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    28 June 2019      30 June 2019

    Tandem Instructor Course fee: (USPA/Manufactures rating)
    500.00. Dollars.
    ** This includes USPA & UPT rating fees**

    Gear rental and lift tickets for you and your passenger will be based on your DZ Charges.
    (Paid to the DZ)

    If the DZ is paying me directly that’s fine as well. Just let me know and make sure you know their charges.

    EXAMPLE… FOR 10 JUMPS (Will depend on DZ Charges)
    500.00 Course
    500.00 Jump Tickets (Plan for 10 jumps w/ passenger)
    250.00 Gear rental (Current local DZ prices apply. Packjob not included)

    1,250.00

    **** Pack jobs are not included. ****

    USPA
    Pre-requisites:
    USPA membership
    Hold or have held a USPA Instructor Rating
    Hold a USPA D-license.
    Have a current FAA class 3 medical
    Pre-requisites on the USPA Tandem proficiency Card should be signed off
    (Items 1-8 if you are a coach and at item 1-2 if you are already a USPA instructor in another discipline)
    Have a current SIM & IRM (no older than 24 months)
    ** Can have digital copy available from USPA website**
    Tests USPA (Completed prior course and are all open book).

    If you ARE NOT an instructor from another discipline take
    the General USPA Instructor Exam located in the IRM, Appendix B.
    & Tandem Instructor Exam

    UPT / Sigma
    Pre-requisites:
    18 years of age
    At least 500 ram-air jumps
    3 years in the sport
    USPA D-license or foreign equivalent
    Hold an USPA Coach and or instructional rating
    Hold an FAA class 3 medical certificate or foreign equivalent
    Test UPT / SIGMA
    Sigma Test (new) and have a copy of the Sigma manual. (Manual can be downloaded on laptop or tablet)

    Links

    USPA
    2018 Instructional Rating Manual (IRM)
    https://uspa.org/downloads/2018-instructional-rating-manual-irm

    2018 Skydiver's Information Manual (SIM)
    https://uspa.org/downloads/2018-skydivers-information-manual-sim

    Tandem Instructor Rating Course Proficiency Card
    http://www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/Form_TandemProficiencyCard.pdf

    UPT / SIGMA
    http://www.unitedparachutetechnologies.com/index.php/ti/category/certification

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    27 June 2019 12:00 AM      01 July 2019 12:00 AM

    Has your job got you down? Do you feel sad leaving the dz and going to back to your "real" job? Would you like your new office view to be from freefall? USPACourses.com is offering a tandem course at Skydive Chicago. Contact us for more details. A $200 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your slot in this course. Deposit will go towards jump tickets. CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS: *Must be over 18 *Hold or has held any USPA Coach or Instructional rating *Earned a USPA D License or Foreign Equivalent *must have a *USPA D License if using tandem rating in the USA *Logged 500 jumps on a ram-air canopy * Logbook required!* *Logged 100 jumps in the last 12 months *A minimum of three years in parachuting *Presented a FAA Class 3 Medical Certificate or military or foreign equivalent COURSE FEES: Course fees are $600 + jumps slots (2 slots for tandem) + packing + SIGMA rig rental. The rig rental + packing will be approximately $50 per jump with rental agreement. Required number of jumps to complete course: 1 tandem front ride, 1 solo jump + 3 additional Proficiency Jumps with an Evaluator, then 5 additional Post-Course Jumps. REGISTER AT USPACourses.com

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