The question of age.

[rcarle 0]

So i'm 17 and want to go skydiving, and i want to know if i can do it in the U.S. with parental consent. If so where?
p.s - i live in northern idaho

[BIGUN 1,486]

Contact a DZ near you.

http://www.dropzone.com/dropzone/North_America/United_States/Idaho/index.html

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[NelKel 0]

It fall on a liability issue. With parental consent some DZ will let you jump at 16 yr. old. Other require you to be 18.

The way I understand it is this. Lets say your parent go with you, the plane crashes and all souls are lost.
Your parents Insurance company awards your godmother/or an aunt the money to raise your siblings, she can sue the DZ. She is not on the waiver

Also a waiver is just a piece of paper, a lawyer could argue it in court and have it ruled inadmissable in a lawsuit.

Unless your the child of a skydiver or a DZO's child who has grown up in the skydiving community, and has a real understanding of the risk, IMO the rule should be 18 yrs. Good luck

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[NWFlyer 2]

This thread discussed the topic recently, including info on some places you could possibly go. There's links to other threads as well.

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[packing_jarrett 0]

Toledo Washington will let 16year olds skydive. you need some parental consent.

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