| Arch |
.. one word you'll hear a lot
if you're learning to skydive |
| Big Way |
skydive with a large number of participants |
| Canopy Loading |
expresses the relation of a jumpers weight
to the canopy size ( 1:1 for a 170 lbs jumper flying a 170 sft canopy) |
| Cutaway |
the act of releasing a malfunctioning
main parachute in order to clear the air for the deploying reserve parachute |
| Cypress |
very common brand of AAD; made by Airtec |
| D Bag |
Deployment bag; protective bag in which the
parachute is packed while inside the container, with the lines stowed
on the bag for an orderly opening sequence |
| Dirt Dive |
rehearsal of an upcoming skydive
on the ground, sometimes using 'creepers' (with little wheels so you can
lay down and practice stuff in the right position) |
| Ditter |
little gadget that fits inside
a helmet and emits a beeping 3 tone sound for 3 different altitudes |
| Dive Flow |
or dive plan; meaning the sequence of events
during a skydive |
| Drogue |
small round parachute that's used on tandem
rigs to stabilize the pair during freefall and then used as a pilot chute
during deployment by releasing it |
| Exit Frame |
if you'd freeze a skydiving video at the
moment when all participants have just left the door, you'd look at the
point in time that's referred to as exit frame |
| Exit Order |
the order in which different
groups leave the airplane |
| Flare |
the act of applying progressive pressure
on the steering toggles, causing the canopy to create more lift and thereby
reducing forward speed (you need it to land) |
| Free Fall Drift |
the distance skydivers get pushed
by 'upper winds' without actually flying in that direction |
| Free Flying |
sitting position, head down position, standing
up position and transitions between those during the skydive as opposed
to the traditional belly-to-earth |
| Hook Turn |
last second 180 degree turn,
into the wind, under canopy; a maneuver that's apparently responsible
for a majority of nasty accidents in recent years |
| Jump Run |
the last leg of the flight right over the
target, during which jumpers exit the airplane |
| Low Pull |
happens if you space out a little
and go below your usual pull altitude |
| Pro Track |
skydiving gadget that records all kinds of
data about the skydive and acts as an audible altimeter as well |
| Pull, deploy, pitch, dump etc. |
releasing the main parachute by pulling the
deployment handle |
| Spaceball |
usually a tennis ball filled with the correct
amount of lead shot or sand, in order to fall at a certain speed, matching
RW fall rates or free fly fall rates (all for fun) |
| Static Line |
in skydiving means a solid deployment line
that's attached to the airplane and guarantees instant container opening
right after exiting the aircraft |
| Swooping |
1. freefall: diving (after a formation) and slowly returning
to belly-to-earth, thus closing in an arc that flattens out
2. canopy: flying and landing the canopy in a manner
that allows pilots to swoop or glide along the ground for a considerable
distance before actually landing
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| Wingsuit |
specially made suit with inflatable wings
under the arms and between the legs |
| Zero P |
Zero Porosity, fabric designation,
meaning no air passes through this material; used for canopy construction |
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