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Record 1 2004-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

The verbal count is a vital aid to being aware of the number of seconds your parachute is taking to deploy. A second is very accurately accounted for by saying verbally "One thousand" at your normal speaking rate. For the static line descent the verbal count is four seconds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
OBS

Lors des premiers sauts, l'élève compte le temps de chute et ouvre sans consulter son altimètre.

OBS

Le fait de s'entraîner à compter à haute voix va permettre de cadencer la volonté et de commencer à s'inquiéter lorsque l'on arrive à 25.

Spanish

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