Skydiving is an intense activity that includes leaping out of an airplane and either free falling or parachuting back to ground. Before deploying from a parachute, it is done as a series of aerial moves and tricks, similar to acrobatics. These include forward rolls, cartwheels, and handstands. The purpose is to create as much distance between you and the plane as possible to reduce your chances of being hit by debris. Free falling means that you are not attached to anything; instead, you are falling under your own weight. This is how astronauts experience space flight. They are free falling in zero-g. When you skydive, you will be given safety instructions before jumping, and then there will be a time limit for when you have to land. If you don't land within this time, they will use helicopters or airplanes to find you. In conclusion, there is no real difference between free falling and parachuting other than the fact that when you free fall you are going through space rather than falling toward Earth.