can i fly in paraglide after diving?
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Probably could, but there is a small chance you'll get bent doing it.  Is it worth the risk?  Keep this in mind:  Helicopters, when transporting divers, cruise at a ceiling of 50'.  That is as high as they're willing to go.  \n\nChanges in altitude are very dangerous after diving and should be done cautiously.
326108
It depends on many things. Starting with the depth of the water and your diving experience.\nIf you're experienced in executing perfect dives, and the water is sufficiently deep (and free of foreign objects), then no. There are cliff divers.\nOtherwise, I wouldn't advise it. The angle of entry is key to survival. If you "belly-flop" or land on your face, you're likely to die from the impact. \nAs others have said, it would be like landing on cement. You need to be able, and know how, to "cut" cleanly into the water.\nIf you're not a diver, I wouldn't start practicing my technique from the top of a cliff (or bridge).
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No but to some extent the sensation depends on the jump.\n\nA static line jump is a burst of wind, noise, flapping, followed by silence under canopy (most folks don't consider this skydiving);\n\nA free fall jump (assuming one long enough to get to terminal velocity) feels like you are lying into a very strong upward wind.  As you have no frame of reference visually there is no real 'falling' sensation even, oddly, as you first leave the plane (and in certain exit positions you can see it).\n\nIf you are jumping with other folks you will still not get that feeling as they are falling at the same speed relative to you and appear to just float (or fly)  around you.  As you are pulling at +2000ft you you will, in my experience, only experience a kind of ground-spread where things do get closer but the movement appears far more like hedge lines and buildings moving outward from the centre of your vision.\n\nThe only exception to this was when I had to cut-away a malfunctioning reserve canopy back into freefall - there was a definite falling sensation but I was back under (reserve) canopy a few seconds later.  I can distinctly remember falling away from other folks under their canopies.\n\nIf you need any more info drop me a line.\n\nBlue skies =8-)
468957
I was able to do it by pulling my butt onto an airplane.\n\nI lost my fear of heights when I was flying through the sky in a aluminum tube at 500 mph.  It's reallyt weird, but I've read about other people having the same results.
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Would second the DeLand answer - I did Skydive U there.  There are lots of places ... suggest u find something local that is a big enough drop zone so you can get lots of lifts in a day.\n\nIf you want to do AFF (accellerated free fall) make sure you check they can do that.  \n\nA drop zone with a number of different aircraft can be a blast.  \n\nHave a look around for DZs then go an lurk ... ask the folks and u will soon find if its a friendly place (pretty much all are).\n\nBlue skies friend ...
183912
Straight up in the air :)\nStand back
206030
Inherited? Say, the guy who died and left it to you, how did he meet his end?  Was it paragliding by any chance?  If I was you I'd found out.  And I think price should not be a consideration when learning to fly.  That is something you spend good money on.
350467
Opening your own parachute following a delay as opposed to 'static line' where it opens as soon as you leave the plane.  Normal freefall is around 50 seconds (from c15,000 ft)
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I'd definitely pick to have my flying dream again.  I've had it more than once and can remember some of the details, but mostly, I could feel myself flying.  I'm kind of scared of heights...not so much of being high up, but of being high up and not secured to something.  I remember the actualy feeling of being in the air, looking down and getting light in my stomach.  I eventually taught myself how to fly.  It required a thought process, and if I stopped the process, I'd fall, though I never hit the ground.  It makes you feel like you can take over the world when you wake up.
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I think the biggest advance in skydiving has been the invetion and introduction of anti-gravity boots... they all but replace the need for anything but a really small back-up/emergency chute... the only drawback is that you have to begin your free fall above 10,000 feet for them to work effectively and their circuitry doesn't work well with the supplemental oxygen systems required for those altitudes... as far as I'm concerned, they are great... give them a try! I bet they are the last pair of skydiving boots you will ever own!!
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The maximum speed is about 220-235 MPH, and it can be achieved in about 20 seconds of freefall, in a verticle dive (hands flat against the legs, body very straight, head down attitude),  which would require only about 6000 feet of altitude. Then the parachutist would have to assume the 'flat and stable' body position, after about 25 seconds,  in which the back is arched, arms outspread, hands flat, facing the earth, legs slightly spread and slightly bent. This will allow him/her to slow down to the normal 120 MPH speed for the opening of the parachute at a safe altitude.  To open a parachute at the higher speeds could easily cause sturctural failure of both the parachute,  and the human body.  In civilian skydiving, 2500 feet is considered the minimum safe altitude for parachute deployment. Only licenced Experts are allowed to go lower,  in the US the minimum for the "D" (Expert) licencee is 2000 feet. In Europe it is 600 meters, or 1960 feet.  Many military drops are conducted at lower altitudes,  but rarely with freefall rigs. The openings on these parachutes are automatic and happen immediately as the jumper leaves the aircraft. Federal Aviation Regulations do not regulate military operations.
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Exhaling before attempting to descend underwater is simply a matter of allowing the body to displace less water (your chest area will be smaller), thus resulting in a negative state of buoyancy, and you sink.\nTry this to see for yourself. Next time you are in a pool, go to the deep end. Take a deep breath and do not move. Then slowly start to exhale. You will start to descend. The more air you exhale, the more you will find yourself going underwater. Of course only do this if you are comfortable in the water, and can recover from an out of breath state. \nHope this answers your question?!?!
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try to watch here:\nhttp://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=Paragliding+club+near+Peoria+Ill&btnG=Cerca+con+Google&meta=\nOr use google maps:http://maps.google.com/maps
438189
go to the nearest small air port ask about sky diving.
1114091
Skydiving, cliff diving, hang gliding, roller coasters, etc.
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You can scuba dive in just about any water with the correct kit (with a good drysuit and electric undersuit, you can dive in the Artic). \nSo the answer is YES... speak to a local dive shop to get them to lend you the kit.try www.padi.com for the local centres
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No.  When you departed the aircraft you body would be travelling at the same speed as the aircraft was travelling.    Wind resistance would slow your body down very quickly but you would still land well ahead of the point in which you jumped out of the plane.