What is a Tandem course?

What is a Tandem course?

The Tandem Instructor Course can be looked at as skydiving's “professional pilot” rating: The course prepares you to take "passengers" skydiving, and you're responsible for their entire flight. The Tandem rating requires a solid proficiency of canopy control skills–and more importantly–landing skills.

What is a tandem student?

Tandem skydiving is the most popular form of introductory skydiving. On a tandem skydive, a student (you) is connected to a specially trained professional skydiving instructor by a harness specifically designed for skydiving.

How long does it take to become a tandem instructor?

Not only do you need 500 skydives to become a Tandem Instructor, but you need to have been in the sport of skydiving for 3 years.

How much does a tandem rating cost?

In 1984, the Federal Aviation Administration issued those two companies a waiver to conduct this new type of jump. Tandem skydiving required a waiver because it utilizes a dual-harness, dual-parachute system, and at the time FAA regulations required each skydiver to use a single-harness, dual-parachute system.

How do I get my tandem rating?

Tandem Rating Courses

1. 18 years of age or older.
2. Logged 500 jumps on a ram-air canopy.
3. USPA D license or FAI equivalent.
4. USPA Coach rating or higher (or FAI equivalent)
5. 3 years in the sport (verified by logbook)
6. Current FAA Class 3 Medical.
7. Certificate or Foreign equivalent.

How long does it take to be a skydiving instructor?

three years We won't lie: the journey to becoming a skydiving instructor takes time (a minimum of three years if you want to be a tandem instructor), but you won't have to travel far. You can complete every step of your journey to becoming a skydiving instructor here at Skydive Perris.

Why do people have two parachutes?

We always jump with two parachutes, a main parachute and a reserve parachute – both of which are exceptionally reliable and extremely well designed. Each parachute is designed to work independently of the other and both are capable of bringing both yourself and your Tandem Skydiving Instructor back to earth safely.

How much do tandem skydivers get paid?

Total Salary For those who work year-round and operate full time, yearly salaries may reach as high as $44,000 per year, according to KayCircle.com. However, for a more general range, most skydivers make an average of between $20,000 and $40,000 per year, according to JobMonkey.com.

How much do tandem instructors get paid?

How much does a Skydiving Instructors make in California? The average Skydiving Instructors salary in California is $54,124 as of Novem, but the range typically falls between $49,540 and $59,683.

What does it take to be a tandem instructor?

In order to become a tandem skydiving instructor, you will need to accrue 500 skydives, attend a tandem training course approved by the United States Parachute Association, obtain a USPA D- License, have 3 years in the sport, secure an FAA Class III Medical, and as mentioned above, obtain a USPA Coach Rating.