Rates
It's $45 with gear, or $10 + $1 per 1000ft with your own gear.
Pack jobs are $5, or we'll teach you how to pack for free!
Click on "rates" on the left side for more info
The Auburn Skydiving Club will soon be purchasing gear and charging dues.
This will pay for things like this website, and everything listed below.
What's Available from the Club
We've gone ahead and purchased a good bit of club materials. It's available to use for club members. Your club fees pay for these things - especially those expensive freeflying videos!
A Vladiball with adjustable weight - experienced RW jumpers only!
The first 4 videos in the Freeflying series (Canopy Control, Backfly, Sitfly, Transitions)
Packing Materials (rubber bands, pullup cords, closing loops, closing pins)
Basic gear use (helmet, goggles, gloves, altimeters)
Coached Jumps (free)
Packing Lessons (free, and we'll pack your chute while we do it)
Bad Advice (free and abundant)
Good Advice (rare)
Soon to come: AU Jumpsuits, Container/Harnesses, and Parachutes!
Please note these items will also come with an increase in membership dues...
Recent Events
Great jumping during the first several weekends of the semester! More information under "News and Events"
Other Info
I advise bringing a case of something to drink. Everyone is happy when the fridge is full. Myself being under 21, I actually bring Dr. Pepper and Gatorade. Feel free to take something from the fridge, but be aware that you should bring something every once in a while. No one starts drinking until all the parachutes are packed and the plane is tied down for the day.
If you ask any experienced skydiver who "Buddy Blue" is, they'll send you straight to our dropzone to meet him.
We jump Cessna 182s. We have two of them, so if there's a lot of tandems we can still keep jumping. Or we can do an 8-way. The 182s are a completely different atmosphere than anything with a turbine. If you've never jumped one before, you might want to ask about exit procedures.
Club Mission
Our immediate goal is to promote safe skydiving to the Auburn community. By word of mouth, we can spread the word and make Auburn a skydiving school once again.
Our long term goal is to create and maintain a good relationship with Auburn University. We have full hopes that this sport will create support from the student body. Dozens of sport parachute clubs from around the nation actively participate in the sport with full consent of their respective school administrations. As of now, we are associated through Auburn University through AIAA - the Aerospace group.
Great Quotes from Jumpers
"Hang loose; don't hit the ground."
"Don't forget to fall."
"If you get confused, just remember - you're going towards the ground."
"In any situation, the safest thing to do is deploy your parachute... sometimes."
"Here I come to the formation... and there I go..."
"This is my pre-second jump in this suit here."