FIRST SKYDIVE

Get ready for the most exciting time of your life! Skydiving offers you the opportunity to live life to its fullest. The Skydive Philadelphia experience is like no other! At Skydive Philadelphia you will be accompanied on your skydive by the most enthusiastic skydive professionals in Pennsylvania skydiving! Use the information provided below to choose which first jump you wish to make at Skydive Philadelphia.

TANDEM 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 about 70 seconds of freefall, followed by a canopy ride that lasts anywhere from 7 to 9 minutes. You can also request to do flips and turns (steer yourself) in freefall! We highly recommend this method of enjoying your first skydive!

AFF

Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) is the most advanced method of training individuals to skydive. Before your first jump you will attend a training class that usually runs about 6 hours. This course 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 control a solo parachute descent back to the drop zone with some assistance from the Skydive Philadelphia staff, via use of our ground to air communication system.