Skydiving???

Question

Wheres the best place I could go skydiving, in the state of California??
and which is better, tandem jumping with an instructor or jumping solo..

I think i would prefer tandem jumping...
Any information on skydiving would be great, I want to do it someday, perhaps in the warmer months lol..

Thanks! :) Ciao

Answer 1

I'm a skydiver from Colorado and I've only jumped at one dropzone in California, Skydive Elsinore. That is a wonderful dropzone and I will be going back there the next time I find myself near LA. I've heard very good things about Skydive Davis, and Skydive San Diego. There are alot of different dropzones in California and any of them would be a good place to go.

As for jumping solo.... well you can't jump solo your first time. There are several different student training programs. In all of them you will jump with at least one, it not two instructors. the only difference is that if you go tandem you only need to be there and pay the fee. to go through Accelerated Free Fall or other training methods you'll still jump with instructors but you'll have your own parachute and will be responsible for yourself under canopy.

If skydiving is just something you want to do to check off of your life's todo list then I would suggest you go for a tandem jump. There is less information for you to learn and your personal responsibilities are less. If you know you want to skydive a lot, jumping with your own parachute then I would suggest that you go into a student training program such as Accelerated Free Fall.

Either way, starting with a tandem jump isn't a bad idea.
My second skydive was AFF Level 1. I did a tandem before that. Standing in the door, hanging outside of the airplane for the first time was intense to say the least. I was glad I'd made the tandem to have the experience of being in the door and outside of it before. Since I've never had a problem with being in the door or jumping out!

Winter skydiving is fun! The weather is a little colder but the people that are at the drop zone are the ones that really want to be there to jump. I jump year round. Granted I don't jump as much during the winter months but if the planes are flying then so am I.


There are a few websites you need to check out to get good info on skydiving.

http://www.uspa.org is the website of the United States Parachute Association, the governing body for sport parachuting in the United States. There is a list of member dropzones on the website along with all sorts of great info on the sport.

The official site for the British Parachute Association is: http://www.bpa.org.uk/links.htm
The official site for the Canadian Parachute Association is: http://www.cspa.ca/
The official site for the Australian Parachute Federation is: http://www.apf.asn.au/

http://www.dropzone.com is another great resource for everything about skydiving, including dropzones in the United States and the rest of the world, and some BASE too.

http://www.bigairsportz.com is the web site for Brian Germain, one of the best people on the planet to get information on canopy flight from.

http://www.skydiveradio.com is just fun and a good place to feel like you’re at the drop zone when you can’t physically be there.

http://www.azarsenal.com/ is the website for the top vertical relative work team right now. Arizona Arsenal won the 2007 USA Nationals.

If you’re not sure about skydiving but want to fly you should look at the vertical wind tunnels. http://www.skyventure.com/ is the website for skyventure which operates many tunnels in the United States, Europe and Asia. I love flying in the tunnel. I don’t do it very much, I’d rather spend my money on skydives, but it is a great place to learn, work on my flying skills and just have a lot of fun!

Make sure that you contact the drop zone you want to jump at directly. There are a few scams out there, one of which is 1800skyride. They will take your money and send you to any dropzone they want too but only about three dz’s in the country except skyride tickets. So please, please, please contact the dropzone directly.

The tandem is a great jump. I’d get video too. I made one tandem in June of 2005. In August of 2005 I came back to start student training (good info about student training at uspa.org) and got my license. I’ve been jumping as much as I can and have a few hundred jumps. I have earned the USPA Coach Rating and plan to continue to jump for fun and help teach others how to fly and be safe in the air. There is nothing better than flying your body through the sky with your friends. The canopy is a lot of fun to fly too. It only gets better and better. Every weekend seems to be more fun than the one before. You will get into the sport for the rush, but you stay because of the people. I love this sport and I sincerely hope that you’ll become a full time skydiver and I’ll be able to make some jumps with you at a boogie!

Blue Skies! Black Death! And EFS!!!!

Answer 2

The first time you go you don't get a choice, it has to be a tandem jump. Some companies will make you do tandem a couple times before they let you go solo.

Answer 3

Come on out to Arizona instead. We have some of the best jump sites in the country.

This is where much of the military LALO & HALO training is done & where the Golden Knights train.

Many skydiving & parachuting (stacking) attempts happen in Arizona.

Lots of desert, lots of clear days, indoor trainer http://www.skydiveaz.com/

Answer 4

Hollister Ca - in the central cost. but they are all over cali. Your first jumps are always in tandem, just realize there are some perverted instructors out there- my friend had a bad experience once.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I did 20 odd jumps (free fall) when in Germany as a squady,,,,,If you get the opportunity "any way" go for it it is the next best experience in life after s-x...

Answer 7

Strange Question I always wanted to swim with the sharks

Answer 8

why would you want to jump out of a perfectly running airplane?

Answer 9

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