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Parachuting

Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric parachute and land safely.The history of parachuting appears to start with Andre-Jacques Garnerin who made successful parachute jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797....
, a drop zone or DZ is the area above and around a location where a parachutist jumps and expects to land. It is usually situated beside a small airport, often sharing the facility with other general aviation
General aviation

General aviation is one of two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military aviation and scheduled air transport flights, both private aviation and commercial aviation....
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There is generally a landing area designated specifically for parachute landings.






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In parachuting
Parachuting

Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric parachute and land safely.The history of parachuting appears to start with Andre-Jacques Garnerin who made successful parachute jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797....
, a drop zone or DZ is the area above and around a location where a parachutist jumps and expects to land. It is usually situated beside a small airport, often sharing the facility with other general aviation
General aviation

General aviation is one of two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military aviation and scheduled air transport flights, both private aviation and commercial aviation....
 activities.

There is generally a landing area designated specifically for parachute landings. Drop zone staff include the DZO (drop zone operator or owner), manifestors, pilots, instructors, coaches, cameramen, packers, riggers and other general staff.

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