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Photo & application by: Bernd Dohrmann; Tandem Instructor: Andreas Licht; Conception: Thomas Büge.
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Canopy Flight

Parachutes are also called "canopies" in skydiving. There are many different types and sizes of parachutes. All modern day parachutes are square shaped, not round, and easily steerable.

Photo by Adam LaWare.

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Check out our Equipment section to learn more about skydiving parachutes.

Don't Take Our Word For It . . .

Tim O'Mahony

Now it’s quiet, peaceful. I can feel my heart beating; it’s fast. I’ve hit terminal velocity and it was awesome. My senses are returning to me. I can look around. The ground looks as far as it did when we were at 4500 feet in the plane; still a long way away. I can see others with their chutes open drifting around.

That’s the thing. You really don’t feel like you are falling at this point in time. It’s like you are just static floating in the air. You can see the coast and it... Read More

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