There is a 25 jump requirement to obtain your USPA A-license. In addition to 25 jumps, students must show proficiency on a progressive set of skills that will form the foundation of your skydiving skillset and allow you to be a safe skydiver.

Typically it takes a few months for most students to get licensed. Weather delays, fatique and students other commitments typically make it unrealistic to do more than 2 or 3 jumps in a single day. Those who can focus on the tasks at hand and have no weather delays could take as little as a week to get licensed.

In the United States you must be at least 18 years of age to skydive at USPA group member drop zones. There are no exceptions to this rule even if a parent or guardian provides consent.

If you are height and weight proportionate, we can take AFF students skydiving that are 230 lbs or less.

We recommend you wear athletic wear appropriate for the temperature the day of your jump. You cannot jump with flip flops or open toed shoes, sneakers are typically the best foot wear for skydiving. We will provide a jumpsuit, gloves, goggles and helmet if you need them to stay warm or protect your clothing.

Yes! We have goggles that will fit over your glasses and seal around your eyes to keep wind out of your eyes.

While you are welcome to use your phone or GoPro on the ground prior to your jump, once you head to the loading area, you may not have your phone or GoPro with you. The USPA requires any skydiver to have at least 200 jumps before using a camera in free fall.

We ask that you arrive at least 15 minutes before your skydive to take care of any paperwork or payment necessary. You should also plan to be at the drop zone for at least 3 hours. While we strive to get customers up much faster than 3 hours, wind, clouds and other logistical delays are possible.

Skydive Raleigh has a strict no refund policy so please be certain of your desire to jump and have a flexible schedule to account for weather cancellations. If you can no longer use your reservation for health purposes we can issue a gift certificate good for 5 years which may be transferred to another party.

Weather in NC can change quickly and forecasts are rarely accurate more than a day or two out. Our staff will make contact the day before a jump day when we know the weather is not conducive to skydiving to coordinate a reschedule. If weather comes in unexpectedly during the day, we do our best to contact customers who have not begun their trip to the dropzone. If customers are already onsite, we ask that they wait at least 3 hours for the weather to clear before rescheduling to another date.