HALO-TANDEM SKYDIVE

FREE FALL FROM OVER NINE THOUSAND METERS!

A HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) jump is meaned a parachute jump from high altitude beginning with 28,000ft and 35,060ft (8.600-10.686 m) with an extra long free-fall phase to until the parachute will be opened. We bring you up to where the sky begins to turn black, where you can see clearly the curvature of the earth and the air is too thin to breathe without a oxygene mask. You are in the death-zone up there!

Normally airliners are flying at this altitude, but instead to enjoy the comfortable flight, you put on harnesses and oxygen equipment, open the door and jump out, in tandem with one of the most experienced HALO Jumpmaster of the world: a breathtaking experience, but also a unique challenge and fulfilment of humanity's dream of flying...

You fly to Memphis (Tennessee) and meet at Wingsfield the HALO Jumper Team. Very experienced military instructors who train normally paratroopers of NATO forces in such a HALO jump will be your new friends of the upcoming days.

The first day, a Saturday, you will spend in the theoretical and practical training with your team and your personally jump master. Here you will become familiar with the equipment and all necessary safety precautions. Your instructor has made hundreds of such HALO jumps, including jumps over Denali (Mount McKinley) and Mount Everest.

On Sunday morning, then it goes off early: After adjustment of your personal equipment you start in the direction of the airport and you must be there at 6:30am. There, the DeHavilland DHC-3 "Super Otter" and the rest of the team is wating. This aircraft is particularly well suited to bring you in the required jump altitude. Before the take of, you and your jump master will suit fitted and you will receive the last instructions and training issues of the event of your lifetime.

The exact start date depends on the weather. This may mean well, that you spend a few hours at the airport until your team leader gives the GO.

The final jump altitude depends on conditions during the flight day and can only be determined shortly before the take off with the plane. The flight will be performed in any case only if a jump of more than 28,000 ft (~ 8,500 m) is possible.

And then there's your big moment: Taped to your instructor, you jump with your jump master out of the plane and you will have a free-fall experience, which have so far seen only a very few civilians. The free fall lasts approximately 2 minutes, and you will enjoy every second - the longest, most intense minutes of your life!

If everything goes according to plan, your jump will take place on Sunday around noon, after you left the rest of the weekend to the HALO jumper team to celebrate your extensively experience. The team is great, and you will love them very much! You will be welcomed there as a family member! But you should always plan on Monday as a Backup Day, as the weather cooperates not always as desired.

The best season for HALO jumps is mid of April up to November.

We are happy to offer you in cooperation with our travel agency 'Earthways' a tourist package to organize the complete trip to Memphis. Do not hesitate to contact us!

The HALO Tandem jumps are perfect as incentives and as a challenge in the context of coaching and team training.

We have a own webpage for this kind of adventures:

Services

• Jump training before the jump
• HALO tandem jump - complete jump equipment, helmet, oxygene device, flight suit
• Video and photos from your adventure (a special HALO single jumper, equipped with a HIDEF video camera and digital photo camera will attain you during your jump)
• Participation Certificate

Rates:

• $3,495.00 (tandem jump event 28,000 - 30,000ft)
• $2,100.00 (tandem jump event 23,000ft)

HALO tandem jump: Your questions answered:

• Since when does the HALO jump exist?
  The origins of the HALO dating back to 1959 when the United States Air Force in the 'Project Excelsior' began with experiments for emergency escape of pilots at high altitude. On November 16th 1959 Colonel Joseph Kittinger jumped the first HALO jump from a height of 23 165 m. In the year later, on 16 August 1960, he set the unmatched to this day Milestone: 31 333 meters! But every record is surpassed again: The "Red Bull Stratos" Project is back on course. The Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner will jump of a height of 120,000ft (36.576m). While Felix will not only break Kittinger's world record in altitude, he will be the fastest-falling human beeing of all time: He will reach 690 mph (1.140 km/h), will have a free fall of 5 minutes and 35 seconds, and probably will break the sound barrier!
  
  
• Do I need a license or parachute jumping experience?
  No. The HALO Jumpers team will describe and train you in all details under the rules of the highest safety standards for takeoff and landing, so that you are perfectly trained and prepared for your jump. If you want to do a solo jump, special conditions are valid as a Class D license (please ask our staff for the prices and conditions).
  
  
• Is this all really safe?
  Nothing in life is certain, and skydiving is always associated with risk. But your tandem master, you entrust your life, is one of the most experienced skydivers in the world. He will educate you on the best ways and use his own life to make your joint adventure as safe as possible. Nevertheless, you must sign a waiver of liability before the jump.
  
  
• What physical requirements must I meet?
  You must be healthy and fit, and your weight must not exceed 102 kg.
  
  
• How long is the freefall?
  The jump will only occure, if the airplane can reach an altitude of between 28,000ft (8.534m) and 30,000ft (9.150m), depending on the weather conditions of the day. Your free fall will last therefore about 2 minutes.
  
  
• Is there something more, I need to know?
  Men need to be shaved smooth, so that the oxygen mask fits correctly. You should wear warm underwear and trainings- or sport shoes.
  
  
• When I should be there at the drop zone?
  Calculate your transfer (you must arrange this by yourself), that you will be Saturday by noon at the Drop Zone at Wingsfield. You should choose a location nearby Wingsfield airport, so that you have not to long travel durations. You will end your training on Saturday for dinner. On Sunday, you have to be back at the drop zone around 6:30 in the morning.