![]() We are proud of our superior safety record and strive every day to minimize the risks involved!ĭress comfortably and wear weather-appropriate clothing. Here at Skydive Midwest, we take every precaution (and then some!) to ensure our training methods, equipment, aircraft and procedures are all designed and maintained with safety as the #1 priority. The most common injury to a tandem student is a sprained or broken ankle- typically the result of not following instructions for proper landing procedures. Still, on occasion, a tandem incident can occur. Tandem instructors are allowed no freedoms to push limits or become complacent. Most skydiving incidents occur with experienced skydivers who push the limits of the sport or allow themselves to become complacent in it. That said, skydiving is an extreme sport and it does have inherent dangers. Improving technology, revolutions in equipment design and dropzone management have helped to dramatically improve the safety of the sport. Tandem skydiving has the strongest safety statistics of any type of jump with only 0.003 fatalities per thousand jumps over the past 10 years. If there’s anything we can do to make your time at Skydive Midwest more enjoyable, please let our office staff know! If you do end up waiting a while, we really appreciate your patience. If you don’t mind splitting your group to make the process faster, please let us know at check-in. We will be trying our best to keep your group together which can sometimes take a little longer. Large groups should also plan on longer wait times. So, if you’re in a hurry, be an “early bird”! We also recommend bringing some snacks.Īnd, here’s a tip: in general, our weekday and early-morning bookings will have the shortest wait times. We also recommend bringing lawn chairs, a picnic basket, blanket, books, magazines, playing cards, footballs, soccer balls or other sports entertainment equipment or games. There is a sand volleyball court and bags for your enjoyment. We also have picnic tables and a community grill (charcoal & utensils not included). We know long wait times can be frustrating but they can also be fun if you’re prepared! We have an 80 foot observation deck for watching the skydivers land. While we do our best to manage this in a timely manner, it is not an exact science – especially when the weather doesn’t cooperate and keeps us on the ground!īecause there is some variability with wait times, we recommend planning to spend the day with us. On any given day our office staff is balancing tandem bookings, videographers for tandem customers, experienced skydivers and skydiving students all trying to get a lift up in the same airplane(s). However, our wait times can be extended by a number of factors including bad weather, late check-ins and number of bookings, number of instructors available or videos purchased. While we do our best to get you trained up and in the air as soon as possible after you arrive. Rain checks are non-refundable, however they are fully transferable and easy to use. If you have purchased a coupon voucher through a third party, it will still expire at the original date of expiration for the coupon. If you end up needing to jump after the expiration date you can apply the value of your raincheck to a regular priced jump. If you purchased your ticket directly through our company, the value of your rain check never expires. We want to skydive as much (sometimes even more) than you do!Ī rain check voucher can be taken at any time. We will wait with you until 1 hour prior to sunset at which point we must issue you a rain check. ![]() After your class, it is up to your group as to how long you would like to wait for the weather to clear. Tandem training classes will still be held at their scheduled times, and you are required to attend if you have an appointment. If you choose to cancel because of a forecast, you must do so 48 hours in advance or you will forfeit your $50 deposit. ![]() Our instructors will still plan to be at the dropzone ready to teach your training class and jump as soon as the weather (hopefully) clears. Weather forecasts are only forecasts, so we don’t recommend cancelling your appointment because of a forecast. Delays can be frustrating but trust us, it's worth the wait! We want to skydive as much as you do but we will always put safety first. ![]() Strong, gusty winds can be a factor as well as cloud coverage, rain or extreme temperatures (below 30 F). Inclement weather can delay skydiving for an hour, several hours or sometimes even the entire day. Skydivers are at the mercy of the weather. ![]()
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