| The Basics For Beginners
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| | airplane while strapped to the chest of a
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| First and foremost, you may want to find
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| | professional Tandem Instructor.After
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| a truly and reliable skydiving school. It
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| | three or four of these jumps and
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| can be a good idea to ask for a good
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| | completion of the approved First Jump
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| reputation one.This is a quite easy task
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| | Course (ground school), a student may
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| to do. The best places to start seeking
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| | then move on to the next level.
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| on them are local airports, internet and
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| | Tandem jumping, however, does provide an
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| phone books. Since skydiving is one of
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| | opportunity for the adventurous spirit
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| the more expensive sports to learn, you
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| | who may not quite meet the physical or
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| must decide how you want to learn and
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| | proficiency requirements for the static
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| then you to check your pocket book.
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| | line or accelerated free fall jumps. By
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| There are three methods of training:
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| | relying on tandem instructor's skills, it
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| Tandem
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| | may still be possible to experience the
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| Static line
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| | extreme thrill of skydiving.
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| Accelerated Free Fall (AFF).
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| | Static Line
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| All of these methods have their benefits
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| | Static line skydiving was developed by
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| and drawbacks, but we will touch more on
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| | the military as a safety measure for
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| those a little later.
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| | paratroopers.It is used for instant and
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| What to do First? Safety and Heath tips.
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| | reliable deployment of parachutes at a
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| The first thing to do is to consider
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| | relatively low altitude, about 2000 -
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| health and safety.Know the risks involved
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| | 3000 feet.Basically what happens is a
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| before you get involved.Skydiving is not
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| | specially designed cord is attached to
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| chess; you will not be sitting on an
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| | the plane and to your parachute.As you
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| uncomfortable concrete bench moving your
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| | step away from the plane, the cord
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| pieces around a game board.You are going
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| | immediately deploys your parachute for
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| to step out of an airplane and, in
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| | you. No fuss - no muss. After about two
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| freefall, will reach speeds of up to 250
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| | of these jumps the student begins
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| feet per second... that is 110 miles per
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| | demonstrating mock-pulls of a dummy
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| hour!!If you have a bad ticker,
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| | ripcord.After about three of these jumps
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| unregulated high blood pressure, or any
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| | the student is then ready for their first
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| number of other health problems, speak to
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| | free fall.
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| an instructor and discuss your options in
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| | Accelerated Free Fall
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| detail.Also keep in mind, even the best
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| | This is the way to go for the adrenalin
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| of the best in this sport sometimes hit
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| | junky out there.Why?You get to free fall
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| the ground a little harder then they
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| | from jump one!!Of course this method is a
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| intend to.So, bad knees may also be a
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| | little more expensive due to the fact
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| consideration.DO NOT be afraid or
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| | that you will have two instructors
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| embarrassed to discuss these things with
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| | jumping with you, and, although you will
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| your instructor before making that first
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| | be in free fall, the instructors will
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| jump. It is always preferable to hit the
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| | maintain hands-on contact at all times
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| ground safely then to plant yourself in
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| | during free fall.After a few jumps like
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| it.Truthfully though, with the proper
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| | this, you will begin doing it on your own
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| preparations and instruction you would be
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| | with a single instructor giving more
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| more likely to develop cataracts from
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| | advice and training.This method will get
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| reading t!his article then suffer a
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| | you your class a license a little faster.
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| serious injury from skydiving.Listen to
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| | When my first jump is completed? What to
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| your instructors, know your equipment,
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| | do after the first class
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| and never assume you know how to do
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| | After you have completed 4 to 5 hours of
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| something just because you saw it in a
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| | ground school training and have made 25
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| movie.
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| | jumps, you are qualified for a license
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| Training Methods. Which Training Method
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| | and can keep going all the way to your D
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| To Use?
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| | license, requiring 500 jumps.But once you
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| As I researched information, I discovered
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| | have your license, are you really
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| that there are three approved methods of
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| | done?The answer to that question is no.As
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| training to become a licensed skydiver,
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| | with any skill, you never learn
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| the Tandem jump, the Static jump, and the
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| | everything.There is always going to be
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| Accelerated Free Fall (AFF).
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| | that next skill level to work towards.New
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| Tandem
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| | equipment and techniques are being
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| The tandem jump is the easiest and
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| | developed every day.So the only thing
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| quickest method to get into the air.With
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| | left to do now is to get started!Have fun
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| ground training typically lasting about
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| | and good jumping!
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| 30 minutes, you will then jump out of an
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