ONLINE RESOURCES:

Terminal Velocity
"...right after exit from a Cessna doing 80 mph (slow in skydiving) you're getting pushed back at about 10 ft/sec^2, and falling at 32 ft/sec^2. There's no vertical component to the wind to support you right after exit - you're still moving with the plane. So you're feeling an 'effective' force of 1/3 of a G. It builds slowly until you're falling downward at terminal. as soon as all forces balance (after about 10 sec) you're back at 1G..."

"Here are some facts about freefall. In the stable arch position you reach terminal velocity in about 9-10 seconds. The arch position has a terminal velocity of around 110-120MPH. So, in the arch position, at terminal velocity, you will fall 1,000' every 5-6 seconds! A 9,000' freefall takes 55-61 seconds. A 10,000' freefall takes 60-67 seconds. An extra 1,000' really doesn't add too much time."

Trajectory Flash Animation
This is a nice little animation that compares the trajectories of a 'fast faller' and a 'slow faller' in relation to wind drift.

Skydive Santa Barbara
Here's the company we jumped with out of Lompoc Airport.