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Skydiving

Skydiving” or “Why I Jump Out Of Perfectly Good Airplanes”

When I first tell someone that I skydive, I immediately receive a barrage of questions and comments ranging from simple acceptance to the more complex declaration of my insanity. Skydiving is portrayed as a daredevil activity, a crazy-man’s death wish. I, however, know skydiving in another, more intimate way: A life-changing sport.

I made my first skydive at 16, a tandem jump with my uncle. I was strapped to his front and, as my grandfather told me, “All you gotta do is kick and scream!.” I remember very little from that first jump, just little pieces here and there. I do know that it was one of the more significant ...

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is an exact science of fall rates and air flow, controlling freefall to the inch. Skydiving is a chance to see the world.

Skydiving is jumping out of a plane at 14,000 feet above ground level.

To me, skydiving is a passion, a diverse sport full of emotion. There’s nothing like dropping off of the plane and diving down to dock on a formation; feeling the wind over your body, resisting at just the right place and time to turn, roll, slide and ultimately fly your body. Then comes the snatch of the harness as the parachute unfurls and halts your fall from over 120 miles per hour to a mere float. This jerk, followed by the lofty flight to the ground, is as anticipated as a child’s Christmas. The task then moves from flying your body to flying the parachute, or canopy(the term used most affectionately by skydivers).

Canopy flight takes it’s own place in skydiving. It is arguably the most fun and definitely the most important aspect of the sport. In fact, many expert skydivers ...

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Added: 1/18/2015 03:51:27 AM
Submitted By: heza
Category: Personal Writing
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