Parachute Jumping – The Activity People Blog ( ! ) Warning: Undefined array key "host" in /www/theactivitypeople/wp-includes/feed.php on line 665 Call Stack #TimeMemoryFunctionLocation 10.0000357336{main}( ).../wp-index-redis.php:0 20.00511098048require( '/www/theactivitypeople/wp-blog-header.php ).../wp-index-redis.php:103 30.09894238984require_once( '/www/theactivitypeople/wp-includes/template-loader.php ).../wp-blog-header.php:19 40.09984240696do_feed( ).../template-loader.php:48 50.09984240736do_action( $hook_name = 'do_feed_rss2', ...$arg = variadic(FALSE, 'rss2') ).../functions.php:1634 60.09984240952WP_Hook->do_action( $args = [0 => FALSE, 1 => 'rss2'] ).../plugin.php:517 70.09984240952WP_Hook->apply_filters( $value = '', $args = [0 => FALSE, 1 => 'rss2'] ).../class-wp-hook.php:348 80.09984241384do_feed_rss2( $for_comments = FALSE ).../class-wp-hook.php:326 90.09984241464load_template( $_template_file = '/www/theactivitypeople/wp-includes/feed-rss2.php', $load_once = ???, $args = ??? ).../functions.php:1672 100.10004257160require_once( '/www/theactivitypeople/wp-includes/feed-rss2.php ).../template.php:810 110.10064265992self_link( ).../feed-rss2.php:42 120.10064265992get_self_link( ).../feed.php:691 http:///blog/tag/parachute-jumping/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> /blog Mon, 09 May 2016 10:17:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 What’s the Difference Between a Skydive and a Parachute Jump? /blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-skydive-and-a-parachute-jump/ Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:17:23 +0000 http://blog.theactivitypeople.co.uk/?p=3305 Throwing yourself out of a plane might not be everybody’s idea of fun but for real adrenalin junkies nothing comes close to the rush of taking to the skies and making a daring descent back to the safety of solid ground. If you are brave enough to head for the heavens you have a tricky decision to make between a skydive or a parachute jump, so to help make the decision a little easier here’s a quick look at some of the main differences between the two.

SKYDIVING

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  • Skydives usually take place from around 14,000 feet.
  • Most skydives are done with an instructor and are known as tandem skydives.
  • Skydivers experience an exhilarating 65 second free-fall.
  • The parachute is deployed by the instructor.
  • It’s the instructors job to control the descent and landing.

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PARACHUTE JUMPING

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  • Parachute jumps usually take place from around 3,000 feet.
  • All parachute jumps are done without an instructor.
  • If you choose a parachute jump you won’t experience any free-fall.
  • The parachute deploys automatically as soon as you leave the plane.
  • It’s the jumpers job to control their descent and land safely.

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Whichever airborne activity you opt for you’re in for the experience of a life time and if you’re still not sure which of the two you should pick why not find out how brave you really are by starting out with a slightly less daunting parachute jump. Once you’ve experienced the intense excitement of a parachute jump you’ll be ready to take things up a notch and head for the heavens to take on an exhilarating skydive.

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