apenny4yothawts

I am located in central Arkansas. I am 5’ 11” and weigh 198 lbs, down from 222 lbs. I use in and out catheters and don’t use a colostomy bag, so there are no tubes, bags or other medical equipment issues to worry about. I am a C6-C7 quad, my injury was July 28, 2008. I believe I have 6 screws and 3 plates, I have never had any follow-up surgeries or issues with the hardware inside. I use a manual chair to keep up my arm strength, but I own a power chair that I can bring if necessary. I have some arm use, but I can’t use my fingers. I haven't seen anything that would suggest any places near here have done it before. Where are you?

I am a quadriplegic and I know there have a number of quads who have skydived. There are no skydiving businesses near me who have ever taken someone with my level of disability. What I need to know are things that have helped you skydive if a quad or if you have experience tandem diving with a quad. Things like: what kind of plane works best, how to get in and then out of the plane easiest, how did your landing work, what weight were you when you jumped, did you have any physical repercussions afterwards, etc. Thank you for any help offered!