In the United States, an individual must be at least 18 years of age to enter into a legally binding contract.
Not old enough to skydive yet? Indoor skydiving is a great way for minors to enjoy skydiving. This alternative sport can be enjoyed by children as young as 3 years old. Wind tunnels simulate the freefall portion of a skydive, which means you get the pure adrenaline rush of freefall throughout the entire experience.
Enjoy the feeling of flying like a superhero while you await your 18th birthday! Skydiving has this amazing way of making you feel absolutely incredible! The feelings you get when you skydive are very freeing and many first-time skydivers walk away after their jump feeling like a new person. Although many people choose to skydive simply for the thrill, they often discover that the remarkable freedom and breathtaking beauty of skydiving are greater than anything they could have imagined.
You feel incredibly empowered and accomplished, ready to take on the world and face anything. Check out What Does Skydiving Feel Like to find out more about why skydiving is as extraordinary as it is. Plan Your Route. The SNE calendar is filled with great events View the Calendar of Events. Thanks for doing your part to stop the spread! Yes, we will still need you to cover your mouth and nose properly during most of your time with us. You can never be too careful when it comes to deadly diseases, especially with new variants emerging.
Compared to almost everything else that can give you a thrill, tandem skydiving is very safe indeed! In fact, it's safer than driving to our facility. On average during the last decade, there has been one student fatality per , jumps none of which occurred at Skydive Finger Lakes, just in case you were wondering! We do everything in our power to keep skydiving a safe sport, including hiring skilled instructors that share our commitment to safety.
We're a United States Parachute Association drop zone, which means we follow their strict safety regulations, and of course our aircraft are serviced to FAA standards.
For more information on safety in skydiving, we encourage you to check out the USPA's website here. We will not take anyone under the age of consent in the State of New York currently 18 years of age. In order to make a skydive with us you will be asked to sign a waiver and give up certain legal rights an acceptance of risk agreement and a covenant not to sue , and a minor cannot waive those rights.
Absolutely not! We have taken people in their 80's on tandem skydives. However, fitness IS important. You must:. If you can do all of the above but still have questions about your ability to safely make a skydive, please ask your doctor. None of us are licensed to make medical decisions.
The weight limit reflects our ability to conform to the safe operating parameters of the parachute system and is not necessarily meant to be a reflection of your physical condition, so please don't take it personally. As always, safety is our first priority.
Ultimately the instructors have the final call, and we will honor their decisions. Please call us to discuss your ability to jump safely. Our Cessna aircraft holds two tandem pairs at a time. If you make a booking for two skydivers, you guys will almost certainly be going up together dependent on staff availability.
If you book more than two, you'll be split up. That's not the worst thing in the world, though! Skydiving planes are noisy and usually crowded on the ride to altitude. Your ability to talk to, and often even make visual contact with, your friend will be severely restricted. Only one tandem pair exits at a time.
While your friend is leaving the plane you will be busy following your instructors commands and by the time you even get to the door your friend will be about a mile away.
It's really fun to have a welcome party waiting on the ground for you, so if you've got more than two jumpers, don't stress! Tipping your instructor is never expected but always appreciated! After your jump we'll give you a quick survey to see how we did, and that survey doubles as a tip envelope if you'd like to leave something extra for the person who just jumped out of a plane with you. You can leave cash, use the venmo QR code on the envelope, or we can charge your credit or debit card.
There's no "right" amount to tip- personal finances vary wildly, and skydiving isn't cheap! But if you leave a gratuity your instructor will be appreciative no matter the amount. Ordinarily we would say "The more the merrier! We encourage you to keep your entourage as small as possible, and bring no more than two spectators per jumper.
One of the wonderful things about skydiving is how it brings people together from all over, but during a pandemic that becomes a danger. Please consider sharing your experience with your loved ones remotely. We capture wonderful videos and pictures that are easily shared online. If any children are included in that number, please keep in mind that skydiving is an adult sport and the drop zone is an adult playground.
Swearing and nudity are commonplace; you have been warned. Please also ensure that any children are kept under strict control as an airport is a dangerous environment and unsupervised children present a danger to themselves and others. Friendly and leashed dogs are welcome, so long as you bring a non-skydiving friend who can be responsible for them on the ground at all times. We have a poop scoop- keep an eye on your dog and use it! Our discounted rate structure is meant to reflect a loyalty bonus for customers returning to our facility.
The discounted rates apply only to successive skydives made at our drop zone. The skydiving age limit varies throughout the world. Within the United States, all USPA member dropzones are not permitted to accommodate any guests under the age of 18 years old.
Non-member USPA dropzones can accommodate guests under the age of 18, but is at their discretion and dependent on the type of parachuting equipment being used. Non-member USPA dropzones can accommodate guests under the age of 18 but is at their discretion. The majority of non-member dropzones do not permit skydiving under the age of Skydiving age limits vary by country due to the culture of liability. The United States is considered to be a litigious society where lawsuits are common.
Within the US, year-olds are considered to be mature enough to understand the consequences of their own actions and thus understand what they are signing when completing the legal paperwork releasing the liability of skydiving centers and skydiving equipment manufacturers regardless of negligence.
In other countries where the societies are less litigious, it is more common to see the participation of people under the age of 18 as the issue of parental consent has been able to hold up in a court of law. Within the US and other countries, this is possible. D, paragraph
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