There are a lot of myths concerned with skydiving. Why don't we take a look at a few of these myths and see if we can discover whether they are true or false?

1. It is impossible to breathe when you are skydiving.

If this was true, then once you had jumped out of your plane you would lose all consciousness. How is it possible then for the diver to open his parachute and land safely down below, when he is not capable of performing the parachute opening due to being unconscious? This I am afraid is not true, it is just a myth.

2. You are able to hold a conversation whilst skydiving.

Another myth I'm afraid, may be good on screen watching two or more people talking whilst they are skydiving, but alas due to the force of the wind rushing past your body, it is virtually impossible to hear anything from anyone. This is why you always see skydivers try to communicate through using hand gestures.

3. If for some reason you fall out of a plane without a parachute, then holding onto somebody that has one will save you.

Again this has probably come about due to the influence of heroes in the movies. There is no way to say with any guarantee that this is in fact true. It may have occurred in the past but this is not to say that it will always happen.

4. You can free fall for at least five minutes.

You would have to have jumped out of your plane at around 60,000 feet to get anywhere near that amount of free fall time. A typical time scale would normally be around the 40 second mark, before you would have to open your parachute.

5. The parachute will not open when I jump.

Again another total myth I'm afraid, as most accidents and deaths caused by skydiving today are either by misjudgement on behalf of the diver or not being properly prepared beforehand. Today's parachutes are in the main practically failsafe equipment.

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