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- Coleman
- Garnerin
- Lenormand
- stunt flyers
- In stunt flying
Additional Reading
For information on diverse types of skydiving, a text for both beginners and the more advanced parachutist is Dan Poynter and Mike Turoff, Parachuting: The Skydiver’s Handbook (2000). For information specific to a location, numerous national organizations publish guidelines and recommendations concerning training on and performance of skydiving in their countries. In the United States this national organization is the United States Parachute Association.
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Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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Removed media. | Aug 09, 2021 | ||
Add new Web site: Live About - What are the Basic Requirements to Skydive? | Jan 14, 2020 | ||
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Sport Parachuting. | Sep 13, 2019 | ||
Added video. | Feb 03, 2015 | ||
Add new Web site: United States Parachute Association - Skydiver's Information Manual. | Jun 10, 2013 | ||
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - How Skydiving Works. | Feb 12, 2009 | ||
Article revised and updated. | Jun 13, 2008 | ||
Media added. | Jul 18, 2007 | ||
Article revised. | Feb 16, 2001 | ||
Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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