How long does it take for a person to reach the ground if they skydive from 13000 ft? i plan to this summer?

Answer 1

Hi,

There are a few variables to be taken into account like the weight and the position of the person...but I wont get to technical on this.

Taken into account that you are both neither extremely heavy or extremely light, it takes 10 seconds for you to cover the first 1000 feet.

10 seconds is the time it takes for you to reach terminal velocity (around 120 miles per hour - in Belly down position).

At this terminal velocity it takes about 5.5 seconds to cover every subsequent 1000 feet.

It then depends at what height you will be deploying your parachute. My experience is that in general you should be under canopy at about 4000 feet (if you are new to the sport)

So, considering all of the above:
13.000 to 12.000 feet - 10 seconds
12.000 to 4000 feet - 44 seconds

After the parachute is out, some variables also need to be taken into account like the size of the parachute, wind conditions, flight style of the pilot...

My experience tells me that it takes me about 3-5 minutes to land a parachute from the time its open.

so if everything goes right it will take you from 4 to 6 minutes from the moment you jump to the moment you land.

Fast eh? Its worth it!
Blue skies

Answer 2

The basic formula is simple, first 1 sec 32 ft/sec, + 32 ft per second until you reach maximum velocity (about 128MPH). But without knowing what altitude you are opening the parachute at, or what the parameters of the parachute are (what speed does it slow you to, are you riding updrafts, gliding) it's hard to figure a time frame.

Answer 3

I think you should get about 60-90 seconds of free-fall...

I know that's not your question but it's probably what you're wondering b/c there's no way of telling how you plan to "coast" to the ground andter you deploy your chute...I'll go out on a limb and suggest using a parachute...

Answer 4

Miguelito is right with the times, I weigh about 150 and I am around 5'11... I get around 63 seconds when I am flying on my belly, and around 40 seconds if I am sit flying, then come the canopy ride ~3-5 mins, all depends if you want to make the parachute dive at the ground to get down fast or enjoy the ride! :-)

Its SO Fun though! (even though right now its kind of cold up there)

Answer 5

Heck dont trust us - ask a dive instructor. You may end up face planting the earth at 200 miles an hour otherwise!

Answer 6

in the modified frog stable position it takes approximately 90 seconds to get to 3,000 feet. pull you ripcord then so you have a leeway to straighten out any problems you may encounter. as you get more experience you can free-fall lower but smoking it in is not for amateurs starting out

Answer 7

Terminal velocity for the human body is roughly 120 mph.
You can do the math from there.

Answer 8

I'd say bout', this is just an estimate and ive nvr been sky diving before, 20 min

Answer 9

no parachute about 15-20 seconds, parachute: depends on the parachute

Answer 10

Um..... ill guess about 30 seconds- 1 minute and 30 seconds