Skydive Oakland

In the US and in most of the western world skydivers are required to carry a second, reserve parachute which has been inspected and packed by a certificated parachute rigger (in the US, an FAA certificated parachute rigger). Many skydivers use an automatic activation device (AAD) that opens the reserve parachute at a safe altitude in the event of failing to activate the main canopy themselves. With the Tandem Skydive, both the student and the instructor are attached to the same parachute system. So start your freefall adventure training courses at our skydiving school taught by USPA rated instructors and jumpmasters. Bay Area Skydiving in California! Do it now! It's the San francisco Bay Area's choice for skydiving. There are several different disciplines to embrace within parachuting. Each of these is enjoyed by both the recreational and the competitive skydivers. The tandem is the fastest and easiest way to be introduced to the sport parachuting. Professional experienced instructors Most skydivers have an automatic activation device (AAD) that will deploy the reserve parachutes at a certain altitude shoudl they become incapacitated in some way. Parachuting is an activity involving a preplanned drop from a height using a deployable parachute. The tandem freefall skydive is with the safety of an experienced instructor in a harness built especially for two! Those adventurous spirits daring enough to make their first skydive at Bay Area Skydiving are rewarded with the finest instructors available.