Learn To Skydive

First Jump Class

The class will run for about 4-5 hours, starting around 9am. The cost is $200 which includes the class, the first jump, club dues, semester equipment rental, and a temporary USPA membership. The class teaches you the basic skills to learn to skydive. Hopefully you will return after your first jump to earn an A license. The A license allows you to jump without an instructor or coach on the jump and makes the jumps cheaper ($15-$22 depending on exit altitude). To complete the requirements for your license, you need a total of 25 jumps, each jump after the First Jump Course is $50 until an A license is earned.

If you want to learn how to skydive, the First Jump Class is MANDATORY!!! These classes are held the first weekend of every month. Normally we will jump at the Clemson (Oconee County Regional) airport, but due to construction on an extended runway scheduled to last until September, all student jumps will be made at the Anderson Regional airport. To sign up, or for more information please E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

See you there!!!

-Blue Skies-

Methods of Learning

If you would like to learn how to skydive, our dropzone, Flying Tigers Sport and Parachute Center, primarily uses the Static Line Progression Method:

Static Line is the most popular of the learning program among college students because it is the cheapest method of learning to skydive. You will have to go through a First Jump Course, which takes about 4-5 hours on a Sunday morning.

On a Static Line jump, you will be jumping on your own -- there is nobody attached to you or holding on to you as in a Tandem or AFF skydive. You will be fitted with the correct gear, then you will ride to jump altitude and exit under the direct supervision of your instructor.

Your parachute is deployed automatically by a static line that is attached to the plane. You will feel a brief sensation of falling before your canopy opens... then you steer it to the landing area, assisted by an experienced jumper on a radio. When the jump is over your instructor will review the jump with you and give you your logbook.

Progression to freefall requires a minimum of a 5 static line jumps, including 3 successful practice ripcord pulls (PRCPs). Then beginning with a clear and pull (pulling your ripcord immediately after exiting the plane) you will progress to longer and longer freefalls. Each jump is designed to teach you the safe techniques needed to master the art of freefall.