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Comfortable casual clothes, shorts in summer and jeans or tracksuit pants in winter. Most clubs provide you with a pair of skydiving pants to wear over your clothes. You may also want to bring a long sleeve t-shirt or sweatshirt. Closed in shoes are a must, sneakers or runners that lace up firmly are preferable (no hooks). Most importantly don’t forget to wear a big smile!
Yes, the minimum age for tandem skydiving in Australia is 14 years of age and solo skydiving is 16 years of age. Any person wishing to partake in skydiving who is under 18 years of age needs their parent or guardian permission.
What are the physical requirements?
You need to be a generally healthy human being with an average fitness level. 100kg – 110kg need to be assessed on the day by our drop zone safety officer.
Safety always comes first, fun comes in a close second. All Ausrtalian instructors are APF accredited and highly experienced, our club’s equipment is maintained to higher than recommended standards and our crew abide by our stringent safety pro-forma.
Skydiving is an extreme sport, and like any extreme sport there is a certain amount of risk involved. All incidents, as small as they may seem are reported to the Australian Parachute Federation. Last years statistics stated that 1 in 10,000 skydives resulted in accident or injury. Compared with the statistics for registered cars in reported accidents in NSW being 9.8% the most dangerous part of your day is going to be driving to the drop zone!
Yes, it is absolutely normal to feel nervous. Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is not something that normal people do every day. You are about to freefall towards Earth at speeds in excess of 220 kph from over 4.5 kilometers up, if your adrenaline isn’t pumping, then I think we had better check for a pulse! You will arrive nervous and maybe even a little scared, but by the time you leave you will be feeling ten foot tall and bullet proof!
What happens if I am afraid of heights?
Believe it or not, a good percentage of skydivers and pilots are afraid of heights. From 14,000 ft up you will not experience vertigo like you would climbing a ladder or standing on top of a building.
What happens if I get up there and I chicken out?
This does not happen very often. Our instructors are highly professional and are trained to deal with these situations. Most people who skydive have thought about it, and it is something they want to do. When it is time to exit the aircraft it all happens so quickly you won’t even have time to think about it. Remember, the only free part of skydiving is freefall.
It is the closest a human can get to flying and no words could do it justice! When you enter freefall you are accelerated by gravity so you will not experience the stomach lurches associated with roller coasters. Freefall is something that has to be experienced to be believed, it is definitely the fifth element.
You can speak in freefall, but nobody will hear you. The sound you will hear in freefall is a white noise, imagine sticking your head out the window of a car travelling at 230 kph.
What happens if I get motion sickness?
It is very rare that anyone is sick in freefall. If you are prone to motion sickness eat a light breakfast or lunch at least an hour before your booking time. If you do start to feel queasy under canopy, let your tandem instructor know, they have sick bags at the ready for those rare occasions!
How long will I be in freefall for?
The amount of time you spend in freefall will depend on what altitude you decide to skydive from.
8,000 feet approximately 15-20 seconds freefall
11,000 feet approximately 30-35seconds freefall
14,000 feet approximately 55-60 seconds freefall
How fast will I be going in freefall?
The terminal velocity (maximum fall rate) of a single person in freefall in approximately 120 mph or 230 kph. A tandem will fall faster than this but is slowed down to regular terminal velocity by the release of a small stabilising parachute called a drogue.
Does it hurt when the parachute opens?
You will feel a slight jolt as the canopy opens, but as long you put all your important parts out of the way when your tandem instructor is gearing up you will be fine.
How long will I be under the parachute?
It does not matter what altitude you decide to skydive from, all of the tandem skydives have the same canopy ride. Your tandem instructor will deploy your parachute at approximately 5,500 feet. This will give you about 5 minutes to soak up the spectacular views as you fly around under canopy.
What happens if my parachute doesn’t work?
All skydiving rigs (the backpack thing and all it’s bits!) are equipped with two parachutes by law. The main parachute is the one that gets used all the time. In the event that the main parachute is malfunctioning, the reserve parachute will be activated. In the event that no main parachute is deployed, all of our rigs are equipped with an automatic activation device (AAD) that will deploy the reserve parachute if you are still in freefall at a certain height.
Our sport is regulated by the Australian Parachute Federation (APF) who work under the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). The APF have specific Operational Regulations and a Code of Ethics that we as members of the APF agree to abide by. The APF conducts regular safety audits of all skydiving operations in Australia.
Why jump from a good airplane?
Freefall is one of the biggest adrenaline rushes you could experience and once your parachute opens your whole experience does a 180 degree turn, it is so quiet and peaceful as you fly along under your parachute. It is something that you have to try to understand and it can truly be a life changing experience. It is a whole load of fun and without a doubt, the best way to see any place.
