skydiver
Airborne human projectile
A skydiver is someone who jumps from an aircraft and freefalls before deploying a parachute.
The term covers both recreational jumpers and professionals who perform aerial maneuvers, formations, or stunts: The skydivers linked arms in freefall before breaking apart to open their chutes.
Drag-creating descent device
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- jumpsuitOne-piece body garment
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
goggles · helmet · reserve · rigging · AAD · container · risers · toggles
Sequential two-person arrangement
Way to leave
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- doorHinged room barrier
countdown · manifest · load · spot · climb-out · floater · base · lineup
Emergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- rushQuick sudden movement
- blue-skiesUnrestricted, visionary approach
- boogieRhythmic blues music
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
altimeter · goggles · helmet · reserve · rigging · AAD · container · risers · toggles · packing
tandem
Sequential two-person arrangement
exit
Way to leave
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
door · countdown · manifest · load · spot · climb-out · floater · base · lineup · separation
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- rushQuick sudden movement
- blue-skiesUnrestricted, visionary approach
boogie · logbook · celebration · tradition
weightlessness
Absence of apparent mass
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- formationCreation or arrangement
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
stability · acceleration · plummet · descent · drift · spin · tumble · arch · delta · mantis
sequential
Occurring in succession
star · diamond · donut · flake · dock · funnel · break-off · tracking
- daredevilsbase jumper, stuntwoman, stuntman, stunt driver, adrenaline junkie
- aerialistsaerialist, trapeze artist, wing walker, aerobat, parachutist
- Skydivingfreefall, drop zone, tandem jump, exit, pull
- stunt performersstuntman, stuntwoman, stunt double, stunt coordinator, stunt driver
- flying thingsairplane, bird, butterfly, helicopter, jet
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
skydiverpilot
One who steers aircraft
helicopter pilot · aviator · airline pilot · flight crew · ground crew
skydivermountain climber
One who ascends peaks
rock climber · mountaineer · alpinist · deep-sea diver · scuba diver
- indoor skydivingArtificial freefall experience
- tandem skydivingTwo-person attached freefall
- skydiving gearFreefall and landing apparatus