Tandem Tracy

The sport in which people jump out of aircrafts and land with the aid of a parachute is called skydiving. The Bay Area Skydiving drop zone is a US Parachute Association affiliated parachute center. 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. Though this web site is oriented towards first time skydivers, we welcome both new and experienced jumpers to our little drop zone. 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. So start your freefall adventure training courses at our skydiving school taught by USPA rated instructors and jumpmasters. Despite the perception of danger, fatalities are rare in skydiving, each year a small number of people are hurt or killed parachuting world-wide. Though this web site is oriented towards first time skydivers, we welcome both new and experienced jumpers to our little drop zone. There are three types of first-time jump courses from which a novice can choose from: tandem, static-line and harness-hold. People use to call harness-hold jumps accelerated free fall (AFF) jumps in the United States. Only the most highly trained, professional, USPA certified instructors teach at Bay Area Skydiving. Tandem skydiving exposes first-time jumpers to the skydiving routine with minimal expectations from the student.