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the basis of a photo of the canopy or a description of the situation given by the instructor, know how to behave and react properly because those are the things to be repeated in case of an undesired situation in the air. There is no reason for me to get into details about the theoretical course, because anyone who will decide to enroll for parachuting will receive a sufficient dose of information in due time. ON THE EARTH AND IN THE AIR – THE PRACTICAL PART The practical course consists of both mock-up training on the ground and training in the air. It is quite obvious that training on the ground has limited didactics, so the key is to use everything that is possible to learn about the range of emergency situations that can take place after being separated from the plane. Due to the fact that not all clubs have the same equipment, I will describe things that I had the opportunity to have contact with. Comprehension of the theory and behavior during emergency situations is easier if we have the opportunity to train the things we already know. FOR STARTERS, A HARD LANDING. Let us assume that something went wrong during the landing approach phase and we need to prepare for a bit harder landing. The basis thing – as usual – is to stay calm, slightly bend your knees (with your legs straightened up, the whole impact will be taken by the spine, with your legs bent, you absorb and distribute the whole impact to all body parts), keep your knees, ankles, and feet together, and wait for the landing. We always land by using the whole area of our feet, not just the toes or the heels – a smaller area that takes the impact can lead to an injury. During the landing, you should not try to support yourself with hands or use them for stabilization, because it is the easiest way to break them. Once you touched the ground and are able to stand up after the landing, everything is fine. If the speed is too high and there is no chance you will land in a standing position, you need to distribute the impact with a larger area of your body by falling on your side. But you need to remember to keep your hands on your chest all the time, to avoid injuries. „Dry runs" are performed at the so-called takeoff with two or three height levels. It provides the opportunity to slightly get used to the impact of landing, allows training of the correct landing technique by using whole feet when jumping out of the takeoff absorbing the hard landing by making a fall, which is not that obvious and simple as it seems. www.fragoutmag.com