Tandem Oakland

The tandem first-jump training typically costs around $100 less than AFF and about the same as IAD and static-line training. 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. All modern tandem skydiving systems use a drogue parachute, which is deployed shortly after leaving the plane in order to slow the freefall speed of two people down to that of a single skydiver. Bay Area Skydiving located in California, just outside the San Francisco Bay Area. Though this web site is oriented towards first time skydivers, we welcome both new and experienced jumpers to our little drop zone. Some drop zones use tandem jumps to introduce students into the solo training programs. Skydiving jump suits often have handles or grippers, for fellow jumpers to grasp while doing maneuvers in groups. The Bay Area Skydiving drop zone is a US Parachute Association affiliated parachute center. Start your freefall adventure training courses at our skydiving school taught by USPA rated instructors and jumpmasters. An important thing to be mentioned is that the parachute canopy is a rectangular, inflatable wing, open in the front to scoop, or ram, air. The parachute is forced to stay filled by the fact that it is sewn closed in the back. Several airfoil-shaped sections, sewn together side by side make up a ram-air canopy. The sections build a wing similar to an air mattress.