The USPA A License: Requirements and Cost in 2026
Learn the requirements, costs, and timeline for earning your USPA A license, the first skydiving license in the U.S.
Your First Skydive
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Skydiving Gift Certificates: A Holiday Gift Guide
A tandem skydive makes a gift people never forget. What a gift certificate costs, how long it lasts, the age and weight rules, and how to pick a good drop zone before…
AFF vs. Tandem: Which Path to a Skydiving License
Tandem is one jump with an instructor attached. AFF is the fast track to jumping on your own. How each one works, what training looks like, and what it takes to earn…
Why a Minute of Skydiving Feels So Much Longer
Why a one-minute tandem freefall feels so much longer than it is, with the physics, the science of memory, and what happens from takeoff to landing.
Your First Skydive: What Really Happens, From the Waiver to the Landing
Walk through a first skydive from age and weight rules to tandem gear, freefall, canopy, and landing, with USPA and FAA safety numbers.
Your First Skydive, Strapped to an Expert: How Tandem Jumping Really Works
A plain guide to your first tandem skydive: your instructor, the safety backups, the step-by-step jump, and what it costs.
How to Become a Licensed Skydiver: From First Jump to A License
Learn how to become a certified skydiver in the U.S.: USPA requirements, first-jump training methods, student gear rules, and what the A license takes.
Tandem, Solo, or Formation Skydiving: How Each Jump Works and Which One to Try First
Compare tandem, solo, and formation skydiving: how each jump works, the federal and USPA rules, age limits, training, and which to try first.
Skydiving with a Disability: How Adaptive Tandem Jumps Actually Work
Most adaptive skydives are tandem jumps with a certified instructor. Here's how harnesses, landings, and age, medical, and legal rules work.
Why Skydiving is a Bucket List Must
Experience the thrill of a lifetime with skydiving. Gain a unique perspective, overcome fear, and feel an immense sense of accomplishment. Find out more!
Falling with Style: What a Tandem Skydive Really Costs
Learn what a tandem skydive really costs at U.S. dropzones, and what moves the price: altitude, weight surcharges, location, and what's included.