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A MFFS instructor and a student-instructor assist a student as he free-falls over YPG. To attend the Military Free-Fall Instructor Course (MFFIC), students must be a commissioned officer, warrant officer, or non-commissioned officer and must have the same qualifications and completed the same prerequisites required of the MFFJMC and MFFATIC ...
Skydive at Chambersburg. The United States Parachute Association (USPA) is a private sports governing body for the sport of skydiving in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The USPA's roots go back to the National Parachute Riggers-Jumpers, Inc., which was formed in the 1930s.
In the United States, skydiving is a self-regulated sport, which means skydivers, in the US, voluntarily follow a set of basic safety requirements established by the U.S. Parachute Association. Federal requirements can be found in the Federal Aviation Regulations. Most of the regulations concern the aircraft, pilot and rules of flight.
Instructors Rob Wallace, left, and Jeremie Chapin walk with folded up tandem parachutes after taking students skydiving at Skydive Perris in Riverside County on Feb. 20, 2012.
For many, skydiving is a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list experience — a thrilling moment of freefall that likely won’t impact your life insurance approval or premiums. However, if skydiving is ...
Jumping out of a plane was like nothing else I'd ever done — or will do again. The recommended height for a first-time tandem jump is at least 10,000 feet to give about a minute in free fall ...
A special skills instructor, known as a "Black Hat", conducts Jumpmaster Personnel Inspection. The Airborne School instructors are commonly referred to as "Black Hats", due to the distinguishing black baseball caps with shiny brass rank insignia and parachutist badge that is part of the instructor's uniform. [3]
Tandem skydiving or tandem parachuting refers to a type of skydiving where a student skydiver is connected to an instructor via a harness. The instructor guides the student through the whole jump from exit through freefall, piloting the canopy, and landing. The student needs only minimal instruction before making a tandem jump with the instructor.