Skydiving carries inherent risks, but we manage those risks through strict safety protocols and redundant checks governed by the Parachute Association of South Africa (PASA).

Here is how we protect you on every jump:

• 3-Point Equipment Checks: Gear is inspected immediately after packing, verified by you before gearing up, and checked again by a jumpmaster prior to boarding.
• PASA-Certified Staff: Every duty instructor and jumpmaster on our dropzone holds official PASA certification. Student jumpers are personally dispatched by a jumpmaster until they achieve their A-License.
• Backups & Maintenance: Reserve parachutes are serviced every six months by a Master Rigger. Freefall setups feature an Automatic Activation Device (AAD), while static line jumps utilize immediate mechanical deployment suited for lower altitudes.

About 200 km/h at terminal velocity. Your exact speed depends on your body position, your weight, what you are wearing and even the weather.

There is only one way to find out.

Vertigo needs something to measure against. Looking down from a seventh floor balcony is frightening because you can see every floor below you. At 11,000 feet there is nothing to judge the height by, and most people find it does not feel high at all.

Some people take up skydiving to get over a fear of heights, and for some of them it works.

Nerves build right up until you are out of the aircraft, and then most of them go. If you jump again the same day, the second one is usually the jump you enjoy.

We jump from around 11,000 feet and open at 3,500 feet. That is roughly 40 seconds to a minute of freefall.

The First Time Jump (FTJ) course is the most popular, and the right choice if you want to carry on and work towards a licence. If you want the experience once, do a tandem skydive.

Yes, and booking ahead is best. For the First Time Jump (FTJ) course you can sometimes arrive before 08:30 on a Saturday and ask at manifest, and we will do our best to fit you in, but there is no guarantee of a place.

A group can arrange a course during the week and jump that weekend, at the instructor’s discretion. Tandem skydives are also required to book in advance.

Report to the manifest office when you arrive and register. Anyone on the dropzone can point you to it. You will be given a form to fill in, and called when the course starts.

About 8 to 9 hours, depending on the size of the class. It covers aircraft and exit procedures, canopy control and landings, and the drills that go with them.

There is a practical section where you hang in a suspended harness and run through everything you covered in the classroom.

The question every skydiver hears. Ask any of them to show you their video footage and you will understand.

We aren’t a business; we’re a community of skydivers who love the sport and the people in it.

When the jumping stops, the afternoon rolls right into a braai with beer and banter. Summer days end with a dip in the pool while watching the sunset over the farms.

That’s really what it’s all about, good jumps, great people, and a place to get out of the city and unwind.

Start with the First Time Jump course. Then keep jumping, as often as you can. That is the whole secret.

Once you are licensed you pick a discipline. Most people start with formation skydiving or freeflying.