How to make your first jump!


Skydive Of course you want to skydive.

Everyone has thought about it and everyone says they will do it someday. Well, now that you're in college this is the right place to try it out. Georgia Tech has a world renowned skydiving club that has been around since 1969.
Why wait? Schedule your jump today!

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Tandem Skydive Tandem Skydive

This is the best way to go if you're looking for that one time unforgettable experience. Call up some friends and get the whole group to go...you know you'll need a witness.


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Advanced FreeFall Advanced FreeFall

If you're looking to get certified to skydive on your own, AFF is the way to go. It takes 6 hours of ground school and 7 jumps with instructors. Georgia Tech is the most well-equipped skydiving club in the nation, so get certified and start jumping with us ASAP.

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Google Maps for SDA Google Map

So now you're ready to skydive an you just need directions to the dropzone. Just click on the "More Info" link and you'll be brought to an easy to read Google Map of where Skydive Atlanta is and an option to put in your own address for quick driving directions!

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Congratulations to the new club officers!
Elections for new club officers were held on April 23, 2009 so we now have new leadership bringing us into the 2009-2010 school year.  The new officers will be:

President - Travis O'Neal
Vice President - Nathan Briggs
Treasurer - Melanie Stam
Secretary - Kento Masuyama
Quartermaster - John Nahabedian

Congratulations guys!  Next year is bound to be a great one!
 
2007 National Collegiate Competition
TeamThis year's Collegiates was one of the best yet!  With the advent of CollegeSkydiving.com , everyone had been talking throughout the year and was joining forces to make the competition bigger and better.  The USPA added a 6-way speed star event in this year as a test event and it went over with great success, with Skydive Arizona even throwing in medals for those who really excelled. 

Representing Georgia Tech this year was an awesome 4-way team that placed in the top 10 and had a great time making the 30 hour road trip out to Arizona.  Also, a big congratulations to our Vice President, Travis O'Neal, for his bronze medal in Sport Accuracy!

For pictures of the event, check out the photo gallery
 
Oh, you want another 190? OK!

Travis under the new Sentry 190!
Travis and the new Sentry 190
With the Sentry 190s in such high demand, we have added another one.  With the addition of this canopy we also changed the entire line-up of the canopies, so check the new Rig/Canopy list in the gear locker before you grab a rig to jump!  We have moved the Manta 260 out of the line-up (don't worry, we still have it and it can be switched in later if it's needed) and changed other things around.

Also, please remember that Rig #9 contains the Rage 185, which is a higher performance canopy and requires sufficient canopy skills as well as a coach briefing by a certified instructor. This is a great canopy for the club to have so that our more experienced members can get a feel for what they may want to look for when buying their own gear, but it's important that we use it in a safe and satisfactory manor.

We now have a 230, two 210s, three 190s, two 170s (all Sentry), and a Rage 185...so get your butt down to Skydive Atlanta and take advantage of it all!


 
GTSPC Year In Review
By:  Nikki Russell

ImageAs the semester ends and we move on into summer, it’s almost unbelievable to think about how much our club has done since this time last year.  When we open the gear locker, we no longer see mismatched rigs and jumpsuits that look like they date back to the Civil War.  When we climb onto the plane, we look like a real team now.  We’ve got eight brand spankin’ new Javelin Odysseys (complete with spacer foam and other luxuries) and, not only do they match, but they all have hot new Flight Concepts canopies in them.  We have everything ranging from a Manta 260 to a Sentry 170, and thrown in the mix we also have a Rage 185 so that more experienced jumpers can try out more shaped canopies before making decisions about what to purchase for their own personal gear.
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New College Skydiving Website!
College Skydiving
www.CollegeSkydiving.com
Over the course of the National Collegiate Competition this past year, there was a lot of talk about college students having a tough time getting together for events.  There is now a new website that was started in January this year by students from Georgia Tech, Kansas State University, and Virginia Tech.  A few ideas from these students and a few ideas from Chris Spence have turned into something pretty big for the college skydiving community.  The site is www.CollegeSkydiving.com and everyone is welcome to join the Forum and Photo Gallery.
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GTSPC New Equipment
Nikki Russell Landing a Sentry 190
Nikki under the new Sentry 190
This past year has been a very big one for the GTSPC.  We have been fortunate as a club over the years to have acquired all the equipment needed to run one of the top collegiate skydiving programs in the country, but as any skydiver knows, sooner or later that equipment is going to be worn out.  This year we were able to replace gear as much as 14 years old and make all necessary safety updates.  Our club is by far the most well equipped skydiving club in the nation, and we have taken that to a new level this year.  This allows for more members, more teams, more skydiving, and more fun. 
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Seminar with Kyle Collins and Eric Taylor

Seminar with Kyle Collins and Eric Taylor
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