Michigan Skydiving Season is just around the corner!
Now is the time to pull that gear out of the closet, blow the dust off, and give it a good thorough inspection in order to make sure you are prepared to get back into the air after a Winter layoff!
Whether you spent the Michigan Winter on the couch watching reruns of Seinfeld or grabbed the gear and spent time jumping in warmer climes, now is the time to get your gear tuned up and any issues taken care of.
Contact your rigger and make plans to get your reserve repacked if it needs it. Remember, the FAA has recently approved a new 180 day repack cycle on reserves.
If you need any assistance in finding a rigger or just have questions on your gear, feel free to contact us at any time. There are several ways to reach us:
Once you have completed your first jump, you will need to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to safely and successfully jump on your own. We offer a comprehensive training program that will progress you from the basic skills to the advanced techniques required to achieve your first United States Parachute Association (USPA) license, which will allow you to jump on your own anywhere in the United States along with many different countries around the world. The Ground School Training Package includes; approximately 4-5 hours of classroom instruction, a copy of the United States Parachute Association (USPA) Student Information Manual (SIM), a log book, and the students first Instructor Assisted Deployment (IAD) solo student jump from 3,500. *** The students Level 5 and Level 6 jumps MUST be successfully completed on the same day! ***Level 1: Tandem training jump Introduction to skydiving! Level 2: Tandem training jump from 10,000 (Canopy control skills) Level 3: Ground School Training Package. (First solo student jump) Level 4: IAD jump from 3,500 (Second solo student jump) Level 5: IAD jump from 3,500 (Practice ripcord pull) Level 6: 5 second delay freefall jump from 4,000 (First freefall) Level 7: 10 second delay freefall jump from 4,500 (Canopy control skills) Level 8: 10 second delay from 4,500 Canopy control skills; exit spotting) Level 9: 15 second delay from 5,500 (Freefall maneuvers) Level 10: 15 second delay from 5,500 (Freefall maneuvers) Level 11: 20 second delay from 6,500 (Freefall maneuvers) Level 12: 20 second delay from 6,500 (Bomb Out exit and tracking skills) Level 13: 30 second delay from 9,000 (Freefall maneuvers and aircraft exits) Level 14: 30 second delay from 9,000 (Back loop, tracking, and wave off skills) Level 15: Introduction to Relative Work from 10,000 (Exit, fall rate, docking, tracking) Level 16: Relative Work skills from 10,000 (Graduation jump and dock with Instructor)
Give us a call at (269) 998-7747 and we'll get you started!
