One of the most common misconceptions about skydiving is that you HAVE to start with someone on your back. That’s absolutely not true! You can skydive by yourself from your very first jump. You don’t need to do tandem jumps before you can skydive solo. However, while you start solo, it does take a while … Read more
There’s a lot of aspects that people worry about when it comes to skydiving. One of the most common questions is about breathing while skydiving. Can you breathe? Is there enough oxygen? Do you hold your breath the whole time? Thankfully, there’s no real issue with breathing in skydiving. That said, it’s a common question … Read more
Hoping to go skydiving, but unsure if you’re old enough (or young enough)? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Throwing ourselves out of a plane isn’t exactly as common as driving a car, so skydiving age limits can seem a bit of a mystery! So how old do you have to be skydive? You need to … Read more
When an object is falling through the sky, it accelerates until it reaches a terminal velocity. A maximum speed before air resistance balances out the pull of gravity. When it comes to skydiving, the standard terminal velocity is 120mph (193km/h). This is the average speed for a solo jumper falling in a stable position. However, … Read more
What’s possible these days is amazing. We can fly in a plane. Jump out and soar through the air. Pop a parachute, and glide back to earth. But can we jump in the rain? In short, no. The FFA require any skydives to be made in clear visibility. The rain in your eyes at 120mph … Read more
Skydiving’s a little bit like Nutella. Some people look at it and go ‘woah, that looks incredible!’. While others think ‘why the hell would you do that?!’ This article is for anyone wondering about the benefits of throwing yourself out of a perfectly good airplane. I’ve covered the pros (and cons) from all the different … Read more
For those of us who’ve experienced any form of motion sickness, jumping out of a plane may be only one of our skydiving worries. The other is whether you’ll start committing biological warfare on the wildlife (or watchers) below! In short, don’t worry. While throwing up can happen while skydiving, it’s extremely rare. In the … Read more
What to wear when skydiving is one of those questions that doesn’t seem to matter… Until it does. Once you’ve got your jump booked and the day’s coming close, you might start overanalyzing everything. Are my shoes going to fall off? Will I freeze to death? Will my clothes mess with the safety gear? The … Read more
Windy. There’s one word for what skydiving feels like. Intense. Amazing. Pure Freedom. There’s a few more… I could use thousands of words to describe the feelings as you fall through the sky for the first time. It’s total sensory overload. Skydiving feels like you’re flying. Like you’re floating in a swimming pool, but with … Read more
Throwing yourself out of a plane is an amazing experience. An experience which differs greatly depending on what height you jump from! The altitude you leave the plane defines how long you get to freefall. So what altitude will you jump from, and how long will that give you soaring in the air? In this … Read more