hit the silk

To jump out of an aircraft. The phrase refers to a skydiver's parachute. A lot of people think skydiving is nerve-wracking, but when I hit the silk, I'm completely calm.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wise	[waiz]
Gunna	-	Danish, Ancient Scandinavian
Raghnailt	-	Irish
Samu	SAH-moo (Finnish)	Hungarian, Finnish
Geoffroi	-	Medieval French
Connie	['kɔni]