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ie Jumps From oo Airplanes for ‘Kicks’ 8 Here we have a man who jumps out of airplanes for fun. He falls at 120 miles an hour. He glides like a bird. He blossoms out with a parachute. He lands with a bump. - He’s always a little fearful before each jump, but he thinks that’s OK. His name is Sheri- CE cre gg nero oy dan Peterson, former Montana ~ . : 7 IN Ne ne smoke jumper, now a Boeing ae = Employees Skydiver. Skydiving is fun, but .. . let’s : let Sheridan describe it. “When . ping I’m a little uncertain, Bigvever, I’ve built up my self con- ' Asence. I still have a little fear, ° : on I feel if you don’t feel a tinge tof fear you might become a little xakeless.” ‘ SS WHAT'S IT LIKE? ‘4 Well, what’s skydiving like? . Be at kind of attitude does one e when jumping out of an air- ites! Why is it fun? ’ Zrou really have no sensation Ydropping sae it’s like floating s ja river of air. The farther you fall the firmer the air feels,” Peterson explains. “There are many reasons why people skydive,” Peterson said. “It’s simply a sport with unlimited challenge. It’s a sensation of free- dom when you're sailing through space at 120 to 130 miles an hour. Some enjoy the excitement of fear —it makes all the other problems one might have seem trivial. It’s © a release. There also is a feeling sHeRIDAN Peterson, skydiver, strikes of elation when the chute é_ opens. ap tome 7 eG ae aan a % * 7 AS a - oat ~ + typical high altitude _in-flight, pore. cme" | 4 v ook