Experienced Skydivers

Experienced Skydiving Information

On arrival all skydivers, including first time jumpers, will need to complete two forms. 

• Aerodrome Access Form 
• Skydive Algarve Membership Form

Access to the airfield is granted on presentation of a valid photo ID so please ensure you bring your passport or national ID card with you on your first day. This also applies to any non-jumping friends or family who may be with you.

Information and Documentation required for Check-In

Safety is our main priority at Skydive Algarve, to avoid disappointment on your arrival please read our complete Safety Rules before the information below. 

On arrival, you will receive documentation and equipment checks – this is our internal inspection to increase the safety for yourself and all others on the DZ.  However, as with the nature of our sport, you assume your own risk by using your own or our equipment, and taking part in skydives. After the document and equipment checks, all skydivers will undergo a DZ Briefing, landing area introduction by one of our Skydive Algarve authorized personnel.

Equipment inspection

• Please make sure your equipment is suitable for the type of skydiving you intend to do.
• Please note to be cleared as ‘freefly friendly’, Skydive Algarve require non-velcro riser covers, exposed main bridle cover, good condition BOC, leg-strap bungee.

Skydive Algarve reserves the right to stop anyone jumping equipment that we feel is not appropriate for their experience, currency, or the intended type of jump.  This also applies to main and reserve canopy size.

Guidelines for main canopies

• Higher Performance Semi or Fully Elliptical minimum 200 jumps (regardless of previous experience on them)
• Higher performance elliptical minimum 500 jumps (Katana etc subject to performance)
• X braced minimum 750 jumps
• High Performance X braced minimum 1500 jumps (e.g. Leia, Valkyrie, etc)

We recognise that people can sometimes fall outside of these guidelines, if this is the case we highly recommend that you email the Chief Instructor in advance on info@skydivealgarve.com.

*Insurance may be provided by your own parachute federation, but some may not cover civil responsibility insurance outside of their own country.  Please ensure you have sufficient and suitable insurance as we are not able to issue it at the airfield.  

Please note this does not apply to tandem customers. Portuguese AFF students must join the FPPQ in advance of their training date.

British Open National Championships

Our sister drop zone in the UK, Skydive Hibaldstow has been the host to the British National Skydiving Championships for over a decade and has just won the bid to continue hosting it for a further three years until 2018.

As an Open event, teams from all over the world are able to enter.

In 2014 we welcomed 75x 4-Way FS teams, in 2015 there were 70x 4-Way FS teams. The meet is regularly the largest 4-Way skydiving competition in the world.

We also run the 8-Way FS, and Freefly competitions and frequently the 4-Way Veritcal Formation (VFS). 

Many teams choose to train with us in order to jump from the competition Dornier and finest aircrafts ahead of the events. 

Boogies

If you are not familiar with skydiving or its terminology you may be wondering what a Boogie is.

A Boogie is a gathering of skydivers who come together from around the world. Boogies are not competitions, they are purely for fun and a chance for jumpers to meet up with skydiving friends from around the world. These events see large numbers of skydivers taking to the skies, including high profile skydivers, which can result in large formations and very interesting skydives.

Skydive Algarve also hosts an annual Christmas Boogie in December and January each year. The Christmas Boogie includes:

• Beach jumps
• FREE registration
• Experienced load organisers
• FS, Freefly and Wingsuit Coaching
• Canopy Courses
• Organised parties and evening meals

Check out our Events Calendar for more information on upcoming events at Skydive Algarve.