Taking Your First Skydiving Lessons

Having decided you really want to skydive you will need to take skydiving lessons somewhere. You will not alone. In the United states alone over 300,000 people take their first jump every year. Before starting, most of these people will wonder what to expect with skydiving lessons. Upon arrival at the airport you can expect to be met by your instructors. After having been introduced to each other they will begin to gather some information from you.

Your weight, birth date, I.D. card details and a bit of medical history. When taking skydiving lessons it's important to give accurate information, especially regarding your weight and medical history. After having your personal information you will need to fill out some legal waivers. These waivers will contain lots of scary words like "accidental death" and bodily injury". These legal waivers are intentionally made to sound scary. No instructor wants to jump with someone who is unsure about skydiving because they are more prone to a panic attack.

Preparing for jumping

Once these things are out of the way you will probably be shown at least one video. These videos will show people skydiving with your instructor and explaining whats happening. Again, to make sure you really want to jump, your instructor might be asking you if your sure you want to do this. This may sound strange but most instructors want to be jumping with someone who is 100% positive they want to do this and are going to do this. This mental aspect of skydiving lessons is part of the program. After your video or videos they will most likely show you a parachute and all the equipment that goes with it. They will give you a brief description on what everything is and how it all works. Also they will cover some emergency procedures and what to expect should the main parachute fail to open.

Once this part of skydiving lessons are completed it's time for business. You will be given a jumpsuit, helmet, goggles and a harness that will attach you with your instructor. Your instructor will check all your gear and re-check it again and you will be headed to the plane. Once in the plane and climbing to your jump altitude all equipment will be checked again and to make sure your securely attached to your instructor. When your over the drop zone the door will be opened and out you will go. Expect to be falling over 120 mph with lots of adrenaline running through your system. Once the parachute opens and your safely back on earth you will have completed your skydiving lessons.

If you really scare to jump out of a plane, then try indoor skydiving first.