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Old 07-10-2013, 09:12 AM   #11
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Thanks. It is exhilarating and hard to judge everything, esp. first time.

Instructor said plane speed was about 60 knots (1.15 knots to 1 mph) with a head wind of about 15 to 20 mph. So force on the jumper is equivalent to about 80- 90 mph.

Top drop velocity is 120 mph.
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