A subreddit for those interested in skydiving and BASE jumping.

Does anyone know of any places to go skydiving in Connecticut, New York, or New Jersey? Or anywhere else near these states? This is for a beginner lol

I've got the opportunity to work at an Ifly as an instructor. From other skydivers who then became tunnel instructors was it worth it or would you have been able to get just as many hours in the tunnel by working a different job that pays higher and then just pay for time? I've got 700 jumps but haven't done any free flying, mostly belly camera, wingsuiting and recently AFF.

My biggest concern is I won't earn enough money to cover essentials and then have some on top to go skydiving with to use my newly attained skills.

I'm 2/3 of my way through AFF. really pulled towards the thought of much cheaper dives after A license. realizing I've spent over two grand in less than two months while I struggle to keep milk I stock.

anyone else go through this phase? words of encouragement?

I freshly turned 18 a few days ago and did my second tandem (first was in Australia when I was 16) and would absolutely love to do AFF, but can’t afford to drop that much money right now. I want to keep in touch with the sport.

Everyone at the dz was insisting on tunnel time, which I definitely intend to do before I eventually start AFF, but it’s not easy to access since it’s a long and difficult drive to my nearest iFly.

I was just wondering if there’s any other ways I can keep learning about and growing in the sport even if I’m not physically jumping. And trust me, I know jumping is the best way to learn. I would if I could.

Or, better yet, is there a way I could make some money doing something skydiving related that doesn’t include jumping or getting an A license?

I'm planning to Bungee Jumping in Summer 2025. Is physical requirement or decent condition needed?

Imagine buying an AAD from an official site to avoid scammers just to have the mail carrier misdeliver/steal it.

Yesterday I was waiting for 3 packages. All small enough to fit inside the Condo mailbox. 1 of them was delivered correctly. The other 2 (AAD) have "delivered" update on the tracking 20 minutes AFTER the update delivery on first package. Today I waited for the carrier to arrive and explained to him the situation. Turns out the today's carrier is the regular and yesterday was a replacement. He checked all mailboxes and found several packages misdelivered from yesterday, but my packages weren't there. Feeling all kinds of angry right now. I've been told the USPS insurance claim sucks.

I’ve been looking into how exactly to get my AFF and a license and I think I came up with an amazing place to go in December. Skydive oz moruya bay. I figured if I’m gonna do this I might as well do it at one of the most beautiful places on earth.

My questions are related to converting a APF license to USPA license. Anyone know how much effort that is?

I understand because of the low number of jumps I’ll have completed by the end of the December that I might not have any sort of pull with the organization. But I don’t wanna repeat everything when I get back to stateside. Any advice would be appreciated… I’m looking to lock everything down by the end of this weekend. Thanks in advance.



Hi guys, does anyone have experience going from a M3 to a G3 sizing wise?

I've worn a large M3 for my aff and A license. A large G3 just popped up for sale on marketplace and it's in my budget so was thinking of snapping it up before someone else does. Unfortunately I was actually planning to buy a new helmet in a few months as second hand ones very rarely get sold near me it seems, so I haven't actually tried any helmets on yet and I won't be at the DZ for a few weeks at this point. Worried it might be sold if I wait till then.

Appreciate any input, I know you guys can't guarantee either way, I'm willing to take the risk if there is a decent chance it will fit.

Thanks

I am writing a paper on skydiving and base jumping but I am having trouble finding information about whether or not the sale of skydiving/ Base jumping rigs is regulated at all? I'm aware that good manufacturers will require proof, but I'm not sure the type of proof or whether or not its governmentally restricted? and if there are consequences for selling to an unlicensed individual, either through a manufacturer or publicly.

Anything would be helpful thanks.

I’ve been looking to join a senior rigger course, but so far, I’ve only found one person offering it in the eastern U.S. (I'm located in Boston and willing to take it anywhere in the east or close by) If anyone knows someone who’s running this course in December because I’ve got some commitments after that, please let me know. You can DM me or just drop a comment. Thanks!

Other than a full face helmet i don’t have the money to drop $300 on one. thanks!

For those aspiring to excel in formation skydiving, I wanted to share that the last four episodes of the 20 Minute Call podcast have been interviews with four World Champions - Kirk Verner, Jeana Billings, Brian "BK" Krause and Jen Davidson. Each of their stories are inspiring and full of information on what it takes to get to the top of the podium.

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Hello, going for my first tandem jump over Yosemite National Park in a couple weeks. Looking forward to it so much! Choosing the 14k elevation, photo and video. Should I be wearing multiple warm layers? Bright clothing for better photo/video? Empty stomach/full stomach? Should I request anything special during the jump out of the plane? I’m 49M, 6’-3” 255 pounds. Please share any advice to help make my first experience the best it can be. Thank you to everyone, this sub has been a great read.

Every time I skydive, either my balls are crushed in free fall or under canopy from the leg straps. It has been 80 Jumps and I cant find a solution, how do you guys do it?

So I may be getting ahead of myself as I have NEVER skydived before. I booked a tandem jump which is in three weeks and after that I am considering getting my skydiving certification. I found a place that charges about $3500 and I am wondering if that is about average cost wise?

I've been wanting to get my certification for a long time and for some reason kept putting it off, but I think it's time! I've been into extreme sports my whole life and have done everything from cliff diving, to BMX, to snowboarding, etc. Skydiving for some reason just never happened, usually due to not having the money for it. Now, I am in a better position in life and have the money to do it, although I feel like I am running out of time due to age, I will be 40 soon.

My ULTIMATE goal, and the whole reason that I want to get my certification, is so I can work towards using a wing suit. It's been on my bucket list since I was a kid... It looks incredibly fun and about as close as it gets to flying and that ultimately freedom. I know you need something like 200+ jumps in order to fly with a wing suit, but it's something I am determined to do no matter what it takes.

If I can get that far, I want to try close proximity base jumping with the wing suit. That's probably way down the road, but that's ultimately my end goal! However long it takes.

If anyone has any advice on what it takes to use a wing suit, I would love to hear any and all advice, comments, etc

Thank you.

I wonder whether it's a consistent job and can people actually make a living out of it? Keeping in age and health in mind.

Going to be visiting NZ South Island later and was looking for recommendations on where to fun jump. Somewhere beautiful where I can rent/borrow all the equipment. Also, what do they think of British skydiving licences?

This is for anyone that's involved in making new licensed skydivers (especially those who interact with students near the end of the training program).

As you shepherd students through the training program, make sure you're talking to them about safe gear buying.

The scamming on Facebook has grown exponentially in both frequency and sophistication. They've got "gear stores", and sometimes even clone known good seller accounts like Bryan Cavage's. Skydivers are getting ripped off, and it's usually the newly licensed skydivers who have to learn an often expensive lesson.

Remember that the skydiving gear market is quite a unique one, and the way we buy and sell gear is going to be very different than what they've done before most likely, making it easy scammers to rip them off.

So you are now the front line in that battle against the scammers.

Help them with their first purchases, especially with verification. Give them the "safe gear buying talk". Escrow is always best, but there are other ways of verifying buyers and sellers.

Has anyone even gone to the Egypt boogie jump like a pharaoh? Thoughts/comments/recommend? Also, can’t seem to find anything about price, only see pre-registration. Any advice, especially about pricing, would be really appreciated!

Anyone tuning into his ‘lives’ on insta or know him personally?

The ratings for the newer go pro don’t seem to good. Are they still the „go to camera“?

What camera are the pros using to film tandems?

Thank you very much and blue skies.

I have to wait 6 months for the season to start, and I’m jealous.

Thinks

Wanted to check how people are handling skydiving insurance.

While doing my AFF in spain the DZ had tie up for insurance company and it was quite straight forward. But I am Friend of mine is starting his AFF in Arizona and they haven’t recommended any.

Wanted to ask how people are managing their insurance cover.

• during AFF
• After licence, specifically non US citizens with USPA licence jumping in US and other countries.
• how is the insurance cover across different countries. Do we buy separate in each?
• recommend insurance providers

Once I open the canopy and start to go down to my planned altitude for starting landing pattern (usually start from 3500 ft to 1000ft) I try to do 360 turns or spiral to burn altitude a bit faster but I have some kind of fear inside of me that canopy will just collapse because of that . That’s why my turns maybe not that deep. I know that students rigs are pretty big and safe (currently I use 210 but tomorrow will switch to 190) but I still feel I’m not using all that power that I could. Once I try more deep turn and my body gets a bit angled with canopy I suddenly feel “butterflies” in my stomach and fear comes in so I stop the turn. Because of it I just do a simple S curve turns to go down. Any recommendations how I can overcome that ? Is it actually safe and I’m thinking too much ?

P.S. I’m planning to sign for a canopy control course. I have 28 jumps.