You do, with a speed of 9.81m/s2 (Ignoring air resistance).
When the parachute opens, the air resistance becomes very high, and so you decelerate to a certain speed (depending many different factors like air pressure and height.).
Air resistance, also known as drag, affects the way a parachutist falls by slowing down their descent. As the parachutist falls, the force of air resistance increases with speed, eventually reaching a point where it equals the force of gravity pulling the parachutist down. This creates a situation known as terminal velocity, where the parachutist falls at a constant speed without accelerating further.
When a parachutist reaches terminal speed, the force of air resistance pushing up on the parachutist equals the force of gravity pulling the parachutist downward. At this point, the net force on the parachutist is zero, resulting in a constant velocity.
The parachutist will go down, of course. If gravity is greater than air resistance, then the parachutist would accelerate (his speed would increase). This would increase air resistance, up to the point where gravity and air resistance are in balance.
When a parachutist is falling, the forces acting on them are gravity pulling them downward and air resistance pushing against their fall. Gravity is the dominant force causing the parachutist to accelerate towards the ground while air resistance counteracts this force, eventually leading to a terminal velocity where the forces are balanced.
It is air resistance which slows the rate at which a parachutist falls, turning what would otherwise be a fatal fall into a controlled landing.
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Leslie Irvin - parachutist - was born in 1895.
Leslie Irvin - parachutist - died in 1966.
James Miller - parachutist - was born in 1963.
James Miller - parachutist - died in 2002.