FAQ

Disabilities do not necessarily need to stop you from skydiving. Call us to discuss with one of our instructors and we will be able to best advice you.

Skydiving like all aviation activities is dependant on suitable weather conditions. Irish weather is notoriously difficult to forecast, especially more that 24 hours in advance. You can telephone the centre on 1850 260 600 / 046 97 30103 the day before your booked date if you have any concerns about the weather prospects. If necessary, we will reschedule your jump.

We understand that it is helpful to know when you are likely to jump especially if you have friends and family coming to see you jump. We will be able to give you approximate time slots, however please be advised that weather conditions can affect these times. If your supporters are travelling separately, we usually advise that they aim to arrive 1 hour – 1.5 hours after your designated arrival time.

Static Line jumpers will exit the plane from 3,200 – 3,500 feet. Tandem and AFF jumpers exit at a minimum of 10,000 feet and at our centre we can fly as high as 13,000 – 15,000 feet, depending on local air traffic control restrictions and the cloud base.

Skydive.ie | Irish Parachute Club requires that all individuals participating in Solo Skydiving must hold Third Party Liability insurance cover that is suitable for skydiving and parachuting.This is normally a very specialised form of insurance cover which is not typically included with an everyday insurance policy that is offered by insurance agents. It is therefore advised to take out an insurance policy with an insurance provider that specialises in this type of service.

Skydive.ie | Irish Parachute Club is not in itself an insurance agent and is not licensed to provide any advice or provide any insurance services.

Be advised that Skydive.ie | Irish Parachute Club and it’s affiliates, partners and skydiving clubs does not hold liability insurance coverage for participants. Participants must accept full responsibility for the risk associated with Skydiving from an aircraft and related activities. It is therefore necessary for all participants to complete and agree to a legally binding indemnity contract releasing the company from any and all liability.

Your safety is our top priority. All of our instructors are qualified, are extremely experienced and are current in accordance with the annual renewal policy. The equipment used is of high quality and maintained to meticulous standards. Training is to the highest standards and in the case of Static Line and AFF which involve solo descents, you must pass a written exam before being allowed to jump. We only jump when the weather conditions are suitable and safe to do so.

Equipment used is regularly maintained in accordance with Irish regulations and is checked prior to every jump by our team. Each course requires the use of a dual parachute system consisting of a main and reserve parachute. Safety back up systems include an automatic reserve opening device (brand names include Cyprus and Vigil) which will operate in extreme circumstances. If you are a Static Line or AFF student you will be given a back up radio enabling an instructor on the ground to assist you during your canopy descent to the ground.

You will be issued with goggles that comfortably fit over glasses and help to keep contact lenses in place.