Long Island Skydiving Center

Long Island Skydiving Center:
Located on the South Shore of Long Island, NY, Long Island Skydive Center overlooks the Atlantic Coastline, Hampton Beaches, and Fire Island, with easy road and rail access from New York City. Long Island Skydiving Center is one of the most experienced skydiving centers in the world, and all of our staff are members of the United States Parachute Association. We are licensed by the equipment manufacturers to use their equipment. In addition, we are respected in the industry as being among the most experienced skydivers in the the world.

Tandem Freefall Progression. Group, military, and student discounts available, as well as multimedia productions. Reservations strongly recommended. Students must be at least 18 years of age. Individuals weighing over 225lbs. should call for instructor approval.

All of our jumpmasters have also earned USPA's highest ratings. Our instructors have thousands of jumps to their credit and many are world record holders or world champions in their respective disciplines. They have trained literally thousands of first time students all with a perfect safety record. Our equipment is brand new and the most modern, technologically advanced tandem skydiving equipment available. When you want to experience Skydiving in New York, we are the premier Tandem Skydiving Center in Long Island and the New York area. New York Skydiving at it's finest. Learn to skydive today!

Who is USPA and are you rated through them?
The United States Parachute Association or USPA is the regulatory or governing agency-serving skydivers. They are the only such agency in the United States and have set forth standards in skydiving safety and training. Skydiving centers that have pledged to abide by these safety standards are called “Group Members.” The Long Island Skydiving Center is a USPA Group Member, and all of our Instructors possess instructional ratings recognized by USPA.

How’s your safety record?
While skydiving is definitely an extreme sport carrying an obvious risk of serious injury or death on every jump, we are proud to say that we have not had a single student injury at the Long Island Skydiving Center. Statistics have shown that skydiving injuries typically occur during a poorly executed landing. The tandem skydiving method employed by The Long Island Skydiving Center greatly minimizes this risk by the direct supervision of our highly experienced USPA rated tandem instructors. The equipment used at The Long Island Skydiving Center is also the most advanced tandem skydiving equipment available on the planet. Safety is our primary objective. Please keep in mind that accidents are still possible.

Can you breathe in freefall?
The freefall and parachute environments do not cause any difficulty in breathing; however, some students have commented that it was awkward to breathe during the first few seconds. This is caused not by lack of oxygen but by the surge of adrenaline and excitement of first jumping out of the aircraft. Sometimes when a person is startled they draw in a breath of air and hold it. When you exit the airplane you must continue to breathe in and breathe out.

How fast will we be falling?
Typical freefall speeds are approximately 120 MPH although this can increase or decrease slightly with body size and position. The freefall speed record is over 330 mph. An experienced skydiver using specialized equipment achieved this speed record.