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Information / Tandem Skydiving

The History of Skydiving

Skydiving at one time was a sport or activity for only the military or extreme athletes. On many levels it still is, but with the popularity of tandem skydiving the thrill and adrenaline of skydiving is able to be enjoyed by anyone. If you want to jump from an airplane or learn more about skydiving, read below or read about tandem skydiving. In 2012 approximately 500,000 people all over the world made their first Tandem Skydive. With tandem skydiving an inexperienced person is attached to a very experienced skydiver who processes’ a Tandem Instructor Rating. This allows people from every walk of life to jump from a perfectly good airplane. Tandem skydiving is the easiest and safest way to jump from airplane. The experience last about 27 minutes from the time you take off in the plane til you land under a tandem parachute with your instructor. The training for a tandem skydive usually takes around 15 minutes. You’ll learn…

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May 5, 2014
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Skydiving from a Pilot’s Perspective

By: Robert H. Van Aman, Pilot I often get asked what my job is like. My short answer is, “exciting”. However that doesn’t seem to do it justice. First a little about myself, I’ve been a pilot for 14 years. I have had the privilege to fly planes as small as a two seater, to as large as a 50 passenger regional jet. This by far in the most exciting job I’ve ever had. The people I work with are great and getting to fly everyday is never a bad thing. The best part about this job is the people I get to meet. These people come for various reasons, excitement, adventure, to cross something off their bucket list, or to conquer a fear. I have even seen some people come as a way of saying good bye to loved ones or to propose to their sweetheart. Whatever their reasons I get to be a big part of their lives.…

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May 4, 2014
Tandem Skydiving

Woman Skydiving At Age 50

By: Lisa Thompson I recently completed my first death-defying skydive held in honor of successfully being alive for 50 years. This is my story. It’s a story about a woman skydiving and loving every minute of it! I hope someday it will be your story as well. Why Did I Skydive? I’ve always wondered what it’s like to fly without the aid of an aircraft. Growing up, one of my favorite movies had a great Skydiving Scene, I knew one day I would have to try it. Many of my friends knew, that making a skydive was a life long dream. Some of them encouraged me to take the plunge, while others begged me to keep my feet on the ground. It’s okay, I told myself. I’d done the research and found that people were 4 times more likely to be hurt falling off a chair then by making a tandem skydive. The very least, I would have a better…

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May 1, 2014
Tandem Skydiving

World Record Tandem Skydives

For nearly 29 years, the Special Operations Warrior Foundation has provided full college scholarship grants, not loans, along with financial aid and educational counseling to surviving children of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation is proud of its ability to maintain a low overhead. In 2008, the administrative overhead was 5.8 percent – meaning 94.2 cent of every dollar goes directly to the programs of supporting special operations personnel and their families. Bowlin and Gould decided to meld their passions for skydiving with a fund raising event for SWOF. The idea was to do the most tandem jumps in a 24-hour period. Tandem jumps are when two people jump together under a single parachute system. They are attached at four points. They exit together, freefall together and land together. The goal was to make 150 tandem jumps in 24-hours. That would…

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April 1, 2014
Events / Tandem Skydiving

Richmond International Raceway Tandem Skydiving

No limits Skydiving instructors brought Richmond International Raceway Track President, Doug Fritz on a Tandem Skydive for a press conference at the track. Our staff are recognized as the best in the area and are used often for special events. In a promotion to introduce the Air Guard 400, Richmond International Raceway Track President Doug Fritz accept the challenge to go skydiving for the first time. This was no ordinary jump, Fritz made a tandem skydiving into the infield of the racetrack with the help of instructor and professional skydiver Matt Wilson. Matt is also the owner of No Limits Skydiving and makes his living helping people experience the thrill of skydiving. This was the first time a track present has ever jumped into his own track. “I tell you what, I think it’s the craziest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life, but hopefully we’ll sell some tickets,” Fritz said.

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April 1, 2014