What You Need to Know About Skydiving Gear
When you go to a skydiving certification course, you can rent all the equipment you need for the duration of the course. But if you want to play the sport seriously, you'll need to get ready for action. You need a jumpsuit, goggles, and a helmet as your basic gear to get started. You might also want to buy an altimeter and gloves for yourself.
When you go shopping for skydiving supplies, you will find some of the following:
Altimeter This is a tool that skydivers use to figure out how high they are above a landing area. This tells the diver when he or she should let go of the canopy.
Audible Altimeter This goes off when the diver gets to a certain height.
Canopy This is what most of a parachute is made of. The material that is attached to the harness by lines is what makes wind resistance and makes it possible to slow down.
Pilot Chute: A pilot chute is a small chute that works with the main chute to speed up or start the deployment process.
Harness What holds the diver in place and connects him or her to the chute?
Device that turns on by itself A device that uses electricity and mechanics to automatically open the reserve chute at a set time or speed.
Containers This is the bag where the chute stays until it's time to use it.
Depending on how much you know about jumping, you can look into different types of canopies and other tools that will change how fast and how well you can control your jumps. Icarus, Precision Aerodynamics, and Aerodyne are three of the largest companies that make canopies. You could also use tools like knives, creepers, drag mats, and windsocks. There are a wide range of skydiving supplies, from products for beginners to professional and custom-made items.
When you learn more about equipment, you will learn about other parts that are more complex. Your ability to control and move your parachute will be affected by things like the rigging and static lines. You will also use toggles. These are the things that are attached to the lines and let you slow down when you are about to land. They work like brakes so you can control how fast you go down.
