While it is a common misconception that skydiving makes it impossible to breathe, the truth is that breathing when skydiving is not considerably more difficult than breathing on the ground.

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Falling speed

When it comes to skydiving, the number 120mph is the one you are most likely to hear because it is the most commonly heard. Because it represents the average speed at which people fall while they are ‘belly to the ground,’ this is a useful metric because it corresponds to the posture in which you are most likely to imagine someone jumping from a tremendous height. The terminal velocity of your leap is the speed at which you will fall throughout your jump; it is typically around 200 kilometers per hour in most circumstances (120 mph). The first few seconds of freefall will be a little slower than usual, resulting in a little less distance covered initially, but your speed will gradually grow until it reaches its maximum.

Typically, a tandem skydiver will drop at a speed of approximately 120mph. Yes, you read that correctly: 120 miles per hour. That’s faster than you’ve ever driven your car, and it’s surely faster than most of us have traveled in our entire lives, with the exception of taking an airline journey or riding an extremely fast roller coaster, and it’s certainly faster than you’ve ever driven your car. Put another way, the actual leap (the free-fall) is not frightening because you do not feel as if your body is being thrown out of control. Freefall is absolutely smooth, in contrast to a rollercoaster ride, which is jolted and jostled while you are riding it.

Conclusion

When you fall to the earth, there are no sensations of falling uncontrollably, and you do not get a rush of adrenaline from the ground.