Learn to Skydive with Tandem Diving

Learn to Skydive with Tandem Diving

by Matt Anderson

How to learn about skydiving by taking a tandem dive. What
to expect with a tandem dive.

If you plan on trying the exciting sport of skydiving, you
should try to learn everything you can about it. If
so,diving in tandem can be a great place to start.

Team diving is a great way to improve your diving skills and
it is a talent that you can use whether you just sky jump
for fun, or or you want to become competitive in this
sport.

The most common kinds of parachuting are solo parachuting
and tandem parachuting. In tandem parachuting, two skydivers
are attached, and they dive together. In a way, one is piggy
backing on the other as they do a freefall skydive through
the sky. Usually the other is an instructor and the "rider"
is a novice learning how to skydive. The responsibilities
for the jump still lie with the instructor, but the
passenger learns as he goes down or he can just relax and
enjoy himself. Outside of diving together, the only
difference in tandem diving is the larger parachute required
by the weight of two people.

Weather is always a factor in skydiving but team skydiving
is most dramatically affected by the weather. Very bad
weather may ground the planes, but even once the plane has
gone up, high winds may change the schedule so that the dive
may be postponed. If you planned on having an audience for
your skydive, make sure they realize that things may change
suddenly because of weather or high winds.

Once you are on the plane, and the plane has flown to the
proper altitude, you will be anxious about what to expect
next. As you approach the jump point, the pilot will give
you a signal that serves as a first warning. You will be
nervous at this signal, since it means the jump is coming up
soon. The instructor will tell you to stand up and you won't
even know what's happening as he straps everything in place.
Once this is done, there will be a final signal by the pilot
that means you must step to the door and be ready to dive.
Looking out and down over the earth below you can be a very
frightful experience, but the instructor will not give you
much time to think about it as you only have a fraction of a
second to move into the jump. The next thing you know, the
earth will be rushing up to meet you as you do a free fall
skydive towards it. Open your eyes, because this is a view
that is not seen by many and is truly spectacular. If you
are skydiving in your local area, you can look for landmarks
that you know. You may just start to relax as you get used
to the sensation, but that will not last, since the
instructor will be ready to pull the ripcord. This is
another shock, since it feels like a brake stopped you in
the air! You will probably also be surprised at how tight
the straps feel now that you are in the air.
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If you paid close attention to the ground instructor, you
will land easily and effortlessly and be ready to go
skydiving again soon!

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