YanBizzle 0 #1 September 13, 2006 Hello all, In the last year I have taken an interest in Skydiving, watching videos, reading and researching, and all that kind of fun stuff. During the research, I realized to my great dismay that I must be 18 to get certified. I was wondering if there are any loop holes, or ways to complete the AFF program (or another way to get certified) at 17, next summer. Or, as I fear, do I have no choice but to wait until the summer after next when I will be 18? Thanks! -Yan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 September 13, 2006 If you do a search here on DZ.com you'll find more then a few threads regarding to underage skydiving. The short answer is you will most likely need to wait until you're 18. You may find a DZ that you can do a tandem or even a S/L jump while you're under 18, although those DZs are quite rare. If you're really interested in skydiving, it would be in your intrest to go to your local DZ and see about getting a weekend job there. Be it as a packer, manifester or even just someone who cleans the hanger and helps fuel/load the plane. You'll find that DZs are more willing to help someone who is underage to start jumping, if they are the children of long time jumpers at that DZ or they are staff at the DZ. That's no promise that it will happen, though. All in all another year of waiting won't be the end of the world. If you get some work at a DZ you'll find that you will have learned a lot about skydiving in the mean time. Good luck!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fugozzie 0 #3 September 13, 2006 www.skydivect.com we allow 16 year olds to do AFF with parent permission. PM me if you want more info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #4 September 13, 2006 This place might do it: http://www.parachutecenter.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #5 September 13, 2006 You're not that far from Canada. I know a 17-year-old from Massachusetts who's got close to 150 jumps there. (Helps that he worked as a packer there this summer.) HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azureriders 0 #6 September 13, 2006 Gold Coast will do it, or least have done it in the past. However they are a good distance from you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YanBizzle 0 #7 September 13, 2006 Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I think, in this case, that SkyDiveCT will be what I choose, as it is nearest to me. Thanks again, Yan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelmullins 81 #8 September 13, 2006 West Tennessee Skydiving, Memphis, TN, allows under 18 to do AFF with parental permission. Mike Mullins West Tennessee Skydiving http://www.SkydiveKingAir.com 901-759-3483 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
