Skydiving experience days this skydiving experience brings you the serious thrills of a tandem skydive in the lake district in cumbria, combining the most extreme of extreme sports with the most beautiful of beauty spots in the uk. Any skydive is a memorable experience, but when it is enjoyed over the famous scenery of the cumbria lake district it becomes something even more unforgettable. See the lake district from the best possible vantage point 14,500 foot in the air, with the ground coming to meet you! The great thing about a tandem skydive experience is that you have very little responsibility all you have to remember is how to position your body, and you can leave all the parachute work to your highly experienced skydiving instructor! This means you are free to simply enjoy the view of the lakes and relish that freefall feeling as you drop 5,000ft in 50 seconds!your tandem skydive experience in cumbria will begin when you fill out the registration forms and watch the safety technique video with an instructor. Then, once briefed, you'll begin a short technique learning session including where to tuck your head and legs throughout the skydiving experience. Then, once you are fully ready you'll put the safety clothing on boiler suit, cap, goggles gloves and make your way to the runway with your instructor and other skydivers. You'll get into the pac 750xl plane which is one of a kind and designed specifically for skydivers, sat in between the legs of your instructor with rows of jumpers to the side and in front of you. Once you've taken off and at a height of around 14,500ft the hatch will open and you'll shuffle to the door ready to tuck your legs and roll out of the plane. Around 50 seconds of the most incredible free fall will ensue, dropping 5,000ft feet at 120mph before the instructor opens the parachute ready to begin eight minutes of floating back to ground level.