Glossary
Skydiver - A Person who got his License and has significant experience  in skydiving
Turkey - A person who just got his license. Just as a turkey is good on the ground but useless in the air.
Skygod - A person who make a skydiver look like a turkey
Vinge - A square shaped canopy
Case - A very important feature in skydiving. As soon aas you done something for the first time you have                  to by a case of beer to �give away�
Whuffo - A non skydiver
FS - Formation Skydiving.
CRW - Canopy Relative Work. Formations with canopies
Blue sky, black death - Have fun but be safe.
Brainlock - To forget what to do in freefal
Dirtdive - Ground training before a jump.
Swoop - A landing where the jumper flies just above the ground in a tremendous speed
DZ - Drop Zone
DC - Dead Center, when you hit the very center of a disc in precision skydiving
Beerline - If you land within beer line you have to by a case of beer
B.A.S.E - To jump from fixed objects. Building, Antenna, Span and Earth
Rig - The �bag� where you keep your parachute.
Bag - The bag you put the parachute in before you put it in the rig.
Pilotchute - The small parachute that you throw to pull out your parachute.
Spot - To direct the plane into the right spot for jumping
Line up! - Get ready to jump.
Skindive - Nude Jump!
Cypres - Safety Equipment which opens your parachute if you should bu unconscious
Dytter - Altimeter who beeps in your ear at a hight you decided.
Fraphat - Soft helmet.
Hook Turn - Low turn close to the ground which dives the parachute.
Slot - A seat in the plane.
Slider - Slows down the opening of the parachute to avoid injuries.
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