Get ready for the most exciting time of your life! Skydiving in Kentucky offers you the opportunity to live life to its fullest. Use the information provided below to choose which first jump you wish to make in Kentucky at KY Skydiving.
Tandem Skydiving is the most popular first jump as it requires a minimal amount of training (less than an hour), while maintaining a high degree of safety. You are attached to the front of your instructor's harness for the entire skydive and parachute ride. Your jump will include approximately 40-60 seconds of freefall, followed by a canopy ride that lasts anywhere from 5 to 7 minutes. You may be encouraged to steer the parachute. Should you request, you may also do flips and turns (steer yourself) in freefall! We highly recommend this method of enjoying your first skydive!
AFF is the most utilized method of training individuals to skydive in the United States. Before your first jump you will attend a 4 to 6 hour training class that will teach you the fundamentals of skydiving. Your jump is made in the company of two USPA rated AFF Jump Masters who provide direct assistance during the exit and freefall. You will have the opportunity to deploy your pilot chute which will release your main canopy. Once your parachute is deployed, you will (with radio assistance) control a solo parachute descent back to the drop zone.
To make your first Jump, wear casual clothes suitable for outdoor activity at the temperatures forecast for the day. For the warm months, shorts or jeans, lightweight shirt, and tennis shoes are fine. In the winter a sweatshirt or long sleeve warm shirt, jeans, lightweight gloves, and tennis shoes are usually sufficient.
We encourage you to take along your friends, cameras, and picnic lunches.
