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parachute jumper - a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute

jumper - a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened"

skydiver - a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord

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And that means you don't have long to wait now before you will be able to swing like Tarzan, fly like a parachute jumper or even swim with sharks.

Bear's adventure attraction to open next week

THE founder of pioneering charity Touch Trust and prolific parachute jumper Dilys Price OBE is to be recognised for her work with a Pride of Britain award.

Pride of Britain award for charity skydiver Dilys, 85

Caption: An article from Modern Mechanix (May 1935) highlights the special apparatus that parachute jumper Clem Sohn devised.

Something in the air

But another parachute jumper filmed her freefalling, and safely landing on her feet.

CHEAT TAKES FALL

I can see nothing superior in a man willing to trade his life for public applause, and I can see no more superiority in him when he is a soldier than when he is prize fighter, a lion tamer or a parachute jumper at a county fair."

There's nothing noble about war

ONE-LEGGED parachute jumper Barry Byron's false leg came off after he pulled his ripcord.

They did WHAT!

Another Russian victim was named as Sergey Vyalikov, a professional parachute jumper and instructor.

Ethiopian Airlines passenger looks anxious moments before boarding doomed flight; Russian ex-model Ekaterina Polyakova and her husband Alexander, both aged 28, were both killed on board the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 plane

These are the same kind of challenges that I faced on my personal journey to becoming a qualified Basic Parachute Jumper and that I frequently reflect on as I tackle other challenges that daily life provides.

Wings for life: the Summer Advanced Training Course is gruelling but invaluable: article written in collaboration with Army Cadets Para Course graduates, a Course Officer and the Army Cadet League of Canada

I have a friend who is a parachute jumper, more than that he does freebasing - jumping off tall buildings, but the lowest possible you jump off and survive.

Facing death makes you feel so alive

Mr Hillam, an experienced parachute jumper, was a member of the Brunton club for 12 years.

Opencast site is skydiver target

8 (Parachute jumper) Bravery Rating (Plays local soccer) 7

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