while freefalling. While the sheer beauty may take your breath away for a few seconds, you can absolutely breathe during freefall.

2.) Having a conversation during freefall is possible. This is not possible as you are simply moving too quickly and the wind is too loud to be able to hear anything else.

3.) You can hold onto somoene with an open chute and land safely. The person with the open chute will land safely but the body jerks a lot when the chute opens and the person hanging on would be thrown off.

4.) Freefalls take about 5 minutes. Freefalls actually only last about 35 seconds due to the fact that skydive planes don’t travel high enough for anything else.