Prepare To Skydive

By Cindee Ross · Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

People who have never tried skydiving may believe a lot of misconceptions or myths about it. It is sad to say that a lot of people who believe those myths and are misled into getting the wrong impression about the sport and will never consider learning because of these mistaken beliefs. Here are a few of the most common fallacies surrounding skydiving parachuting that circulate and the some explanations for them.

There are a few myths that float around involving the safety of parachute jumping. One involves your friends and some sort of secret signals used during jumps. Most people believe that if you are skydiving with your friends, that you will have a secret signal between you and your buddies that alerts them if your parachute cord fails to open your chute. You would make your way towards them and wrap your arms around them or hook yourself to their parachute pack if this were the case. Afterwards, the parachute would inflate just in time to save both of you.

Both of you would have broken arms by the end of the dive, if this myth were true, although you would think broken arms would be a much better alternative than hitting the ground at terminal velocity. There is no known hand signal if your parachute fails and you are looking for a friend to save you. If you were to skydive in a group, it is imperative that before anyone pulls their parachute, you and they should be one hundred percent sure that the air space above is clear. This is to ensure that you won’t get tangled with any of group members when all of you pull your parachute cords. Collision is a serious issue to consider and avoid.

When choosing the way in which you will experience your first skydive, you have to consider how much time you have to invest, as well as how much cash you have to expend, as skydiving lessons can be pricey. Another factor is how brave you are, and depending on these factors, you will have to choose the right method for your first jump. If what you want is a nice quiet ride, then tandem may be your best choice. Yet if you want to fly freely, then you will want to choose an accelerated free fall.

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