Skydive Certification at Ultimate Skydiving Adventures

Earning a skydive certification is a sublime adventure. It requires gusto, perseverance, awareness, and guts. It’s not every day you’re faced with your biggest fears, then stare out the door of an airplane several thousand feet up with the intent to jump. That’s why at Ultimate Skydiving Adventures, we do things a little differently. We train those who want to pursue the sport of skydiving – sorry if this sounds rough – but we don’t train one jump wonders! (Tandems are an exception, we’re talking about those that want to learn to solo skydive.)

How To Become a Skydiver

It is required to make at least one tandem skydive before entering the solo skydive program at Ultimate Skydiving Adventures. This gives you a chance to understand the whole experience from the equipment, etiquette, what it feels and sounds like when the door opens to jumping out, feeling the parachute open, flying, locating the landing area, and landing. In short, it gives you a head start in your skydiving education and prepares you to solo skydive. And heck, sometimes people go through this experience and they realize that this isn’t the sport for them. It can be overwhelming. However, if you land and you are stoked and think of nothing else but getting back up in the air, then it’s time to consider signing up to learn to solo skydive!

What Kind of Solo Skydive Training Do You Do?

Ultimate Skydiving Adventures trains what’s known as “IAD” or the Instructor Assisted Deployment. It is very similar to the traditional Static Line training, where you will jump from 3,500 feet, exit, and the parachute opens after exiting the plane. Once you master exiting the airplane, then you will progress to freefall. In this training program, we focus on the fundamental key elements of skydiving, and that’s exiting the plane, canopy control, and landing the parachute. We spend more time under the parachute than in freefall. In this training method, you will gain awareness and skills for canopy control and gain confidence in exiting the plane that will last throughout your entire skydiving career.

How Much Does Learning to Skydive Cost?

Ground Training	Cost
First Solo Skydiving Course	$199*

*The First Solo Skydiving Course is a digital skydiving ground training course that must be completed before the in-person training. After completion, you will CONTACT US to book a time for your orientation, test, and approximately 1-hour practical.

Skydive Certification Course	Number of Jumps	Length of Time	What Does it Include	Cost
3-Day Course	10	3 days*	Course, equipment, pack job, ground training, video debriefs	$1250**
7-Day Course	30	7 days*	Course, equipment, pack job, packing class, A-License ground training course, video debriefs, USPA license submission, 30 jumps	$3000**

*weather dependant
** Additional jumps are $125/each (includes equipment, pack job & training)

You’ll notice that we don’t do one jump at a time here. As stated above, we train skydivers. When you sign up to learn to skydive with us, we want to know you are committed to learning, just as much as we are committed to teaching you. This is why we require a tandem skydive to begin because it is a big investment into solo skydiving and we want YOU to be ready.

How To Get a Skydiving License

There are several training requirements that you must achieve before getting your skydiving license. The skills range from different types of exit positions from the plane, freefall skills, canopy maneuvers, landing, and more. You’ll also note that we go above and beyond the training requirements set by the United States Parachute Association. We do this because we are setting you up for success and longevity in the sport with an education that will empower you.

Here’s a basic checklist of solo skydiving requirements to earn an A-License:

Complete the First Solo Skydive Course
Have 25 or more jumps
Complete ground training requirements
Complete Emergency Procedure training
Complete a Packing Class
Demonstrate Equipment Knowledge
Perform and understand parachute and freefall maneuvers
Perform and understand plane exit techniques
Demonstrate Aircraft Knowledge
(Specific to Ultimate Skydiving Adventures): First Solo Skydiving Digital Courses
(Specific to Ultimate Skydiving Adventures): Digital A-License Ground Training Course

Sign Up for Your Skydive Certification Course

Do you know you’re not a one-jump wonder? Are you ready to make the commitment to solo skydive? Then let’s do this!

We make learning to skydive an accessible journey with the at-home, self-paced digital First Solo Skydive Course. This is an approximately 4-hour course that consists of: