Anyone here know about skydiving?

[Robb]

My kid has talked about this before and now that he's almost 18 I thought I'd consider getting him a jump for his birthday.
For anyone who has made a jump, do you have a favorite company here in the Denver area?
Is there anything I need to know beyond what's published on the websites?
Is a Tandem jump the only affordable way to start? I'm only interested in paying for one jump, not a weeks worth of classes. I'm also pretty sure this will probably just be a one time deal, and not the start of a new hobby.

Let me know what you know.

[sneakerd]

Did quite a bit of it in the early 80's. I believe that they only do the tandem jumps now for first -timers, instead of the class and static-line intros. I am not familiar with CO schools, but I'm sure someone here is.

[Bailey Guns]

I've got a whopping 1 jump under my belt. It was at a school near Canyon City...don't remember the name. Fantastic experience. I did a static line solo jump. Highly recommended.

[Aperta]

I've done a few jumps and i am licensed to jump on my own. My favorite place here in CO would be here: http://skydiveco.com/ they are very friendly and pricing is very reasonable. they will only let you do tandem since your not licensed to jump on your own. if you have anymore questions let me know!

[SuperiorDG]

I don't know shit about skydiving, but I wanted to chime in and let everyone know this.

Happy Hump day.

[Robb]

Yeah, Happy Hump day to all, we're half way to the weekend.
I really think the tandem would be great because you're on your own, but no freefall to speak of. Not sure if that's even an option for a first timer now, I need to research further.
Thanks for the SkydiveCO recommendation.

[Aperta]

Yeah, Happy Hump day to all, we're half way to the weekend.
I really think the tandem would be great because you're on your own, but no freefall to speak of. Not sure if that's even an option for a first timer now, I need to research further.
Thanks for the SkydiveCO recommendation.

yeah they wont let you jump by yourself anymore because some people black out for a second when they first jump. but after your first tandem they will let you do a static line jump by yourself which deploys your chute for you.

[rockhound]

i know that you definitely want your chute to open if you decide to jump out of the plane>>>>>

mys sister and brother in law did a one day class and jump with an instructor earlier this year. they enjoyed it a lot

[BPTactical]

If at first you don't succeed, it isn't for you.

[O2HeN2]

I have exactly one jump (static line, many years ago), but I did this about a year ago and really enjoyed it: http://www.skyventurecolorado.com/

You actually get to do some maneuvers, which is pretty cool.

Of course if you're just looking for the thrill of jumping out of a working airplane, it won't cut it.

O2

Ps. If you've ever dislocated your shoulder, reconsider. I dislocated mine probably more than 20 years ago and have had zero problem ever since until I went to skyventure. Hurt like the dickens after two flights and didn't do my last fly for fear of dislocating it again.