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Now there are several places
you can wear a chute:
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On your back.
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On your chest.
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Or you can sit on it.
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Now, ladies, this particular parachute...
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...this one I'm wearing,
is called a Para-Commander.
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It's a sophisticated chute and quite heavy,
as you can see.
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It takes quite a bit of practice
to get used to.
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In fact, it takes between 25
and sometimes 50 jumps...
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...with a training chute,
before you can handle this baby.
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I mention it in case some of you ladies
thought you might like to try it once.
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This device here is your ripcord handle.
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This, when pulled sharply,
opens your pack.
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Now watch this.
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Sorry.
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This is your pilot chute.
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This is what pulls your canopy
completely out of the pack.
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Like this.
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These are your suspension lines.
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You can see they extend some 25 feet
from the harness there to the canopy.
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When the canopy pops open,
you're traveling down toward the earth...
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...at a speed of 125 to 200 miles per hour,
depending on the angle of the body.
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Yes, ma'am?
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What is a canopy?
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This, ma'am. This is a canopy.
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Not to be confused
with some of the canapés you ladies...
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...might have with a martini before dinner.