When a skydiver first jumps out of an airplane, the speed of the drop increases during the free-fall stage of the dive. Once the parachute opens, air resistance causes the diver's fall to slow. Eventually, the skydiver will reach terminal velocity and continue to fall toward the ground at a constant rate. At which point during the dive does the skydiver experience balanced forces?
Jumping from the airplane
During the freefall
When the parachute first opens
Reaching terminal velocity