We look at tandem jumping in this installment of our skydiving guide.
One of the most common ways to start within skydiving is tandem jumping, which involves you and an instructor exiting the plane and descending together.
At all times you're attached by a harness to the instructor, who completely controls the jump, the free fall and the canopy release. They completely pilot you both horizontally and vertically through the entire jump, and you can just enjoy the experience.
This lets a beginner experience skydiving with the least possible training, risk and stress. Many people follow tandem jumping with static line or accelerated freefall training, and ultimately with solo jumping. Tandem jumping is also usually cheaper than other options as jumper need very little instruction and need not buy or hire their own equipment.
Whereas other jump programs require several hours of ground instruction, tandem jumping can be participated in on your first day. There's still often some amount of training on the ground required for tandem jumping though, since there's a certain amount of cooperation needed to exit the plane safely and descend properly, but this will normally take just a few hours.
When you exit the plane, the instructor will nearly immediately deploy a small chute (called a drogue) to help slow your descent to the normal free fall speed, about 120 mph (193 kph). Without it, the combined weight of you and the instructor would result in a descent speed of about 200 mph (321 kph), which is much faster than a first time skydiver should experience.
At an elevation of roughly 3000 feet (914m), the instructor will deploy the main parachute canopy. This will slow down the descent and by the time the tandem jumpers land, they will be travelling at a gentle 10 mph (16 kph). - 16887
One of the most common ways to start within skydiving is tandem jumping, which involves you and an instructor exiting the plane and descending together.
At all times you're attached by a harness to the instructor, who completely controls the jump, the free fall and the canopy release. They completely pilot you both horizontally and vertically through the entire jump, and you can just enjoy the experience.
This lets a beginner experience skydiving with the least possible training, risk and stress. Many people follow tandem jumping with static line or accelerated freefall training, and ultimately with solo jumping. Tandem jumping is also usually cheaper than other options as jumper need very little instruction and need not buy or hire their own equipment.
Whereas other jump programs require several hours of ground instruction, tandem jumping can be participated in on your first day. There's still often some amount of training on the ground required for tandem jumping though, since there's a certain amount of cooperation needed to exit the plane safely and descend properly, but this will normally take just a few hours.
When you exit the plane, the instructor will nearly immediately deploy a small chute (called a drogue) to help slow your descent to the normal free fall speed, about 120 mph (193 kph). Without it, the combined weight of you and the instructor would result in a descent speed of about 200 mph (321 kph), which is much faster than a first time skydiver should experience.
At an elevation of roughly 3000 feet (914m), the instructor will deploy the main parachute canopy. This will slow down the descent and by the time the tandem jumpers land, they will be travelling at a gentle 10 mph (16 kph). - 16887
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