Get ready for the most exciting
time of your life! Skydiving offers you the opportunity to live life
to its fullest. The Atlanta Skydiving Center experience is like no other!
At ASC you will be accompanied on your skydive by the most enthusiastic
skydive professionals in Georgia skydiving! Use the information provided
below to choose which first jump you wish to make at ASC.
To make any skydive you must be
at least 18 years
of age and weigh 285
lbs or less.
Tandem Skydiving is the most popular
first jump as it requires a minimal amount of training (less than an hour)
while maintaining a high degree of safety. You are attached to the front
of your instructor's harness for the entire skydive and parachute ride.
Your jump will include 70 seconds of freefall followed by a canopy ride
that lasts anywhere from 7 to 9 minutes. You will be encouraged to steer
the parachute and should you request you may also do flips, turns (steer
yourself) in freefall! We highly recommend this method of enjoying
your first skydive!
AFF is the most advanced method
of training individuals to skydive. Before your first jump you will attend
an 4 to 8 hour training class that usually runs about 6 hours. This course
will teach you the fundamentals of skydiving. Your jump is made in the
company of two USPA rated AFF Jump masters who provide direct assistance
during the exit and freefall. You will have the opportunity to deploy your
pilot chute which will release your main canopy. Once your parachute is
deployed, you will control a solo parachute descent back to the drop zone
with some assistance from the Atlanta Skydiving Center staff via us of
our ground to air communication system.
Photo courtesy of Larry Hill and SAZ.
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To make your first Jump,
wear casual clothes suitable for outdoor activity at the temperatures forecast
for the day. For the warm months, shorts or jeans, lightweight shirt, and
tennis shoes are fine. In the winter we jump in temperatures as low as
the mid 30's on the ground. The airplanes are heated, a sweatshirt or long
sleeve warm shirt, jeans, lightweight gloves, and tennis shoes are sufficient.
On all yo333333ur student training jumps ASC will provide a jumpsuit, goggles,
headgear, altimeter and parachute rig system.
Atlanta Skydiving Center
has an outdoor observation deck as well as an indoor observation area.
We encourage you to bring your friends, cameras, and picnic lunches. Supervised
children are welcome and will enjoy the exciting environment. Your
pets are welcome!
