The Physics of BASE Jumping
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of BASE Jumping: What's required for a successful jump?
A typical jumper will do hundreds of skydives for practice, where they will learn the skills necessary and build the confidence to move on to the next level. Jumping from a plane might be too extreme for some, but is actually the safest step in the process, without any structures or earth to fly into the jumper can get comfortable with just falling and even learn some air acrobatics. The concept starts off pretty simple, a new jumper will learn to pull their parachute around 5000' doing tandem jumps and by their selves. Once they have gained some experience, it will become more practical to open their parachute around 3000'. Next jumpers will either seek out a mentor or take classes to continue their training. To learn how to glide a jumper will acquire a wing suit, that when worn resembles a flying squirrel, and will allow the jumper to turn their falling into gliding by adjusting their "angle of attack". Wing suit flyers are often fans of jumping from "earth" platforms, and with their suit they can fly through valleys and around cliffs. During their decent, a wing suit flyer can soar up to speeds over 100 mph at low altitudes.
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A typical jumper will do hundreds of skydives for practice, where they will learn the skills necessary and build the confidence to move on to the next level. Jumping from a plane might be too extreme for some, but is actually the safest step in the process, without any structures or earth to fly into the jumper can get comfortable with just falling and even learn some air acrobatics. The concept starts off pretty simple, a new jumper will learn to pull their parachute around 5000' doing tandem jumps and by their selves. Once they have gained some experience, it will become more practical to open their parachute around 3000'. Next jumpers will either seek out a mentor or take classes to continue their training. To learn how to glide a jumper will acquire a wing suit, that when worn resembles a flying squirrel, and will allow the jumper to turn their falling into gliding by adjusting their "angle of attack". Wing suit flyers are often fans of jumping from "earth" platforms, and with their suit they can fly through valleys and around cliffs. During their decent, a wing suit flyer can soar up to speeds over 100 mph at low altitudes.
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