Check Out a Tandem Skydive with Skydiving Over St. Paul Today!

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Tandem Skydiving is the most popular way to enter the world of sky diving. With less than half an hour of training you can skydive attached to an expert instructor. The first step is to fill out a little paperwork and watch a tandem skydiving video. Then you will attend a short class taught by a United States Parachute Association (USPA) licensed Tandem Instructor. He or she will have no less than 3 years experience in skydiving, 500 jumps, and hold a United States Parachute Association Master Skydiving license, although most of our vendor trainers have thousands of skydives under their belt. In the class you learn an overview of the process, correct freefall body position, how to handle emergencies, exiting the aircraft, steering the parachute after freefall, landing approach, and landing.

After this course, a Tandem Master will outfit you with a jumpsuit, harness, goggles, altimeter, and helmet. The harness is attached to the canopy directly at 4 distinct points so there is zero chance of coming loose. Reserve parachutes are all inspected and re-packed by F.A.A. approved Master Parachute Rigger every 180 days. If by 1,900 feet the main chute has not been activated, the AAD will deploy the backup canopy.

Once you are suited up, it's only an 8 minute flight to an altitude of 14,000 feet where you dive into freefall at 120 MPH for approximately 60 seconds. You or your instructor will deploy the chute around 5,000 feet and you will spend 5 to 7 minutes flying it back to the Minnesota soil. The landings are typically soft, sliding in on your behind or standing up.

The entire process takes 2 to 4 hours from your arrival until you leave the skydiving center. Tandem skydivers must weigh 250 lbs or less. Additional rates and restrictions may apply to hopeful skydivers over 230 lbs.

Call Skydiving St. Paul now at 651-315-8069 and book the experience of a lifetime!