16 year old tandems

[BigTom99 0]

hey. i have a sixteen year old brother who wants to do a tandem. we live in San Diego and i wanted to know where the closest DZ is that allows 16 year olds to jump.

thanks

[DougH 270]

Funny, did you miss the other thread on this page? At least he isn't 6. Your best bet is probably to use the DZ listing on here and then call all the ones that are nearby to ask.

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[BigTom99 0]

haha. yeah my bad. i meant in the U.S. There's no way the parents would let him go outside the country

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

I am sure there is someplace closer, but if you want to go all the way across the country you can jump all you want as a 16 year old at Raeford Parachute Center in NC.

[BigTom99 0]

well i do love a good road trip...

[chrismgtis 0]

If you jump at a non USPA drop zone in NC, just make sure they teach how not to land on my house, k?

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[SkymonkeyONE 3]

Raeford Parachute Center IS a USPA dropzone and always has been. USPA has always permitted 16 year olds to skydive and has technically blessed off on 16 year old tandems since the FAA tandem "test period" expired and tandem jumping was passed onto the USPA a couple of years ago. Don't think for a second that you are doing anything wrong by allowing your 16 year old to skydive; you are not. The school manager at Raeford was, until this past election, the USPA regional director. The DZO was the chairman of the board of USPA for many years.

All you lawyer lovers please keep your arguments to the other 100 threads on the subject. This guy wanted to know where he could take his 16 year old for a tandem and I gave him an answer.

[freeflysteve 0]

Yesterday(and i know i am in England!)we took the tandem masters son on a tandem on his 16th birthday.
The whole load all went out on the same jump with 2 smoke jumpers linking in formation.
What a birthday present.

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[Cowboy1974 0]

I know it's a good distance but The Oklahoma Skydiving Center in Cushing Oklahoma allows it. I have a 16 year old daughter currently in the AFF program. She's having a blast! So am I!

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[BigTom99 0]

hey, at least it isn't as much of a road trip as NC

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

I would be very, very surprised if you could not make that jump happen at one of the CA dropzones. It ain't gonna happen at Perris, but I bet you anything there is at least one place that would let you.

[JeepDiver 0]

I watched a video the other day where the tandem passenger was 14. The DZ was in Canada.

[C.McKinley 0]

Do you happen to know what canadian dz would allow this???

i have only ever heard of one dzo alowing this and it was his son that the exception was made for.

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[toronto_bill 0]

The impression I get is the whole liability angle if something were to go wrong.

To sign the waiver, youmust be a legal adult. If a parent or guardian signs it then legally they are signing away the rights of the 'child'. This makes for a legal hornets nest.

There is great advice already posted above, i'm in the 'call around' club.

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I watched a video the other day where the tandem passenger was 14. The DZ was in Canada.

Here in OZ the min ages are 14yo for tandems and 16yo for AFF

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[kittikat 0]

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Do you happen to know what canadian dz would allow this???

i have only ever heard of one dzo alowing this and it was his son that the exception was made for.

I have seen quite a few 16 years olds jump in Alberta. My sister did a tandem at 16, and two weekends ago I dispatched a 16 year old girl who came all the way from Flagstaff to jump because she wanted to jump solo. Not sure why they chose Edmonton, but she did two IAD jumps and had a great time.

I believe it is fairly standard in Canada - 16 is a minimum age with parental consent and 18 is the minimum without. That is also subject DZO discretion of course.

[BigSky 2]

You could try Skydown in Boise Idaho. Im not sure but I think they will let a 16yo go.

Idaho isnt in your back yard but its a lot closer than the east cost.

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[JeepDiver 0]

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Do you happen to know what canadian dz would allow this???

I believe it was Quebec City, the caravan was painted with yellow happy faces.

[brianfry713 0]

Try giving the Parachute Center in Lodi a call if you can't jump at any of the SoCal DZs.

[vanair 0]

How about the closest to NYC. to revive an old thread.

[erdnarob 1]

Anywhere in Quebec with parents or tutors permission. I think it's not possible elsewhere in Canada. Why.....guess...lawyers rule a bit too much. Remember that a 15 year old person can fly an airplane solo, though not able to get a pilot licence before 17. Same for driving a car, the minimum age is 16.

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