- Feel the Freedom
- Skydive Tandem!
- safety : a very experienced skydiver is with you to handle any and all situations
- Customize your first skydive, tell us what you want to do!
- you feel the freedom of free fall on your first skydive
- one on one training before and during the entire skydive
- you continue to learn during the skydive, feedback is available during the skydive
- less stress and anxiety for the first time skydiver
- a greater opportunity to soak up the experience as your mind is free to take it all in since the Tandem Instructor is taking care of the details
- minimum classroom time
- the complete skydiving experience on your first skydive
- no medical certificate required for skydivers over 40 years of age
- continuing skydiving via Progressive Free Fall is easier after doing a tandem skydive
- Allen Roulston (to schedule your training e-mail : aardvark@istar.ca )
- Jump Shack Parachute Labs Certified Tandem Instructor
- Strong Enterprises Certified Tandem Instructor
- Canadian Sport Parachuting Association Certified Progressive Free Fall Skydiving Instructor
- National Coaching Certification Program; Level 2 Coach
- Silver Medallist at the 1997 C.S.P.A. National Championships
- C.S.P.A. Certified Rigger A (Parachute Technician)
- C.S.P.A. D-595 (Expert Parachutist)
Tandem Skydiving requires only 20 minutes preparation. Why only 20 minutes? In a Tandem Skydive your Instructor is with you during free fall, canopy flight and landing, thus you only need to learn a few essential skills before making your first skydive.
Among the benefits of Tandem Skydiving are:
A skydiving harness designed
to carry two people is used. The Tandem Instructor wears the harness and
container into which is packed main and reserve ram-air (inflatable wing)
parachutes. You wear only a harness. You are secured to the Tandem Instructor
by four attachment points. Two are located at your shoulder and two are
located at the hip of your harness. The operating load for each top connector
is 5,000 pounds. The operating load for each lower connector is 2,500 pounds.
You and the Tandem Instructor both face forward with the Tandem Instructor
behind you.
During the briefing the you will learn how to exit the aircraft, the proper skydiving body position, how to use an altimeter, and how to deploy the main parachute. After the briefing we board an aircraft and climb to 10,000 feet above the ground (special events allow for higher exit altitudes, please ask for more details). We synchronize our exit as we have practiced on the ground and launch ourselves from the aircraft. You free fall 5,000 feet, which will take approximately 30 seconds, and then deploy the main parachute. During free fall you will experience flying on a cushion of air and will practice your free fall skills. Following deployment you will learn to fly the parachute. By the time you land, you will have a practical understanding of how to fly a ram-air parachute. Tandem landings are typically very soft and usually leave you standing for a perfect photo opportunity. ( click here to see Tandem Skydiving Photo Album )
To receive more information,
please send an e-mail to
aardvark@istar.ca
, include the best date(s), time(s) to call, and a telephone number if
you wish to discuss your first jump in more detail with Aardvark Skydiving's
Chief Instructor.
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I look forward to introducing you to the freedom of skydiving,