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■ark McHam, a member of Texas A&M Skydiving Club and a senior indus-
■al distribution major, comes in for a safe landing at Coulter Field in Bryan.
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“You go to class and learn
everything and you usually
jump the same day,” Woodings
said. “It is the cheapest way to
do it and you can jump with
your friends because we take
three people up at one time.”
The static line is a cord at
tached to the airplane and pulls
the student’s parachute out af
ter they jump from the airplane.
The line is 20 feet long,
which allows the skydiver to
fall for five seconds before the
main parachute opens. The
chutes are designed to open
slowly for the comfort of the
jumper.
The jumping altitude for the
first static line is 3,000 feet.
Once the proper altitude is
reached, the jumpmaster opens
the door and the student is
asked if they are ready to sky
dive. When they are ready, they
are instructed to swing their feet
out of the plane and then told to
climb out.
After the instruction is given,
the student climbs out and
hangs from the strut of the air
plane until given the command
to let go. All that is left for them
to do is let go, arch their back
and wait for the chute to open.
To become certified on the
static line progression, the stu
dent is required to make a min
imum of 15 jumps. The jumps
get progressively higher and
more skill is required to com
plete each jump successfully.
Accelerated free fall is the
quickest way to become certi
fied but also the most expen
sive. In ground school, the stu
dent will receive more training
and will learn hand signals so
they can communicate with the
jumpmasters. The student and
two jumpmasters reach 12,500
feet for the first jump and
freefall for about 50 seconds.
The two jumpmasters jump
with the student to give them
stability and instruction on the
way down.
They must tell the instructor
certain things and pull their
own ripcord, if not the jump-
masters will pull the ripcord for
them. The student is graded on
every jump and must improve
with each skydive. To become
certified on the AFF progres
sion, the jumpers are required
to make at least seven jumps,
but may be required to make
one or two extra jumps is not
uncommon.
Both progressions will certi
fy the student and give them the
same amount of skill.
Julie Slater, a senior meteo
rology major and president of
the Aggie Skydiving Club, said
the club gives them a chance to
compete nationally against oth
er schools.
“Last year at nationals our
novices took first, second and
third place,” Slater said.
“Which goes to show that we
are really competitive, even
against the military schools.”
Woodings said skydiving is
incomparable to anything else.
“There is nothing like it in
the world,” Woodings said. “It’s
the most fun you’ll ever have,
but it’s hard to describe. You
just have to experience it.”
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Online.
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be good for hair roots, much like
eggs,” she said.
Krishan said there are also
many stories having to do with
henna for weddings.
“In one part of India, the name
of the husband is hidden within
the intricate design, on the palm
of the hand,” she said. “It is said
if the husband finds his name
then the sister-in-law gets mon
ey.”
Another involves a sort of ritu
al. According to “Mehndi: An An
cient Art For Modern Primitives”
by Michelle Delio, before the wed
ding ceremony the bride has
mehndi (henna) applied to her
hands and feet.
While the mehndi is drying,
the bride is told of all the myster
ies of married life.
The drying process is a very
important one, the longer it is left
to dry the longer the dye stays on
the skin, which is crucial because
the bride does not have to partic
ipate in any household chores un
til the henna wears away.
These are her first and last
days of being idle.
Krishan said in Hollywood,
henna is worn as a fashion state
ment more than ritual.
“Almost all the stars have
mehndi done now,” she said.
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