| Altimeter | Device that measures altitude | ||||||||||
| Canopy | Also known as a parachute | ||||||||||
| CREW or Canopy Relative Work | When skydivers connect together under parachute to make formations | ||||||||||
| Drop Zone | Where skydiving usually takes place - usually a small airport | ||||||||||
| Hop 'n Pop | Jump where the skydiver pulls ripcord immediately after exiting aircraft | ||||||||||
| Malfunction | When a parachute does not open properly | ||||||||||
| Parachutist | Slightly less crazy human who opens a parachute sometime during the fall from the plane | ||||||||||
| Pilot Chute | Small parachute that is used to help inflate the main parachute | ||||||||||
| Ram air or Square parachute | Rectangular parachute that has cells that fill with air
| Reserve |
Spare parachute a skydiver always has in case the main malfunctions | Rip Cord |
Handle that is pulled to deploy a parachute | RW or Relative Work |
When skydivers in freefall maneuver themselves to connect to other skydivers in formations | Skydiver |
Crazy human who jumps out of perfectly good airplane | Whuffo |
Someone who doesn't skydive and always asks "Whuffo you do that?" | |
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