EXPERIENCED JUMPER
Once you have completed the certification program to become a licensed skydiver, there will be many new things for you to enjoy. For more information on becoming certified in Rhode Island, call 1-800-585-5555 and a Skydive Rhode Island specialist will be glad to assist you.
Attention Experienced Skydivers:
Skydive Rhode Island can assist you in a full range of parachute system rigging services including:
Assembly and Repacks
- Sport/student reserve inspection and repack
- Tandem reserve inspection and repack
- Assemble reserve to container
- Assemble main to container
- Install AAD into AAD-ready container
- Pack tandem main
- Pack sport main
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Cypres Service
- New Cypres batteries (includes installation)
- Install customer-provided AAD batteries
- Remove/Install Cypres during repack cycle
- 4-year Cypres maintenance (includes shipping)
- Install Cypres pockets in reserve container
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Parachute Maintenance
- Inspect main
- Detachable soft links (includes installation)
- Reline canopy (does not include price of lines)
- Replace individual line, per line
- Replace lower steering lines
- Canopy patch, any size, per patch
- Replace rapid link, per link
- Install slider bumpers (set of 4)
- Acid mesh test and 40-lb. pull test (rounds)
- Collapsible slider conversion
- Per hour charge on other parachute repairs
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Container Maintenance
- Wash container and reassemble
- Grommet/snap replacement
- Install/replace BOC
- Third riser or velcroless toggle conversion
- Hard cutaway cable housing conversion
- Retack cable housings
- Replace/retack Racer quick loop
- Per hour charge on other container repairs
- Jumpsuit Repair
- Zipper replacement
- Rebuild booties
- Per hour charge on other jumpsuit repairs
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Skydive Rhode Island offers discount programs
that will further reduce the cost of these rigging services. Contact Skydive Rhode Island at 1-800-585-5555
Once you complete the basics required
in the certification program and become a licensed skydiver, Skydive Rhode Island offers the following to experienced skydivers:
Skydive Rhode Island offers coaching for every aspect of skydiving. Improve your performance with assistance from our professional skydiving instructors.
Formation Skydiving
"One on One" or "Two on One" or "4 Way" body flight coaching
Skills include:
- Exits
- Body Position
- Grip Taking
- Fall Rate
- Forward & Backward Movement
- Side Slides
- Turns
- Combination Moves (super positioning)
- Tracking
- Canopy Control
- Creeping Techniques
- Mental Preparation & Focus
- Team Dynamics
Freefly training
Learn to fly your body in any direction, at any speed.
Training Skills Include:
- Basic sit position
- Head down
- Transitions
- Stand up
- Back flying
- Enhanced tracking
- Freefly fall rate
- Forward & backward movement and turns
Canopy training
 Enhance your knowledge and canopy control performance.
- Basic Aerodynamics
- Lift
- Drag
- Flow separation
- Thrust & weight
- Center of mass, center of lift landings
- Angle of incidence
- Camber
Design Parameters
- Aspect ratio
- Airfoil
- Wing loading
- Trim
Flight Environment
- Turbulence
- Density altitude
- Traffic management
- Break off & deployment
- Crosswind, downwind
- Final approach
Contact the Skydive Rhode Island for team rate information.
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