Skydiving and parachute jumping in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Are you learning how to skydive, or do you want to? You’re in the right place at Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program! Following are some tips to help you make your training more efficient and effective. As always, feel free to talk to our instructors or call us at 903-364-5103 with any questions.
Hey, new skydiver! Do you feel confused when picking your gear up off the field? Do you constantly hear “YOU’RE DRAGGING!” being shouted from across the landing area? Do you want to look more like a PRO on your way in?! There’s a whole lot of information thrown at you as a new skydiver, and …
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!)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Revised August 2015 Before you hop in the plane for your next jump, here’s some food for thought on safety: Plan your breakoff and tracking just as carefully as you plan the freefall part of your jump. This part of the jump is often neglected because it comes after “the good stuff,” but it is …
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Quick! What do you do if you are on jump run, the green light has been turned on, and then the green light goes out (either the red light comes back on or the green light simply turns off)? Assume the light is broken and proceed with your climbout and skydive. Flip the spotting switch …
Is it about time for your first hop and pop (low-altitude emergency exit simulation) in our Skydiver Training Program? If you’re like most skydiving students, chances are you are more nervous about this jump than most of your full-altitude skydives! The lower exit altitude combined with the 5-second maximum deployment time, and possibly your first …
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When you get ready to skydive for the first time, you put the ultimate trust in your instructor. You trust that person to gear you up, give you the freefalling time of your life, and deliver you softly back to the real world on the ground. The relationship between first-time student and instructor is an …
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What’s the first thing your skydiving instructor has you do after you leave the plane? Check your altitude. Before and after maneuvers, check your altitude. If you don’t have altitude awareness, PULL! Awareness of your altitude is of paramount importance to our survival in skydiving, and we all know it. And yet we sometimes forget …
Gusty winds are common at Spaceland and many other dropzones. As an experienced jumper, I have thought a lot about what my personal wind limit is–in other words, when I will sit down even though the dropzone is not on a wind hold. Recently, I made the decision not to jump after watching other fun …
Ah spring… Green grass, warming temperatures, and RAIN! One of the most common questions we see in our social media news feeds this time of the year is, “How wet is the landing area?” If you have to ask, the answer is usually “underwater.” 😉 Since we’re not too interested in waiting days for perfectly …
As a current or former student in our Skydiver Training Program here at Spaceland, you have access to our skydiving students group on Facebook. This group is a ton of fun! You’ll find everything from freefall and canopy control questions to gear inquiries, discussions of who’s jumping on a particular day, Spaceland event announcements, and …
Ah, wintertime. We’re lucky enough here at Spaceland-Houston to have jumpable temperatures year-round, but cooler days and holidays often result in many of us taking a bit of a break from jumping this time of year. This break can result in a lack of currency, which is an additional risk factor for injury in skydiving. …