How safe is skydiving with an instructor?
Tandem skydiving – where you’re attached to an experienced skydiving instructor for your jump – has an even better safety rate, with 0.002 fatalities per 1,000 jumps on average over the past 10 years. Statistically, you’re more likely to die being struck by lightning or stung by a bee.
How much should you tip your skydiving instructor?
How Much to Tip a Skydiving Instructor? If you feel your expectations have been met and you had a great experience, the typical minimum tip amount is $10. If you had a great experience, $20 or more is always appreciated.
Should I skydive in the morning or afternoon?
The best time of day to skydive is in the morning… the earlier the better. Because weather plays a big role in skydiving, delays can occur. Early morning booking times offer several advantages: Better weather.
Do you tip tandem skydivers?
Officially, it’s like this: Tipping is always appreciated, but it’s never expected. To be specific: If you loved your skydive, a 20% cash tip for your hardworking tandem instructor and hawk-eyed videographer would send them doing gleeful cartwheels across the packing area and probably earn you a friend for life.
How can I skydive without an instructor?
Your A-license is the ID which allows you to make solo skydives at any dropzone, all over the world, without instructor supervision. It’s the first of four in a sequence of licenses from A to D, signifying skill advancement. It’s a challenge! There’s no doubt about that.
What is the best month to skydive?
October and November always tend to be great months to skydive if you’re a fan of the views: the autumn colour range of yellows, oranges and red can truly be appreciated whist floating at thousands of feet mid-air at (photo).
What time of day is the best time to skydive?
the morning
We consider the morning the best time to skydive and for a few good reasons. Often, the morning offers the clearest skies. Even if the forecast for a day looks less than desirable, the morning is typically jumpable. Additionally, customers that schedule in the morning generally have the lowest wait times.
How much is a micromort?
A micromort (from micro- and mortality) is a unit of risk defined as a one-in-a-million chance of death.