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Old October 16th 08, 11:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Andy[_1_]
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On Oct 16, 12:58*pm, bobcaldwell
wrote:

A stable skydiver is at about 120 mph I belive-


That's about right for belly flying as was seen in the video that
started this thread. There quite a range though depending on body
position, body shape, and clothing. My max fall rate was only about
105 mph when I started jumping. Skydivers can fall much faster than
120mph in stable head down position though.

Andy