I've always wanted to go parachuting but I'm scared of dropping from such a height, even if I can control the speed. 
Even though I'm afraid of heights, I'd always thought it'd be fun to sky dive! I'm sure it's pretty safe.
It is a lot safer now than it was in war times when pilots would shoot down parachutists. 
Now THAT would be terrifying! When was sky diving invented?
The first recorded sky dive was by Jacques Gamerin on October 22 1797.  He is credited with inventing the parachute. 
Very interesting! How high do you need to be in order to sky dive?
I'm not sure, I think it depends on if you are dropping a person, cargo, vehicle, bomb, etc.
Do you need to get any special training before sky diving?