Narrative Essay About Parachute

Skydiving is a group organized and professionally guided sporting activity that involves individuals jumping from an aircraft, at a high altitude with parachutes and performing several acrobatic maneuvers during free fall before safely landing on the ground with the help of the parachutes. Jumping out of the airplane alone is amusing hence, skydiving activity is not just a free fall process; it is actually flying— a free, imaginative and non-mechanical personal flight. The activity that is viewed by many as a “mad man fantasy” provides a maximum social redemption that one can ever experience hence a good recreational activity. Many people may not wish to participate in this activity may be because of fear of injuries, just in case, things do not turn out to be perfect or just due to fear of engaging in this new activity. But my first experience with skydiving came with a lot of learning. Among these included learning basic information about parachute equipment, canopy controls, aspects of freefall, parachute opening techniques and lastly information on safe landing

The safe altitude, as I had learned prior was at 5,500 feet. Attaining this altitude, I shouted “five-five”, to my jumpmasters and pulled the ripcord of my parachute to open it. This was fascinating and enjoyable. My parachute quickly opened and I felt slightly shocked at that event. For safety measures, I checked my canopy for any malfunction; it was stable and perfectly working. I quickly learned that the canopy flight was much slower than that of free fall. I could see the beautiful environment as I approached the landing zone. Finally, I was able to walk straight, without falling after touching the ground. The six minutes sky adventure was over. I collected my parachute and sauntered through the marvelous skydive building. It was an enjoyable and unforgettable