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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 12 Facts About Parachuting
Discover 12 thrilling facts about parachuting and learn why this adrenaline-pumping sport continues to captivate daredevils worldwide
- How parachutes work | The science of air resistance
Throw a ball up in the air and, sooner or later, it always falls back to the ground That's because Earth pulls everything toward it with a force called gravity
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