First Jump Course & Parachute Packing Class

2026 Free First Jump Course

• Book Free First Jump Course

This year’s Free First Jump Course will be held on Saturday May 2nd at 10AM. For more information on this free course, please visit our Event Page. When scheduling your slot in this free course, be sure to use Booking Code: LEARN

This year there will ALSO be a free parachute packing class held at 10AM-1PM on Sunday May 3rd!! This class will ONLY be open to those students that attend the free first jump course! Sign-ups for this course will happen on site following the completion of the free first jump course.

2026 First jump Course Dates – book now!

• Monday May 18th – 10AM
• Monday June 1st – 10AM
• Monday June 15th – 10AM
• Monday June 29th – 10AM
• Monday July 13th -10AM
• Monday July 27th – 10AM
• Monday August 10th – 10AM
• Wednesday August 19th -10AM
• Monday September 7th – 10AM
• Friday September 18th – 10AM

First Jump Course = Classroom + Hands-on Learning

Following the successful completion of your Tandem Skydive Level 1, you are ready to move on to your First Jump Course!

This is an 8-hour training, broken into self-study, classroom, and physical demonstration / hands-on learning sections. Your first jump course will be purchased following your first tandem jump. This must be done BEFORE any of your subsequent student jumps.

WNY Skydiving will provide you a packet of information as well as links to several videos included in the confirmation email when you schedule your first jump course. You need to go over these basics on your own prior to arrival for your course. Please give yourself enough time to review all provided information when choosing your course date.

During the classroom portion of this course, a USPA-rated instructor will review all of the information you’ve learned on your own. This information will then be expanded upon to cover everything you need to know to make your first jump with your own parachute. Your instructor will test and confirm that you understand everything necessary to begin your solo skydiving career!

Later in your student program you will also need to complete a Parachute Packing Class. If you are going to obtain your skydiving license, it is critical that you get familiar with how your gear works. The packing class helps to increase your familiarity with the skydiving gear and prepares you to pack your own parachute.