Review of work of British Sky-Diving Club, sport parachuting organization based at Thruxton airfield in Hampshire, which trains students from first basic steps in free fall parachuting to most advanced techniques; specialized parachutes, different from those for combat and life-saving by military, are used which have slower descent rate, can be steered, possess inherent forward speed and are easily packed; basic training; instructor's viewpoint and pilot's viewpoint are presented.
Free fall
Shell Aviation News
Shell Aviation News ; n 351
1967
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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