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FREE FALL STYLE [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-11-16

English

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

The sport of jumping from an airplane and executing free-fall maneuvers before opening the parachute, often at the last possible moment.

CONT

The two criteria of sport parachuting are style during free fall(the period after exit from the aircraft and before the opening of the parachute) and accuracy in landing.

OBS

Skydiving, or sport parachuting, includes three events: the style competition, the accuracy competition and the team competition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Sport qui consiste à sauter en parachute d'un avion et généralement d'exécuter des manœuvres en chute libre avant d'ouvrir le parachute.

CONT

Le parachutisme est essentiellement un sport de compétition [...] À l'origine, la compétition se résumait à la précision de l'atterrissage. Par la suite, la voltige, qui consiste en figures de style en chute libre s'y ajouta puis, plus récemment, le vol relatif.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-16

English

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

Relative work. Two or more jumpers exit in close sequence, and work together in free fall to perform aerial maneuvers, such as the baton pass.

OBS

There are three main events is skydiving competitions. "Accuracy jumps" are made onto a target in a "drop zone". "Style jumps" are jumps with a series of set manoeuvres. And "relative work" is for teams of four or eight jumpers who perform a series of stunts during the free fall. World championships are held for each event, for men and women separately, and there is an overall champion, too.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Travail aérien de plusieurs parachutistes chutant ensemble [...] et essayant soit de se rattraper en l'air, soit de se maintenir les uns par rapport aux autres.

OBS

Les compétitions de parachutisme se divisent en 3 épreuves principales. En «précision d'atterrissage», le parachutiste vise le centre d'une cible située dans une «zone de saut». La «voltige» consiste à exécuter une série de figures imposées. Enfin, le «vol relatif» ou «travail relatif» est une épreuve par équipes dans laquelle 4 ou 8 concurrents effectuent une série de manœuvres en chute libre. Les championnats du monde comportent les 3 épreuves; les hommes et les femmes y prennent part séparément. Il y a également un champion pour l'ensemble des épreuves.

OBS

Selon la Fédération française du parachutisme le «vol relatif» a été appelé «travail relatif» jusqu'en 1975.

OBS

Les termes «vol relatif» et «travail relatif» sont encore considérés des synonymes en Amérique francophone.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-04-01

English

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

In order to obtain Grade 1 in individual Style(IS1) the parachutists must be introduced to IS by a CCI nominated IS1 Grade parachutist or equivalent of proven IS instruction ability, received a full brief for each descent(including Aircraft and Free fall emergencies) and has demonstrated the following :... a ’Full Series’ with precision in 16 seconds.

Key term(s)
  • free fall style
  • freefall style

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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