First-off, that's not a question. Also, don't believe everything you read in the news - it's never as simple as "his parachute didn't open", and news reports like this give skydiving a bad name it doesn't deserve. Also remember that you'll hardly ever see a news report of a skydive that went right, because it happens thousands upon thousands of times, all over the world, every week; unfortunately it just isn't news until something goes wrong.
1. Skydiving? Isn't that like really dangerous?
2. But I read XXX in the news and it said his/her parachute didn't open!
3. How do you start skydiving?
4. What should I wear to go skydiving or on my first jump course?
5. Do I need to jump with an instructor in tandem for the first time?
6. Is it scary?
7. So when do I actually get to jump?
8. How often do I need to jump / go down to the centre?
9. What's freefall like?
10. What's a skydiving 'certificate'?
11. What happens if your parachute doesn't open?
12. How fast do you fall in freefall?
13. So...you just hurl yourself out of the plane and hope to hell your chute opens?
14. Will skydiving cure me of my fear of heights?
15. Can I take up skydiving if I am deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have a disability?
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