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Tips from the United States Parachute Association for first-time skydivers.
Austin Executive Airport covers 585 acres (237 ha) at an elevation of 620 feet (189 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,025 by 100 feet (1,836 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 1,550 by 25 feet (472 x 8 m).
In early 2010, Hooks Airport received a notable resident when the B-17G Flying Fortress 'Texas Raiders' was permanently moved from William P. Hobby Airport to a spacious hangar in the Tomball Jet Center as a cost-saving measure. 'Texas Raiders' used Hooks Airport as her base of operations for the 2010 air show season and several years afterward.
Drop zone in Skydive Empuriabrava, Catalonia, Spain. A drop zone (DZ) is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land.It can be an area targeted for landing by paratroopers and airborne forces, [1] or a base from which recreational parachutists and skydivers take off in aircraft and land under parachutes.
Garland/DFW Heloplex covers 8 acres (3.2 ha) at an elevation of 601 feet (183 m) above mean sea level.Its one helipad, H1, is 105 by 105 feet (32 × 32 m) concrete. [1]In the year ending 31 December 2012 the heliport had 36,400 general aviation and 100 air taxi operations, average 100 total per day. 15 helicopters were then based at this heliport.
Skydiving’s reputation as an extreme sport makes it a red flag for many insurers, despite its relatively low fatality rate of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 jumps in 2023.
The USPA said four affiliated drop zones reported at least that many annual jumps in 2022, with the busiest coming in at just over 112,000. The average center, however, tallied fewer than 16,000 a ...
In the United States, skydiving is a self-regulated sport, which means skydivers, in the US, voluntarily follow a set of basic safety requirements established by the U.S. Parachute Association. Federal requirements can be found in the Federal Aviation Regulations. Most of the regulations concern the aircraft, pilot and rules of flight.