You will feel excited and rush of adrenaline as you leap from 10,000 feet into the sky. Well, that’s indeed how skydiving feels like. If skydiving is a blank item on your to-to list, don’t hesitate it anymore. Fill this blank, and the wonderful experience in the sky will be an unforgettable highlight moment someday. For those who haven’t experienced it yet, we specially compiled the complete guide for your reference.

What Is Skydiving?

Skydiving is considered as an “extreme sport” that people usually jump from an air plane, hot-air balloon, or other aircrafts in flight and descend to the ground. If you are a new skydiver, you don’t need to jump alone, tandem jumping is best for you. Securely harnessed to a professional instructor, you can relax and freely enjoy the views since the instructor will control the jumping time from the plane, pull the parachute at the right time, and descend safely.

Do I Need to Make an Appointment in Advance for Skydiving?

Of course. Aviation activities are greatly affected by weather conditions and the weather in landing area must be highly visible so that skydivers can visually identify the landing site, for example, cloudy and foggy days are not suitable. Therefore, you need to pay attention to weather conditions in advance and make an appointment 2-7 days in advance. More Importantly, the club needs to report flight plans ahead of time to better arrange the itinerary for you.

What Are the Physical Requirements?

Skydiving is an extremely dangerous and exciting sport that requires good physical fitness and stable psychological condition. Generally, anyone weighing less than 100 kilometers and without hear trouble, high blood pressure, severe fear of heights, or pathological fear of heights can skydive.

However, tourists who have undergone major surgery within six months, suffered from cervical spondylosis, disc protrusion, otitis media, arm dislocation, fracture, or are pregnant are not allowed to experience parachuting. A child can skydive as long as he can wear a parachute harness.

How Are Juveniles Involved in Skydiving?

Children under eighteen and want to experience skydiving must be accompanied, signed, and agreed by a legal guardian. Then, they can tandem skydive with their legal guardians or professional instructors to complete the challenges.

What Are the Preparations before Skydiving?

Sufficient muscle stretching warm-ups before skydiving avoids sprains or strains, including skydiving postures, parachuting movements, and landing techniques. Besides, you need to understand and accept all the skydiving risks and do some written skydiving tests.

If you are going to challenge solo skydiving, you need to go through no less than ten hours of systematic and professional ground training and examination. Only when you pass each examination, can you start solo skydiving.

What Is the Dressing Code for Skydiving?

Remember to dress appropriately for skydiving. Try to wear comfortable, concise, and well-fitting clothes when skydiving. Do not wear too loose clothes or skirts to avoid wardrobe malfunction. Also, you should not wear high heels, boots, or slippers and carry valuables or items that hinder the flight. Sports shoes will be better. Well, if you have brought those private belongings with you, you can temporarily store them into the locker.

If the skydiving base does not provide a cabinet, you can use the Biometric Privacy Safe to store your carry-ons, such as necklace, earrings, bracelets, cellphone, cards, watch, camera, hats, shades, etc., and lock them with your fingerprints or passwords before securing the safe to a stationary post, chair, or tree.

What Is the Skydiving Equipment?

Skydiving is a professional extreme sport requiring professional equipment. In addition to the four core equipment — main canopy, reserve canopy, strings, and container (usually a backpack), there are also ripcords, spare handles, elevators, altimeters, goggles, headgear, locators, skydiving suits, etc to prepare during a skydiving.

What Is the Standard Posture for Skydiving?

Before skydiving, you should make full preparations and stretch your muscles and bones to avoid sprains or strains. During gliding, you must obey the instructor’s instructions and reduce the movement range. The skydiving and the landing posture should also be standard. Don’t change the movement casually, or you may get injured.

Is It Necessary to Buy Insurance?

In case of accidents, a skydiving accident insurance and an additional accident injury medical insurance must be purchased before skydiving.

Closure

If you understand all the above items and are ready to go, you can start an anticipated free-falling parachuting from an omniscient perspective.