General information on TandemSkydive

The Members of Desert Skydiving Adventure have an experience level of ten years plus in the Sport, which reflects on our 100% Safety record. We function under the governing body of the Parachute Association of Namibia (PANAM) and adhere to the basic safety regulations thereof, which in turn, are of International Standard and amongst the highest in the world. All required Insurance and Public Liability concerning tourism have been taken out and are up to standard. We are a member of the Namibian Tourism Board (NTB).

Our courtesy bus is equipped with all the necessary safety gear e.g. Safety belts, First Aid Kit, Fire extinguisher etc. The Airport, situated 3 km outside the town of Swakopmund, is reached from the Pick up point within a 10 minute drive via the National Highway (Trans Kalahari Highway).


Tandem Skydive safety
  1. Desert Skydiving Adventure prides itself with a 100% safety record, and has one of the highest safety Standards in the world.
  2. Our Tandem equipment is of the highest quality, being Vector and Sigma Tandem Systems from the United States of America.
  3. Each Tandem system is equipped with an automatic opening device, which by electronically calculating altitude versus freefall speed, opens the reserve parachute automatically should the tandem instructor fail to do so.
  4. Our Internationally qualified tandem instructors have all been in this sport for over 10 years, and all have done more than 5000 Skydives to date.
We pride ourselves on high standards of operation and customer service.


CONTACT DETAILS:
Anthony : 081 240 5325
Majke : 081 140 0499
Office : 061 229958
drtskyad@iway.na


 


The functioning of the Tandem Operation

1. Description:
During a tandem skydive; the tandem passenger is connected to the front of the Tandem Instructor. The instructor and passenger are each wearing a parachute harness. The passenger's harness is attached in four places to the front of the instructors harness; something that easily takes place in the aircraft shortly before time of exit. The instructor, therefore, wears the student passenger on the front and the parachute on his back.



After leaving the aircraft, the instructor deploys a small round "drogue" parachute to keep the tandem falling at the average freefall rate of approximately 120 mph.

Tandems fall in a belly to earth position to an altitude of between five and six thousand feet above the ground where the parachute is then deployed.

The 120 mph blast of wind is suddenly gone, and the instructor and student can verbally communicate. Steering the canopy, adjusting the harness for comfort, practicing landing techniques and learning about canopy control all take place during the four to five minute ride to a soft landing ON THE TARGET.

The resulting adrenaline rush keeps a smile on the new skydiver's face for quite a while. One single jump will keep those eyes looking skyward for WEEKS afterward!!!

2. The Briefing:
After an approximately 25 minute flight, you will leave the Aircraft, securely connected to your Tandem Instructor for a 30 second freefall from 10 000 feet above the ground. The parachute will then be deployed at an altitude of about 5 000 feet. Once the parachute has opened and you have been made comfortable by your instructor, the landing will be practiced once or twice. After a four to five minute ride under an open Parachute your Tandem Instructor will safely and softly land ON THE TARGET.



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