First Jump Contra Costa County

The Tandem skydiving instructor controls the whole jump from exit through freefall, piloting the canopy, and landing. In the 19th century, women, who still number only between 15 and 20 percent among skydivers, began to appear on the scene. Kathe Paulus from Germany jumped professionally in Germany around the turn of the 20th century. Some drop zones use tandem jumps to introduce students into the solo training programs. The tandem first-jump training typically costs around $100 less than AFF and about the same as IAD and static-line training. Our experts are considered to be the best in their field. This sport delivers a rush of adrenaline followed by a feeling of well-being, due to the effect of leaping into the air and falling freely for some time before using the parachute. This sense of calm will relax a skydiver even after landing for quite a long time. Those adventurous spirits daring enough to make their first skydive at Bay Area Skydiving are rewarded with the finest instructors available. Parachute canopies have sizes that go from 4.3 sq m , that is 46 sq ft to more than 46.5 sq m , meaning 500 sq ft. Surveys indicate that most people jumping for the first time choose the tandem method. New safety devices have in recent years come about and protect the skydiver should he become incapacitated or lose track of altitude. Most countries have varying laws or regulations allowing who may skydive with a passenger or student. For example; in the United States, the FAA requires each potential instructor to have over five hundred individual skydives and three years of skydiving experience.