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  2. Going skydiving? Here are five things to know before you jump

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    Every skydiving center, also known as a drop zone, is unique. The USPA encourages jumpers to shop around and even stop by and watch how a center operates before skydiving there. Costs can vary by ...

  3. Drop zone - Wikipedia

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    Drop zone in Skydive Empuriabrava, Catalonia, Spain. A drop zone (DZ) is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land.It can be an area targeted for landing by paratroopers and airborne forces, [1] or a base from which recreational parachutists and skydivers take off in aircraft and land under parachutes.

  4. 28 deaths, 1 drop zone. How does this California skydiving ...

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    The USPA said four affiliated drop zones reported at least that many annual jumps in 2022, with the busiest coming in at just over 112,000. The average center, however, tallied fewer than 16,000 a ...

  5. How did 28 people die while skydiving near Lodi? Here’s what ...

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    The Colombia native had been living at the skydiving center for a couple of weeks prior. Oct. 14, 2018 The main parachute for Nena Mason, 62, malfunctioned, according to a San Joaquin County death ...

  6. United States Parachute Association - Wikipedia

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    The United States Parachute Association (USPA) is a private sports governing body for the sport of skydiving in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Fredericksburg, Virginia . The USPA's roots go back to the National Parachute Riggers-Jumpers, Inc., which was formed in the 1930s.

  7. Formation skydiving - Wikipedia

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    4-way FS (Formation Skydiving) Breaking off from a formation before parachute deployment. DC-3 loading; plus 'dirt diving'; 1977. Formation skydiving is a skydiving event where multiple skydivers attach themselves to one another by grabbing each other's limbs or by the use of "grippers" on their jumpsuit while free falling through the sky.

  8. Celebration City - Wikipedia

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    Celebration City was a theme park located in Branson, Missouri, United States.It was themed after America in the 20th century, with areas based on Route 66, Small-town America in the 1900s, and a beachside boardwalk in the 1920s.

  9. 1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster - Wikipedia

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    Coy swore off skydiving immediately after the incident. [32] Skydivers conducted memorial jumps in 1968 and 1969, both times first throwing a wreath out of a plane and then intentionally jumping into Lake Erie. [ 54 ]