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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.
Issues sport skydiving licenses; Publishes and maintains skydiving training manuals and course guidelines from which instructional ratings are issued; Serves as legal advocate and political lobbyist for skydiving; Provides third-party insurance for skydivers; Maintains the Basic Safety Requirements (BSRs) as a set of voluntarily followed safety ...
For safety reasons, this requires more equipment than a usual daytime jump and in most jurisdictions, it requires both an advanced skydiving license (at least a B-License in the U.S.) and a meeting with the local safety official covering who will be doing what on the load. A lit altimeter (preferably accompanied with an audible altimeter) is a ...
Every skydiving center, also known as a drop zone, is unique. The USPA encourages jumpers to shop around and even stop by and watch how a center operates before skydiving there. Costs can vary by ...
In March 2002, Skydive Aggieland opened and is the current home of the Texas A&M University skydiving club. Texas Governor Rick Perry completed a successful static-line skydive at AOT while he was attending Texas A&M University in the 1970s and former President George H. W. Bush (41) completed a tandem skydive at Coulter Field in cooperation ...
If you are flying in the spring of 2023 and do not have a Real ID-compliant driver’s license, fret not. The Department of Homeland Security has pushed back enforcement from May 3, 2023 to May 7 ...
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a launch license for the next Starship flight test on Dec. 17, clearing the way for SpaceX to once again launch the world's largest rocket from south Texas.
Tracking dives are some of the most accessible and sociable dives that everyone regardless of experience level can take part in. Tracking dives are often planned at the end of the day, and with less emphasis on quantitative results (formation skydiving), or on holding difficult and new body positions . They are commonly viewed as the most ...