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
Baldomero	bahl-do-ME-ro	Spanish
Maybelline	-	English (Rare)
Emiliana	e-mee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Visvaldis	-	Latvian
Amaranta	-	Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Jabril	-	Arabic