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Your Tandem Jump Step by Step

Check In and Briefing

After arriving to the dropzone, you check in at the Manifest. This is the place were all jumpers are divided into the different flights (Loads)

After quickly getting done with the paperwork, you will be briefed for your tandem jump by watching a detailed video presentation. You will learn about the tandem eqipment, safety measures, and the procedure of your tandem jump. If any questions remain unanswered, your tandem master and the whole colibri staff will be happy to assist you.

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Gear Up and Boarding

After your call there will be enough time to choose your jumpsuit and put it on. This is the point where you will also get to know your tandem master. He will repeat the most important points of your briefing with you.

You will receive your tandem harness, goggles, a hat, and if required, gloves. From your own clothing only your shoes remain visible, so it is recommended to bring closed and comfortable shoes without hooks or grommets.

Dressed and ready to go, there will be time for a picture together, and then off you go to board the plane. From this moment on, you should always stay close to your tandem master.

Increasing Excitement with Increasing Altitude

Often, our plane will land right after dropping the previous load. Once it has reached the boarding area, your tandem master will help you board the plane and show you where to take a seat.

During the climb to altitude (3,000 or 4,000m), you are invited to enjoy the view. On especially good days, you can see the alps!

While the plane rises up into the air, also your excitement will increase with every minute. Your tandem master will again go over the most important points of your briefing with you.

Exit — the beginning of your Tandem Jump

From the cockpit you will hear the command: "two minutes". This reminds the jumpers to get ready. Everyone will put on their goggles, helmets and gloves, and check all of their equipment again. This is also the point where you will be connected to your tandem master.

Now the pilot will slow down so much, that you can hear the speed difference. With a big smile on his face, the pilot will call the word "exit" through the plane. Usually, people jump out in groups, using many different ways of exiting. Watch them!

Once that it is your turn, you will crawl towards the door. You will place your feet on the step, with your arms close to your chest and your head tilted upwards. Take a deep breath and: JUMP!

The Freefall

Within 10 seconds, you will have accelerated to 200km/h. Much faster than that you will realize that skydiving does not feel like falling at all: it feels much more like flying! All of the tension and fear from the exit will be gone and forgotten by now.

The freefall will last up to one minute, if you do a Tandem jump from 4,000m. The things you will feel are very hard to describe - you need to experience it yourself!

Flying the Parachute

At about 1,500m above ground level (AGL) your tandem master will open the parachute. The opening takes only a few seconds.

After the fast freefall, the canopy ride will feel very calm and almost weightless. Usually, you will be allowed to fly the parachute yourself for awhile.

The canopy ride back down to earth will take 5 to 7 minutes.

The Landing

Slowly, the big tandem canopy will get closer to the landing area. Your tandem master will take back control. All you have to do for the landing, is pull up your legs.

When you pull down both toggles on a ram air parachute, the forward movement will be translated into a soft breaking mechanism.

You will land sitting down or standing up - depending on wind conditions and on your tandem master.

Congratulations!

Everyone can claim to have jumped out of a plain - but you can prove it! Your certificate will be waiting for you at the manifest.

In case your tandem master jumped with a handycam, you can watch a preview Video of your tandem jump already now.

Let's go skydive!

Make your Tandem Jump Appointment

"My first jump changed my life". This sentence is very common to be heard from skydivers. And more than a few wish they would not have waited for so long with trying it for the first time.

From experience we can say that everyone who has (despite all understandable doubts) even the slightest wish to do a tandem jump, will have lots of fun and will remember the jump for the rest of their life.