Jump by Saddleback Educational Publishing

Author:Saddleback Educational Publishing
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781612473802
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
Published: 2015-05-07T15:01:58+00:00

Chapter 6

Antonio forgot about the black parachutes by the next morning. Today was the day. Antonio had jumped with Brody several times. Brody would hold on to his arms during free fall. Then he would tell Antonio when to open his chute.

Today he was making his first solo jump. He couldn’t wait to free fall alone! First he would check his altitude. Then he would open his own chute. This was the first step to becoming a skilled skydiver.

Antonio got to Thunderbirds early.

“Good morning, Antonio,” Brody said. “Are you excited for your big day?”

“You bet,” Antonio answered.

“Great! We’ll go up this afternoon. Why don’t you clean out the plane hangar first?” Brody said.

Antonio passed Jax as he headed to the hangar. Jax gave Antonio a cold look.

Antonio cleaned the hangar fast. So Hunter asked Antonio to pick up some supplies from town.

Antonio turned on the car radio. Chief Callas was talking about the Jewelry Exchange burglary. Antonio was shocked to hear the chief ’s latest theory. The police thought the burglars had escaped by parachuting off the roof!

“We believe that skydivers were involved in the crime,” Chief Callas said. “They may have used dark parachutes. There was no moon that night. No one would have seen them.”

Antonio was stunned. He thought about the black chutes he’d found. His mind raced. “Was it possible that Brody and Jax were the burglars?” Antonio thought.

An hour later, Antonio arrived back at the field. Brody was waiting for him.

“Get dressed now, Antonio. Then grab a chute from Jax. It’s time for your jump,” Brody said.

Antonio walked into the hangar. Jax looked angry. He silently handed Antonio a chute. Brody and Hunter were waiting for him. They were ready. Hunter steered the plane down the runway. And Brody reviewed the jump again.

“We’re going to jump from seven thousand feet. You’ll free fall for one thousand feet. Remember to spread your arms and legs. Check your altitude,” Brody said. “When you get to six thousand feet, open your chute. Got that?”

“Got it,” Antonio stated.

Ten minutes later, Hunter announced they were at seven thousand feet. Then Brody pulled the door open.

“Okay, Antonio. This is it,” said Brody.

Antonio jumped out of the plane. Excitement rushed over him as he fell through the air. It was the most thrilling thing he’d ever experienced! He checked his altitude. He was at 6,500 feet. A second later he opened his chute.

“That’s funny,” Antonio thought. “I’m not slowing down.”

He looked up. He was shocked to see that his chute was tangled. There was nothing holding him up! Antonio had jumped out of the plane without a working parachute!

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