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Tandem Skydiving From Caloundra Airport

Andy Johnson — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:32:56 +0000

Are you game? Are you an adventurer, ready for anything? Do you want to feel what it’s like to fly & see why the birds sing? Are you going to feel the fear of jumping out of a perfectly good plane – & do it anyway? Caloundra is one of the few places you can skydive & land on the beach. You’ll land on Bulcock Beach, Currimundi Beach or Moffat Beach – depending on the wind conditions. Very few Drop Zones have the luxury of a beach landing. Tandem Skydiving is very popular with visitors of all ages, backpackers & locals.

As the 1000’s who took the big step will testify, the aerial views of the Sunshine Coast are hard to match anywhere in the world! From Caloundra Airport, Beach jumps are available 7 days a week in Caloundra from 12,000 or 14,000ft. You get 45 or 60 seconds of freefall from 12,000 or 14,000ft. TIP: The extra 2,000ft when jumping from 14,000ft will give you more time to see what the free fall is about—ONE full minute of freefall!!! Caloundra’s consistent subtropical climate is ideal for Skydiving Courses too. A free pickup service is available from Seapoint. Ask Liz or Daryl for more info.

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Tandem Skydive in Virginia

Andy Johnson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:29:54 +0000

Tandem Skydive in Virginia in the Northern Virginia Region (Orange, VA 22960)- thousands of tandem freefall and AFF skydiving certification skydives are made every year at Skydive Orange, Virginia. Tandem Skydiving parachute jumps are the most popular first jumps. Although most first time skydivers start with Tandem first jumps, our skydiving instructors will help you learn to skydive whether you start with tandem skydiving or AFF.

The Skydive Orange parachute club is a US Parachute Association affiliated parachute center open since the late 1970′s. We make over 18,000 freefall parachute jumps annually at Skydive Orange. Serving Virginia Tech, Richmond, NOVA, Baltimore, MD, VA at the only Washington DC skydiving center equipped with a 22-jumper airplane. Many experienced skydivers attend the events listed in this EVENTS CALENDAR, making skydiving in Virginia a way of life with thousands of freefall skydives after going through the most comprehensive Skydiving Certification Program on the East coast. Though this web page is oriented towards student skydivers, we welcome both new and experienced jumpers to our humble little drop zone to join our strange little family of skydivers. We’ve had skydiving teams with members from Rockville, Potomac and Baltimore Maryland Skydive with us.

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How to Learn the Sport of Skydiving

Andy Johnson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:33:07 +0000

The most popular skydiving training method is probably the tandem jump. This is perfect for first timers who want to experience the thrill of skydiving without all the stress and danger of more intensive training methods. You jump with an instructor who is certified to train you. He or she will have extra parachutes and equipment to help you both safely land after your free fall. Most droopiness will let you take a one time jump if you like. This only takes an hour or so, and it is that fastest way to skydive for beginners who just want to try it out. You can also take a tandem progression course that will let you spend more time learning and jumping over the course of a few hours.

Static line training is another method for learning skydiving. Students are trained for a few hours on the ground and then go up in the plane. Upon jumping out, the diver will fall away from the plane while the canopy is deployed by a static line attached to the aircraft. The student practices pulling a dummy ripcord each time. After a few jumps, they will be ready to do a real free fall on your own. As you get more experience, you can go to higher altitudes and free fall for longer periods of time.

Finally, there is the accelerated free fall skydiving method. You get extensive ground training before taking a high altitude jump with a fifty second free fall on your very first jump. Instructors will jump along with the students but separately. They are just there to assist with a stable fall while monitoring the altitude until it is time to pull the ripcord for the parachute. This is definitely a more intense way to learn to skydive.