Hello student skydiver! As you progress to ever more awe-inspiring feats of skydiving skill in our Skydiver Training Program, do you ever wonder about the magic that happens before you strap your gear on for the next jump?
I refer of course to the magic whereby the billowing parachute, hundreds of square feet of nylon, that you lay down on the packing room floor after a jump is organized and repacked into the shoebox-sized container for your next one. Someday, you’ll have the pleasure of learning to do this for yourself. It’s a requirement to achieve your basic skydiving license, and even if you plan to pay packers to do this for the rest of your life, you must learn to do it anyway. At least once.
So when should you take the packing class? As soon as possible, but don’t skip out on good jumping weather for it. It will rain soon enough and bad weather is a great time for a packing class. Here’s the scoop on scheduling your packing class:
- Pick a weekday, ideally one when the weather is rotten (Mondays-Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Texas, or by special arrangement at any location). The packers are not available to teach you to pack during busy jump days. If you’re in Florida, you may be able to get in on a Tuesday/Wednesday when we are not flying.
- Plan for at least 3 hours for the class and expect to sweat.
- If you are at our HOUSTON location, fill out this Google form to schedule your class. If you are at one of our other locations, please call manifest to schedule your packing class.
- The class is $60 cash and tipping is always appreciated. The class fee is included with our A license in a week package.
Don’t wait too long to take your class so you can become a fully licensed skydiver!