Parachute Landing Patterns Explained
Have you ever struggled to understand what a parachute landing pattern is and how to modify it for different wind conditions? Check out this video! (Another fantastic edit by Nick Lott!)
Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 18 Video
You’re almost done!!!! Welcome to Dive Flow 18 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 18th solo jump, you will get to plan your own jump! Select skills you enjoy or those you need to practice more, with your instructor’s guidance, and make sure you have a good grasp of the survival skills you’ll …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 17 Video
Welcome to Dive Flow 17 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 17th solo jump, you will exit from a lower altitude and deploy quickly to simulate an emergency exit (in case of an in-flight emergency). Previous Dive: Dive Flow 16 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Observe standby and exit lights in …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 16 Video
Welcome to Dive Flow 16 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 16th solo jump, you will get to plan your own jump! Select skills you enjoy or those you need to practice more, with your instructor’s guidance. Previous Dive: Dive Flow 15 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Your choice of exit …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 15 Video
Welcome to Dive Flow 15 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 15th solo jump, you will demonstrate to your instructor that you have the skills for that A license! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 14 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Student’s choice exit (pick one you have confidence in) 360-degree turns both …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 14 Video
Welcome to Dive Flow 14 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 14th solo jump, you will practice skills you learned on earlier jumps with your instructor’s guidance. Previous Dive: Dive Flow 13 Your freefall objectives for this skydive may include: Tracking Side sliding Swoop and docks Flips Barrel rolls 6500 feet break off …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 13 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your 13th “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will continue to practice swooping down to dock on your instructor, and you’ll also work on side sliding. Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 12 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Diving …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 12 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your twelfth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will work on your diving exit along with swooping down to dock on your instructor. Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 11 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Diving exit Swoop and …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 11 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your eleventh “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will work on controlling your fall rate (speeding up and down), continue to develop a more powerful track, initiate your ‘break-off’ from the jump, and scan your airspace before deploying the main parachute by 4,500′. …
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Unlimited Jump Package Survival Guide (Clewiston)
Welcome! We look forward to making ALL the jumps with you, ALL YEAR LONG!!! Here are a few tips about Skydive Spaceland Florida that you might find useful if you are moving here from afar. Slots are limited each year, so… Get your unlimited jump package before it’s gone!
The provided address does not match the billing address for the cardholder. What??
If you’re reading this, chances are you tried to buy something here and received this error message: “The provided address does not match the billing address for the cardholder.” Please do not continue to submit the transaction without fixing the error! This message is telling you that either the numeric part of the street address …
Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 10 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your tenth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will float out, docked with your instructor, and work on tracking flatter and farther!!!!! Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 9 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Compressed accordion exit Perpendicular heading …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 9 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your ninth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will dive out docked with your instructor and start working on forward movement and backsliding!!!!! Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 8 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Compressed accordion exit Delta …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 8 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your eighth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will dive out solo and practice front and back flips!!!!! Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 7 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Diving exit Back flips and front flips Pre-deployment scan …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 7 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your seventh “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will exit solo and practice barrel rolls. Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 6 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Solo poised exit Barrel rolls Pre-deployment scan Deploy the main parachute at …
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Dallas Super Cup 2017 Scores
Done!! Videos are FINALLY being posted…click on team’s final score to view all 6 rounds Click here to see FaceBook Event Page 4-Way FS AA Class Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total Average Babes On Our Bellies 9 10 8 9 11 13 60 10 Dallas InterSpeediate …
Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 6 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your sixth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will practice turns, forward movement, and docking on your instructor. It’s getting real now! 🙂 Previous Dive: Dive Flow 5 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Team poised exit Maintaining altitude awareness 360° lower-body …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 5 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your fifth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will practice turns, forward movement, and your instructor will dock on you. Previous Dive: Dive Flow 4 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Team poised exit Maintaining altitude awareness 360° turns Forward movement to …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 4 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your fourth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will practice turns and forward movement. It’s time to start really flying! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 3 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Team poised exit Maintaining altitude awareness Arched body position Two 90° turns Forward movement/heading …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 3 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your third “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will practice deploying your parachute, stable freefall, and altitude awareness. Your goal is to fly smoothly and stable so you can earn your release from your instructor, truly skydiving solo for the first time! Previous …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 2 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your second “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will practice deploying your parachute, stable freefall, team turns with your instructor, and altitude awareness. Watch the video to see how it’s done! Previous Dive Flows: Dive Flow 1 Your freefall objectives for this skydive …
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Skydive Spaceland Skydiver Training Program: Dive Flow 1 Video
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your first “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will practice deploying your parachute, stable freefall, and altitude awareness. Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Proper climbout and exit Maintaining altitude awareness Arched body position 2 practice handle throws Identify the dropzone Deploy …
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Scott Latinis Joins Skydive Spaceland Team as Organizing and Events Director
Skydive Spaceland is thrilled to announce the full-time addition of longtime competitive skydiver Scott Latinis to the Skydive Spaceland team as Organizing and Events Director. “My parents will be so thrilled that I got a real job,” Latinis jokes. “But seriously, it’s a really great thing to be able to work in and give back …
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Turbulence and Skydiving: What You Don’t See Can Kill You
Air turbulence can partially or completely collapse a skydiver’s canopy, causing injury or worse. Avoid it at all costs!
Super Caravan Seating
Airplanes are a lot like people–individual (sometimes ridiculously so) in their needs and tolerances. For example, you can safely get away with sitting far back in the cabin of the Super Otter, but not so much in the Super Caravan. This is the reason for a recent policy change in how we load the Super …
Skydive Spaceland Military Transition Program
At Skydive Spaceland, we love our active and retired military service men and women! We greatly appreciate your service to our country, and we’d like to welcome you to our training program to transition military-trained skydivers to the civilian skydiving world. This program is now available at all Skydive Spaceland locations—Houston, Texas; Atlanta, Ga.; Dallas/Fort …
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Weekdays Rock for Skydiver Training (STP)!
Weekends are definitely the most popular days for our Skydiver Training Program–of course, because that’s when most people are off work! However, as you might know we are open 7 days a week. If you have any availability to jump on weekdays, you might enjoy weekday skydiving training even more! Why? Overall slower pace of …
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Breakoff Series Part 3: Video Takes the Center, High
It’s a super cool shot to get when you’re flying outside video above a skydiving formation–that shot when the outside camera flyer (who is filming the jump without being a part of the formation) drops into the center as the formation breaks away, probably turning in place to watch everyone track far and fast before deploying. …
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Breakoff Series Part 2: Flat Tracking
Tracking away from other skydivers well is one of the most vital survival skills a skydiver can have. No matter what kind of freefall skydive you do, unless it’s a Mr. Bill or a solo, you will be tracking to achieve horizontal separation from the other people you are skydiving with before deploying your parachute. …
Breakoff Safety Series
As skydivers who want to skydive again (and again, and again…), we tend to pay attention to the highest risk areas for our skydives to make them as safe as possible. We learn as students how to fly and land our parachutes safely, and we take canopy courses to get even better at it. We …