Tandem Skydiving

[Mr. Lucky]

Anyone like to join me this summer?

Your over 3000 feet high and is a really fun experience!
cost $200.00- $250.00

another jumper can take your picture also

 

[Never Compromised]

You want me to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, with a guy strapped to my ass?

If you had some smoking SP strapped to my ass, I might consider it.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Wuss!

Yes they do have female jumpers also

 

[a 1 player]

I enjoy skydiving, though I am not a fan of tandem.

 

[trisket]

Barack Obama is the tandem candidate for President.

 

[LancsLad]

I've only done one jump from a perfetly functional airplane and it was a tandem.

It was great.

 

[bangcamaro]

When you're falling that fast, from that high, trust me... you forget you're strapped to another person! It's a thrill!

 

[Hammerstein]

Pay a few more bucks ( believe it to be about another 200) and get out of the plane in the area of 10500 - 13000 feet above the ground.
Never tried the tandem, can't see the thrill in it.

 

[Hammerstein]

Just curious as to where some numbers didn't hit right with me.....

any chance it is here??

http://www.niagaraskydive.com/first_jump_skydiving.html

 

[goodtime]

I enjoy skydiving, though I am not a fan of tandem.

Ditto.

 

[nautilus]

Not unless something has changed. The only time I went it was not tandem.

 

[goodtime]

I thought all first jumps had to be tandem?

Tandem jumpers get condense training while Solo static jumps get 1/2 day in-class.

Since most here are experience with 'point of no return', 'spread-eagle' & pull, we'll do just fine.

 

[Bear669]

Dont think so...

I thought all first jumps had to be tandem?
I'm definitely trying it this spring or summer with a friend! We're psyched!!!

Diana
xoxo

.. I think the tandem is just for the disabled or geriatric?

 

[LancsLad]

.. I think the tandem is just for the disabled or geriatric?

My HALO was a tandem. No way I would try that solo as a first jump.


No geriatric, no disabled, no homo.


.

 

[sc dave]

You want me to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, with a guy strapped to my ass?

If you had some smoking SP strapped to my ass, I might consider it.

I'd rather be strapped to the smoking SP's ass...but to each their own

 

[goodtime]

Best drop zone is Skydive Toronto located just outside of Cookstown

http://www.skydivetoronto.com/index.htm

They took my cherry.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Here try this one also in the Niagara and Lake Erie area

http://www.niagaraskydive.com

If you Terbs would like to get together that would be cool!
Look up some jumps on Youtube also!

 

[JoyfulC]

As a former skydiving instructor there are three basic types of first jumps

1) static line jump: approx 1/2 day training

2) Assisted or accelerated freefall: You jump out the plane with 2 instructors who hold onto you until you open your main chute. About the same as the training for static line

3)tandem: open to all. Training can be anywhere from a 1/2 hour to a few hours depending on the club.

Best drop zone is Skydive Toronto located just outside of Cookstown

http://www.skydivetoronto.com/index.htm

I'd agree with that up to the point of the best drop zone -- it's actually Canada's Best Kept Secret at the Ganonoque Airport -- Skydive Gananoque. Really sweet drop zone. (Yeah, I'm a Tom McCarthy admirer, although I have a very decent respect for Joe Chow as well.)

The advantage of tandem, if you just want to make one skydive to say you've done it, is it's way safer.

The advantage of tandem, if you want to continue forward in skydiving, is it's the fastest way to learn. Think about it: when you learn to fly airplanes, they don't train you on the ground, then send you up with an airplane on your own. The first few times you fly, you fly with your instructor, who helps you learn "on the fly."

There was no tandem when I started, and it took 13 (... THIRTEEN!!!!) jumps for me to get cleared for freefall. People doing tandem are on their own and learning the skills they need to play hard up there by that many jumps. That's got to be a big plus!

..c..

 

[Mr. Lucky]

I'm going this summer it's going to be fun!