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| Skydiving |  Skydiving is one of the most exiting and unusual sport in the world. It is the recreational and challenging sport where the participator jumps out of an airplane with a parachute. The plane elevation varies between 200’ (60 meters) and 18,000’ (5500 meters). While the jump you can enjoy wonderful sceneries of different areas depending on where you decide to skydive.
If you are a beginner there are three main ways of learning how to skydive:
1. Tandem freefall. It is the most popular and quickest way of learning. Student skydiver is connected to the instructor with a harness, so the instructor accompanies the student during the whole jump (through freefall, piloting the canopy and landing). You will need only minimal instructions before this kind of jump. The jump is performed at height of about 10,000’ (3100meters). The freefall usually lasts 30 seconds before the parachute is opened.
2. Static line. It is mostly educational method where the parachute deploys automatically after exiting the aircraft. One end of the line is attached to the plane and another to the students chute. When student exits the plane the static line pulls his parachute out of the harness. Usual height for this kind of jumps is 3500’ (1100meters). Instructor helps student to pilot the parachute to the ground via a radio which is attached to students gear.
3. Solo freefall. Once you have made your first Tandem freefall, you can try Solo freefall. You are wearing your own parachute system and jump with two professional instructors at your side. You exit the plane from elevation of about 13,000’. Your instructors fly with you and assist you during the freefall. Instructors will live your side when you deploy your own parachute.
 After you’ll have some practice and experience you can try advanced forms of skydiving
- Sky surfing. While this form of skydiving, diver make a freefall with a kind of boogie board. Acrobatics is performed during the fall.
- Base jumping is accomplished by experienced skydivers who like to jump from buildings or cliffs.
- Formation is enjoyed by a group of skydivers who like to form different geometrical forms during the freefall.
- Freestyle. It is a freefall with elements of acrobatics.
It doesn’t matter how many skydives you’d have made you will feel a moment of great satisfaction during your first time as well as hundredth one.
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