COLD WEATHER? WARM WEATHER? WE ARE JUMPING!

We know winter weather in Hampton Roads is all over the place. One day it’s 22 degrees and the next it’s 71 degrees. No matter the temps, if the skies are clear we are out here at the drop zone doing jumps! Even though the weather can be colder, winter skydiving is...

Preparing for your first tandem skydive

So you’re finally going to jump out of a perfectly good airplane! Or maybe you’re still on the fence. This article will help you navigate and set expectations for your first tandem. Before you arrive: 1. Eat a good breakfast, arriving at the Dropzone...

First Time Tandem

So you’re finally going to jump out of a perfectly good airplane! Or maybe you’re still on the fence. This article will help you navigate and set expectations for your first tandem. Before you arrive: 1. Eat a good breakfast, arriving at the Dropzone...

Group Bookings

Some adventures are better shared with friends or family, and skydiving is one of them! While coming alone to skydive is perfectly fine, most people want to share this experience with a loved one. If you want to book multiple people to skydive, the easiest thing to do...

Safety Day 2019

Kicking off the 2019 jump season, we held our annual USPA Safety Day meeting on March 9. For anyone living on the East Coast, especially in Virginia, it has been a long, wet winter and we are all itching to get back to jumping. But before that can happen, we took the...

Sloppy Seconds

Now that I have your attention, you can get your mind out of the gutter. We’re talking about the valuable “seconds” of freefall and why they’re better for everyone on a tandem skydive when the harness is properly adjusted. As an examiner, I pay particular attention to...