Gan's Skydiving School

Transition to Solo Freefall

Qualifying for the Gananoque's Freefall Program is easier than you might think. After completing your First Jump, simply let your instructor know that you are interested in progressing in the sport.

You will then need to book 3 more tandem skydives which will include key instruction in preparing you for the upcoming responsibilities of solo freefall. (The ground training for each jump is approximately 30 minutes).

After proving your proficiency on these skydives, your instructor will "sign you off" for the Freefall Program and you are ready to go!

Part 1: Tandem skydives

Tandem skydiving the quickest and safest way to begin your path towards becoming a skydiver. A minimum of 4 tandem jumps must be completed in order to proceed with solo freefall training.

Note: All Pre-Requisite jumps as well as Freefall Program jumps have to be done within a set time frame. Click Here For Pricing

Part 2: The Freefall Program

The Freefall Program at the Gananoque Sport Parachuting Centre has been designed and developed to teach the basic control and safety skills that allow the student to solo freefall . The program involves state of the art, one-on-one instruction in which our qualified coaching staff guides the student through significant ground training and in freefall. Students can also have their skydives videotaped by one of our staff, which can then be used as a training tool for post jump critiques. There is an additional charge for this service.

This training program, although demanding, is structured to allow each student to progress at a rate that is within their capabilities, while continuing to emphasize on all safety related matters.

We feel that this program is crucial in creating safe and talented skydivers, therefore we have made it a mandatory part of our advanced training.

The Freefall Program consists of 9 levels: * 8 Instructor Assisted Freefall (IAF) jumps   - * 1 solo graduating freefall jump.

The registration fee covers everything that you will require to become an independent skydiver. It includes the ground training ($75), your own set of goggles ($10), your logbook ($15), all 8 IAF skydives (8x$140 - includes equipment rentals) and finally your solo graduating skydive ($65). Air-to-air freefall video is also available, please call us for details. We ask that students book in advance so that we may confirm a schedule with our coaching staff

* Prices are in Canadian funds and subject to change without notice. Please call for USD rates.
Cash, Interac, Visa & MasterCard are accepted.

Important Freefall Program Information

NOTE:

• Full Payment ($1,285) is required before commencement of freefall program
• Minimum of one week advance notice is required
• Time allotted to complete program - One month maximum
• If additional jumps are required to complete program, costs will be as per above price list

IMPORTANT

• Freefall students must be at the Drop Zone and ready to skydive for 8:00 am
• Freefall students should be prepared to do a minimum of 3 jumps per day

REFUND POLICY

• Refunds will NOT be issued to anyone who does not complete the program within the time allotted or who voluntarily withdraws from the program
• Skydive Gananoque reserves the right to discontinue the program for anyone if it feels the safety of those involved is being jeopardized. Skydive Gananoque will refund all remaining funds if such a situation should arise.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

Freefall students will be required to obtain a membership in either of the following national skydiving organizations:

• CSPA - Canadian Sport Parachuting Association
• USPA - United States Parachute Association

The next step is to just have fun:

You'll "never" stop learning, but you will have a great time while doing so.  See below for just a few of the things you can get into

You are now self-supervised and very close to being a "Certified" or "Licensed" Skydiver. The sport has now become very affordable for you and being active will not only make you a safer skydiver, but a better one too.

Talk to your instructor about the various interesting aspects of modern, diverse skydiving activities, and how to get involved.

Formation Skydiving Instruction

Formation skydiving (also known as Relative Work or RW) has always been considered an exciting and demanding aspect of our sport . The Gananoque Sport Parachuting Centre offers an intense one-on-one training program that accelerates the novice's skill level, thereby allowing them to advance into Formation Freefall. We highly recommend this program to all of our student skydivers who have graduated from the Freefall Program, although the training methods are suitable for any novice skydiver, no matter where they received prior training.

If you want to Learn-It-Right-The-First-Time, then this program is for you. As with the Freefall Program, we ask that students book in advance and pre-pay so that we may confirm a schedule with our coaching staff.

The pre-requisite for this program is the acquisition of 'Self-Supervision Status' from any training centre or Skydive Gananoque's Freefall Program.

Freefly Skydiving

This form of skydiving has become a very popular discipline (It's a lot harder to do than it looks).  Skydive Gananoque has Freefly coaching available for those who are interested.

Canopy Formation & More:

Please call us for more details (613) 382-5114
Or contact us at skydivegan@bellnet.ca.

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