Tandem Livermore

The modern history of skydiving began in the late 18th century with Jacques Garnerin from France who performed display jumps from balloons flying over Europe. When tandem jumping, one parachute system is used by two skydivers. The student jumps together with the instructor after some ground training has beed completed. The jump will usually be between 8,200 and 14,000 ft. Students practice the jumps by steering the parachute, when jumping in tandem with their instructor. We make over 10,000 freefall parachute jumps annually 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. Tiny Broadwick, another professional parachutist in the U.S., became the first woman to jump from an airplane in 1913 and the first to make a freefall in 1914. Most tandems enjoy freefall for 30 to 50 seconds, depending on jump altitude, typically 10,000 to 13,000 feet. 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. The common parachute has three main parts: the main canopy, the reserve canopy and the harness-container system. AFF first-jump training and the jump requires more support from the staff than the other methods and is priced accordingly. The tandem freefall skydive is with the safety of an experienced instructor in a harness built especially for two! With the Tandem Skydive, both the student and the instructor are attached to the same parachute system.