| The drop zone in skydiving is the area a skydiver | | | | jump a student will try, but many people simply use |
| aims at to land when he jumps from the plane. This | | | | tandem jumping for the one time jump of their lives |
| is the entire area where the diver leaves the plane | | | | just to experience this thrill. |
| and over which he drifts as he descends, as well as | | | | Tandem skydiving means that the student is literally |
| where he is expected to touch down when he hits | | | | connected (by a harness) to the instructor during the |
| the ground. | | | | dive. The student can choose to do nothing and |
| Therefore, the skydive drop zone is the whole region | | | | enjoy the ride, or can learn by doing as the dive is |
| where people learn to and then practice skydiving. | | | | taking place. In either case, the instructor has total, |
| There are three primary ways to learn skydiving, and | | | | final control over the dive. |
| each depends upon the amount of time and money | | | | Another method by which to learn skydiving is the |
| one is willing to spend. You can choose between | | | | static line. In this method, the parachute is connected |
| tandem diving, static line diving and accelerated free | | | | to a static line on the plane, and the parachute is |
| fall. Each is designed to give you the experience of | | | | deployed automatically as soon as the diver leaves |
| skydiving in varying degrees. | | | | the plane. |
| The way you choose to skydive for the first time | | | | A final way to learn is the accelerated free fall. In this |
| will be determined by what you hope to derive from | | | | method, one or more instructors, usually two, |
| the skydiving experience. Your initial experience | | | | accompany the student on his jump and assist and |
| should be designed to acquaint you with the sport, | | | | instruct him as he dives. If the student is unsure |
| while expanding your horizons and giving you fun and | | | | about how to deploy the parachute, the trainer can |
| excitement. | | | | just reach over and show him what to do. If there is |
| The first type of skydiving that most people engage | | | | still a problem, the instructor will pull the student's |
| in is tandem skydiving. It is a great way to | | | | chute himself. This is the fastest way to a free fall |
| experience skydiving while taking little risk and | | | | dive. As a rule, there are at least three accompanied |
| without too much prior preparation. In this method of | | | | dives before the student can skydive solo. |
| skydiving, a drogue parachute is used, which allows | | | | Instructors are responsible for determining when a |
| the parachute to open during a quick descent and | | | | student is ready for a solo skydive by observing how |
| then slow the descent down considerably so that the | | | | he managed to dive into the sky dive drop zone |
| descent can be used as a training tool. Most skydiving | | | | area. There is nothing like that first experience of |
| centers and schools use tandem jumping as the first | | | | pulling your own ripcord when skydiving! |