static line jump
On your first static line jump you will exit our aircraft at 3,200 feet. The main parachute is deployed automatically by the 'static line' as you jump. You always wear two parachutes, the main and the reserve which is for use in the unlikely event that the main parachute does not function correctly.
Training courses are held on the 1st Saturday of every month (you are required to book you place in advance) and run from at 9am to 4pm. You will be equipped with all the necessary skills to make your first jump. This includes equipment, navigation and landing procedures.
about your jump
The climb to an altitude of about 3,200 feet takes about four minutes and pretty soon your 'jumpmaster' will be preparing you for your jump.
Assisted by the jumpmaster you position yourself for exit, and await the "GO!" signal. The time for sight seeing is over as for the time being you concentrate on adopting the body position for the dive you have repeatedly practiced in your training.
Your main parachute is automatically opened seconds later. Once your checks are complete you have time to take in the birds eye view from 3,000 feet that only a parachutist will know.
You will navigate your steerable parachute back to a target landing in our suitably large student landing area, you will have time to reflect on all that has passed. You will have become one of the few people in this country who can say: "I have jumped out of a perfectly good aeroplane"
how long does it take?
The training for a solo jump can take up to six hours as there is a lot of material, including practical assignments to be completed.
In the winter we generally train our students on the Saturday and jump on a Sunday. Otherwise, it may be possible to jump on the day you train but this cannot be guaranteed as Ireland is subject to changeable weather.
We have a weather station on the drop zone and have a strict policy of not jumping in conditions deemed unsuitable by our Chief Club Instructor for safety reasons.
Your chances of jumping on the weekend you train are greatly enhanced if you stay on the drop zone for the weekend. There are B&B's locally. We can help you book accommodation. This may also make it possible for you to undertake more jumps in the weekend.