Skydiving For a Living

What it's Like to Tandem Skydive as a Career One of the hardest things in life is deciding what you want to be when you grow up. I never in a million years would have thought it possible I could get paid to jump from airplanes.  If someone had told me when I was 16 that I'm going to be a professional skydiver, I would have thought they were crazy. The first time I stepped out of an airplane I knew that I had found my passion. To be able to turn that passion into a career has been beyond amazing. I cant tell you how many times I have heard from customers how lucky I am to be a professional skydiver. I always love to hear that because it makes me know how much they loved their skydive with us. Full-Time Skydivers As much as I love skydiving, I love being able to share the sky with first time…

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Skydiving Tip: Make Sure That You Are Relaxed

Nervous About Your First Time Skydiving? Everyone..and I mean everyone is nervous when making their first skydive. It is normal and expected. No Limits Skydiving takes thousands of people on their first skydive, and we specialize in first time jumpers. Our entire business is catered to Tandem Skydives and First Time Students. As the owner of  No Limits Skydiving, I have been involved with skydiving for most of my adult life. The biggest adventure in skydiving is being a part of someones first jump. We are able to show them the adventure of skydiving, we are with them the first time they step out of a perfectly good airplane and we are there when they experience a new thrill. When I first become an instructor we were all the aspects of the equipment and safety. No one teaches you how to calm a first time skydiver down so they can enjoy the jump. It is something you learn with years and years…

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How Safe is Tandem Skydiving?

Tandem Skydiving Safety Precautions This is a question we often get asked, so thought it would make a great subject to talk about. Skydiving is on the Bucket List of most people with a sense of adventure. Of course jumping from planes does carry a certain amount of risk but let me share some of the ways that No Limits Skydiving minimizes those risks. We belong to a organization called the United States Parachute Association. This is a membership of skydivers that regulates how drop zones in the United States must conduct operations. They mandate everything from how often parachutes must be inspected to who is allowed to be a Skydiving Instructor. Here are some of the details: All Reserve Parachutes must be inspected every 160 days. They must be inspected and repacked by a certified rigger. All airplanes that are used for skydiving operations must go thru a complete inspection every 100 hours. Every Skydiving Instructor must go thru…

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Tandem Skydiving in Norfolk, Virginia

Skydiving in Virginia No Limits Skydiving has two locations in Virginia.  Our location in West Point is the closest Skydiving School to Norfolk VA. We are a easy drive right down 64 to the drop zone. Norfolk VA is the home to the worlds largest NAVY Base so there is big military presence in the area. We get many service members who come to No Limits Skydiving for their first skydive. The owner of No Limits Skydiving is veteran of the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia during his service. He served on the Aircraft Carrier USS America CV-66, which was located on Pier 12 when in port.  Most of our staff are ex-military and we make sure service members have a great time skydiving. We offer discounts for U.S. Military, for their skydive, and their video or pictures. People who enlist in the military are usually adventure seekers so skydiving is a natural fit for them.  We also realize…

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Tandem Skydiving is the Best Way to Make Your First Jump

Choose No Limits Skydiving for Your First Jump! So you have decided to make the big plunge..your going to sign up for your first Tandem Skydive. Tandem Skydiving is by far the safest and easiest method to make your first skydive. Tandem Skydiving was developed in the late 80's as a way to introduce people to the sport of parachuting while attached to experienced instructors. By the early 90's it had replaced almost all other methods of training and introduction into skydiving.  It has developed into a great and safe way to allow people to experience free-fall and jumping from a perfectly good airplane. With a Tandem Skydive you are attached to a United States Parachute Association Certified Instructor. The United States Parachute Association is a organization that sets rules and regulations for all forms of skydiving. They set minimum safety standards that all drop zones and instructors must follow.  No Limits Skydiving is a member of this organization and has been…

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