FIRST SKYDIVE

Tandem Skydiving

Tandem skydiving is an incredibly easy, safe and enjoyable way to experience the excitement of Illinois skydiving without having to learn how.

Freefall at speeds of up to 120mph and enjoy breathtaking views during you canopy ride.

Feel a total sense of freedom while securely harnessed to your personal sky diving instructor. The exhilarating freefall combined with the peace and tranquility of the parachute ride makes your tandem skydive a unique experience you will never forget.

Allow 2-3 hours of your time for the experience of a life time. Tandem skydiving is available 7 days per week, all year.

*$145 Student rates and Group discounts are available.

Accelerated Freefall

For a more advanced approach, AFF (Accelerated Freefall) training is available. You may experience an AFF Level one jump as your first Illinois skydive, and should you decide to continue, it will be considered the first portion of your skydiving certification program.

Accelerated freefall is the fast track method of learning to skydive. It is the ultimate in skydiving instruction for fun and consists of a 7 stage program allowing you to freefall on every skydive.

*$229 Student rates and Group discounts are available.

Stage 1

Training: Approximately 5 hours ground training and jump with 2 instructors.

Objectives: Stable body position, altitude awareness, parachute activation, radio assisted landing.

Stage 2

Training: Body awareness, ground training and jump with 2 instructors.

Objectives: Stable body relaxation, pilot chute throw and turning techniques, radio assisted landing.


Stage 3

Training: Hover control and holding a direction, and jump with 2 instructors.

Objectives: Balanced body position, hover control, hold heading, radio assisted landing.

Stage 4

Training: Consolidation of previous levels. Repeat of stage 3. Depending on progress your jump will be with 1 or 2 instructors, with or without radio assisted landing.

Stage 5

Training: Learning to turn and jump with 1 instructor.

Objectives: Linked or unlinked freefall, 360 degree turns.

Stage 6

Training: Consolidation repeat of stage 5 with forward movement and jump with 1 instructor.

Objectives: To consolidate progress and achieve forward movement.

Stage 7

Training: Backloops and tracking and jump with 1 instructor.

Objectives: Dive exit, backloops, 180-degree turn, delta, flare and wave off.

*Prices subject to change without notice.