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How many hours of training do you need to skydive alone?
On your first AFF Level, you will receive 6 hours of ground training and learn to skydive solo. You will jump utilizing your own equipment and jumping with two USPA certified instructors. Under normal conditions you will jump the same day as you complete the ground training.
How many times is needed to be a solo skydive to go alone?
After you’ve logged 25 jumps and shown the required skills, you’ll be eligible to apply and test for your USPA ‘A’ license. This means you are a qualified skydiver and are clear to jump solo without supervision.
Can you skydive alone first time?
The short answer is no. Skydiving alone requires a license, and it’s also a crucial part of becoming a skydiving instructor. If you’re not licensed — especially if you’re jumping for the first time — you’ll have to jump as part of a tandem skydive with an instructor.
How safe is solo skydiving?
That’s 0.0075 fatalities per 1,000 jumps—among the lowest rate in the sport’s history! Tandem skydiving has an even better safety record, with 0.003 student fatalities per 1,000 tandem jumps over the past decade.
How much does it cost to solo skydive?
Solo skydive: $80-120 or as low as $25 if you have your own equipment and only need the ride up (remember, you have to have been trained already and be USPA certified). Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) Training package: Typically about $1,500 and includes 7-10 jumps (along with training, rides up, and equipment).
How long does it take to solo skydive?
At Skydive California, we recommend one tandem jump prior to going solo, so you can get a sense of what’s to come, then it’s off to solo! In our Accelerated Freefall program (AFF), you will begin with an extensive 4-6 hour class and begin your solo ‘category’ jumps.
How do you start skydiving solo?
Let’s look at what the United States Parachute Association lists as its requirements for solo skydiving:
- Complete all requirements laid out by the USPA A License Proficiency Card.
- Complete a minimum of 25 jumps.
- Make five skydives with one or more other people (tandem skydives)
- Pass the USPA written and oral exams.
Is skydiving high risk?
Every year, roughly 3.3 million skydives are made, and this has been true for nearly the last decade. Although, as we mentioned above, skydiving is not “completely safe,” as far as risk assessment is concerned, the chance of dying from skydiving is incredibly low.