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- Parachuting - Wikipedia
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
- Parachuting vs. Skydiving: What’s the Difference?
Throughout the years, parachuting and skydiving have been used interchangeably to describe the same idea — jumping out of a perfectly good airplane But while these two words describe similar activities, they’re two distinct hobbies
- Skydiving | History, Types, Facts | Britannica
skydiving, use of a parachute —for either recreational or competitive purposes—to slow a diver’s descent to the ground after jumping from an airplane or other high place
- Parachuting | National Aeronautic Association
Parachuting, which has been around since the Middle Ages, was practiced as a sport as far back as the 1800s and actually predates most other air sports
- Home | United States Parachute Association
Membership in USPA provides education that enhances safety, benefits that keep you secure, and services to keep you skydiving The United States Parachute Association (USPA) is a voluntary not-for-profit membership association of individuals who enjoy and support the sport of skydiving
- Parachute Jumping Explained: How a Parachute Jump Works
Find out how a parachute opens when skydiving, who deploys the parachute, and how to control its canopy flight Learn how parachuting works during a skydive jump
- About Parachuting or Skydiving - Topend Sports
Parachuting is an air-sport, also known as skydiving It is an action-sport in which participants exit from the aircraft and return to earth only with the aid of gravitational pull The sport involves either a solo-flight to compete with other competitors, or in hybrid formation
- 60-year-old dies in parachuting accident in Boulder County
A 60-year-old man was found dead from an apparent parachuting accident in a Boulder County field on Sunday
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