Toddnkaya1

Welcome Dom, Good luck with your training ! Jumping in the fall in New Hampshire sounds like skydiving paradise!!

18,000 ft.!!!??? Is that like a 20 minute free fall ? My tandum was from 10,500 ft. Is it normal to go that high?

Really enjoyed this read Mike! I think hearing about your experiences may be a help to those going through AFF or those considering it. Thanks! Todd

From what I can see you need five hundred jumps, three years jumping, class D license, etc. http://www.certificationunlimited.com/Pages/TandemStunts.html

Welcome to the Forum!

Great video!!

Thanks folks! Lol Norrin!

I was curious if there are height requirements etc. to be a TI? The guys(TI)at my local DZ are giants. Can you jump with someone taller and that weighs more than you? Thanks, Todd

I think I am being misunderstood. I don't need to see specific reports etc I would just like to know what the safety record is- ie incidents per 1000 jumps and any violations they may have been cited for. I have a couple of dzs in my area to choose from and because of my inexperience I don't know what to look for as far as safe practices are Concerned I want some sort of objective criteria to compare them. Experience in other areas of life has taught me that a business being licensed and in operation does not indicate more than a minimal level of competence. Because skydiving is an inherently dangerous sport I want to control the factors I can. Am I looking for a place that has a perfect record ? Of course not. But in choosing a site for training the rate and type of safety violations is one factor I would consider. Certainly other factors would be considered as well such as years in operation, experience of instructors and the opinion of people who have worked with them. How does someone brand new to the sport make an informed decision about where to seek instruction? If I have a choice between Dzs I want the one that's going to give the best experience/education. How do I, with no experience or knowledge of the sport, distinguish between a dz providing the minimum required or highest quality instruction?

Yes , Im paying attention , my post got delayed after a few more people had responded. I thank everyone for their detailed responses. As I stated , I have no real intention of asking the DZ any of these questions. I will be skydiving at Skydiving Pennsylvani in Mercer Pa. I was impressed with the operation, when I went up to do a tandem. Turned away do to weather. I also read all reviews here as well. I would like to know how many AFF students they train a season, and maybe their safety record with these students. I guess after singing twelve pages signing our rights away , I was curious what our rights are to know about the establishment. I do understand that this is a dangerous sport. I appreciate everyone's responses!!

Thanks Bigun ! So if I ask to see their records incident reports, safety record, accidents etc. , the DZ should hand that over for me to look at ? No questions asked? Is this common practice for divers to ask for this ?info ?

Curios to know if I have the right to ask the DZ for incident reports , injuries, citation info etc. the DZ looks awesome where I will jump, and hopefully get licensed, but I want to know more possibly if I start an AFF course. Maybe I won't ask anything, but I want to if I can and should. Thanks, Todd

Thanks folks, good point Andy , I would guess 80 % of AFF student have done a tandem.

What percentage of tandem jumpers go onto to AFF and or license? Just curious , Todd

Your welcome for the welcome. I hope you enjoy your dives and instruction! Ok , I don't really comprehend your answer. Are you telling me its $500 for the six skydives? That seems crazy cheep! It's $239 here for my first tandem. It's about $1500 for 7 AFF course here in Western Pa. Thanks.

Hi SickGirl, Welcome to the Forum!

Hey Mat, I plan on doing a tandem jump soon, and maybe going down the AFF path as well one day soon. Welcome to the forum !! Keep us posted and good luck. Todd