Skydive Discovery Bay

Closest Skydiving to downtown San Francisco and the Bay Area. Skydivers always have two parachutes , in order to increase safety. The main parachute is carried in a deployment bag on the back of the skydiver , while the reserve one, a completely separate parachute system is also carried on the back, should there occur any problems with the main parachute. Only the most highly trained, professional, USPA certified instructors teach at Bay Area Skydiving. There are several different disciplines to embrace within parachuting. Each of these is enjoyed by both the recreational and the competitive skydivers. Surveys indicate that most people jumping for the first time choose the tandem method. A typical jump involves individuals jumping out of aircraft (usually an airplane, but sometimes a helicopter or even the gondola of a balloon), travelling at approximately 4000 metres (around 13,000 feet) altitude, and free-falling for a period of time before activating a parachute to slow the landing down to safe speeds. Tandem skydiving is a popular training method for first time skydivers, but it is more expensive than a static line skydive. Only the most highly trained, professional, USPA certified instructors teach at Bay Area Skydiving. Many schools offer video of the freefall and landing. With the Tandem Skydive, both the student and the instructor are attached to the same parachute system. After you calculate all your time and cash available for skydiving, you will be able to choose between three first jump skydiving methods. Static line, tandem and AFF