skydiving
Jumping from planes
Skydiving is the sport of jumping from an aircraft and freefalling before deploying a parachute.
Skydivers may perform acrobatic maneuvers solo or in formation with others during the freefall portion.
She went skydiving for her thirtieth birthday.
The verb is skydive; the person is a skydiver.
Unimpeded downward motion
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
wind · clouds · altitude · horizon · atmosphere · turbulence · heading · drift
Drag-creating descent device
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- jumpsuitOne-piece body garment
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
goggles · helmet · AAD · reserve · lines · slider · toggles · rigging
State of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
euphoria · fear · courage · daring · adventure · buzz · endorphins · dopamine
Sequential two-person arrangement
- formationCreation or arrangement
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- swoopingDescending in curves
- accuracyDegree of correctness
instructor · jumpmaster · dropzone · competition · boogie · manifest
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
airspace · wind · clouds · altitude · horizon · atmosphere · turbulence · heading · drift · tracking
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
altimeter · goggles · helmet · AAD · reserve · lines · slider · toggles · rigging · container
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
heart-pounding · euphoria · fear · courage · daring · adventure · buzz · endorphins · dopamine · anticipation
tandem
Sequential two-person arrangement
accuracy · instructor · jumpmaster · dropzone · competition · boogie · manifest
elevation
Height above reference point
climb · ascend · aircraft · oxygen · hypoxia · altimeter · dropzone · spot
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- plummetingFalling steeply and fast
- dragResistance through fluid
airspeed · tracking · arch · heading · drift · floater · mantis · delta
- adventure sportsrock climbing, mountaineering, bungee jumping, paragliding, hang gliding
- extreme sportsbungee jumping, wingsuit flying, free solo, paragliding, wingsuit
- High Altitudealtitude sickness, thin air, hypoxia, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization
- jumping activitiesleapfrog, jump rope, pole vault, double dutch, high jump
- risky activitiesRussian roulette, chicken, bull riding, bungee jumping, free climbing
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
skydivingscuba diving
Swimming with air tanks
deep-sea diving · spelunking · caving · cave diving · underground exploration
skydivingknitting
Loop-based textile making
reading · board games · gardening · walking · birdwatching
- indoor skydivingArtificial freefall experience
- tandem skydivingTwo-person attached freefall
- skydiving gearFreefall and landing apparatus
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