Tips for your Skydiving Exits | Learn to Skydive

Skydiving exits are a very important part of any skydive. This is why mastering your skydiving exits is crucial to becoming a better skydiver. I gathered some of my best tips in this video hoping they will help you to best understand how to master your skydiving exits.
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[@AshishSharma-sq5jj]

Dive exit

[@ThePrashantpradhan]

Poised exit

[@SkydiveVibes]

@@ThePrashantpradhan Thanks for sharing!

[@TC.7]

Party train

[@lilxan7782]

Dive exit

[@deteiser]

Me before jump: "Won't rush it this time, will jump out in a stable position facing the wind". Proceeds to tumble out of the plane doing some sort of flip-roll.

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

You don't have to face direction of travel. Look at static line pax

[@HYP3RC0L0R]

@deteiser ROFL! That was me today. It was only my 2nd jump, TL2. Glad I had an instructor attached who saved us. Now I’m up at 1am watching skydiving exit and mistake videos with sweaty palms agonizing over my experience. Probably flipped for 2,000ft. After i deployed chute, my instructor said “sooo that exit was…interesting…” 😂

[@joshhart4931]

​@@HYP3RC0L0Rdid you think about anything you could have done to make a better exit?

[@HYP3RC0L0R]

@@joshhart4931 oh for sure, it was my body position. It freaked me out enough to where I did a tunnel session before I returned and that helped form and confidence. At that stage it was hard for me to understand whether my body position made much of a difference when there is an instructor strapped to you. It’s so unnatural. I was so glad to begin going solo lol

[@KeithBarrowsToday]

As a "bigger" guy I find I had to relax and barely arch during exit to remain stable. Outside of that, relax, smile and have fun! I got good enough on exits that I was working on 15-20 ways (single aircraft) by jump 100 or so.

[@alchemicalsoul]

Did second tandem today. Ground school and AFF next week. I adore this sport. You videos have helped me mentally address concerns. Thank you.

[@Alejandro-bu1ey]

You rock, Catherine! I have 60 jumps and every feeling and tought I had, you've done a video about it. You've been my home coach! Thank you from Argentina!

[@sirtango1]

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane was my main problem. I wasn’t scared, just the opposite. The out, in, out, was at ease to me. When I would go out, I went out! They had trouble keeping me in the plane! 😊 AFF instructors eventually came around to my enthusiasm 😂😂😂😂

[@Nebnumerology]

Did my very first tandem jump today and what an amazing experience! I can't wait to jump again and again!

[@kimski1875]

Congrats! I did my first one last week and I feel the exact same way! Can't wait to go again and again 🦅

[@danielomorain7134]

Bonj! Thanks for your excitement and commitment to excellence!

[@saria26]

Hey Catherine, firstly thankyou for your videos, they are fantastic and I have learnt so much from them. Alot goes into making a video and I appreciate the hard work. I'm in Auckland NZ and have just (finally) passed my AFF!!!!! What an amazing feeling and confidence booster when u learn something in this sport hey! I am loving the dive exit at the moment.. quite possibly my fav part of the jump! And yup the key to a good exit is to relax and work with the relative wind 'the blast'. Cant wait to learn another one soon :) Cheers & blue skies Ali

[@SkydiveVibes]

Thanks a lot Ali!

[@davesadler8438]

Adjusting hand and leg position on exit worked for me. Good advice!

[@SkydiveVibes]

Super Dave! Glad it helped!!

[@MagninJonathan]

Love it, thank you!

[@mrlarusso78]

Backflip exit! Facing the tail, step out with legs extended and arms extended down with palms facing the front of the plane, head looking up and back, and next thing you know your flipping like a gymnast.

[@SkydiveVibes]

Yeah, it is also called a gainer!! I love it too. It feels so smooth!

[@MrSlarba77]

Hmm. I think there's a small misunderstanding of relative wind in this video. The wind speed experienced by the jumper at exit is exactly the airspeed of the aircraft, NOT the sum of headwind and airspeed. The _ground speed_ is airspeed _minus_ headwind (or plus tailwind). :)

[@SkydiveVibes]

I think you are right! The wind speed is affecting the airspeed of the aircraft and don't get added to it. I'll try to fix it in the video.

[@scottynic2894]

20 jumps so far and only dive exits for me until I got to lead a 2 way exit from outside the plane on my last jump and we managed to stick it!! It still puts a huge smile on my face thinking about that jump, it was so exciting, I love this sport!! Thanks for yet another great upload Catherine....Blue Skies 🤙🏻

[@SkydiveVibes]

Thanks a lot Scotty!

[@OlivierLopezCh]

Exiting stable has been one of the most difficult things for me, my arch is usually pretty bad :D

[@SkydiveVibes]

Try to train on the ground doing the superman plank and stretch a lot your back. I guess it may help! ;)

[@ThePrashantpradhan]

@@SkydiveVibes I had a lot of spinning issue since i used to arch really hard. And i was not stable at all at any moment. However, as soon as i started taking a deep breath before the jump and stopped thinking about the jump and fall, everything was smooth and stable. @Olivier Lopez Ch, that my experience. you might wanna try, though i am also learning.

[@Pharmaster1985]

Same thing for me :D

[@OlivierLopezCh]

@@Pharmaster1985 I'm still working on improving my Arch, but one of my instructors made me try a different body position that changed my jumps completely. Instead of opening your arms wide open during the arch, bring your hands closer like trying to form a triangle with your thumbs and index fingers. Bring them closer but without touching. With that body position, I managed to be super stable in the air :) Like this, but with the hands a little more separated d2h1pu99sxkfvn.cloudfront.net/b0/2612378/230635564_CRmcPQrDG7/P0.jpg

[@Pharmaster1985]

Thanks I'll try to keep that in mind on my next jump. Having my aff now doesnt mean that Im perfect but I want to improve and progress. Sorry if sometimes my english is not perfect

[@kerrycrooks9161]

Awesome thanks

[@thebrotha4545]

First solo exit is next sunday. Still AFF student.. nervous but excited!!

[@walidshouman2473]

Amazing Tips 👌

[@Adams-ek6qk]

Saunt like you are 100th procent det you know what you doing super happy to hear about your pro experience

[@ivpR1220]

Nice video! A way to not to loop back can be exiting doing an arrow. This usually lets you belly to ground really fast. Blue skies! 🤙🏼

[@sanwarmalbajiya1389]

nice video

[@ahmedsaleh3517]

Oooh yeaaa I agree with u the best moment doors open 💚 then jump I’ve done 5 times tandem 2020 is mine. Thanks 🙏 Kate

[@SkydiveVibes]

Super! Go get your wings!

[@samashinvale7368]

Thanks a lot :) your awesome you give us a lot of Information .. thanks for you all time and work :)

[@SkydiveVibes]

Thanks to you, Sam for watching! I appreciate it so much!

[@rafaelriegel9926]

Thank´s a lot !!!

[@AlexShaw]

I like the plane journey and I love skydiving but the bit in-between is still mentally difficult. I still get a bit of sensory overload followed by a few unhelpful leg kicks.

[@fabienm.1357]

Great as usual BlueSky From Monaco. Thx Catherine

[@SkydiveVibes]

Thanks!

[@Volkernoll]

Thanks for this! looking fwd to my 2nd exit and the AFF licence. by the way... nice eys colour!

[@kuusma-9316]

thank you :)

[@GOGADEV__08]

Nice one màm Dive and pivot both r good exit

[@russellhueners8499]

Great info, my first and only jump, 1985 in texas, primary, secondary jumpmaster and I all exit and do three loops befor pancaking out flat, its all good, do the routine lock in at 6k and a 5500 pull, then the fun starts. The pilot chute gets caught in the bubble and wont come out, after what seems to be an eternity, it finally popps out, chute deploys and I end up with a malfunction, the pilot chute comes thru the center of my lines underneith the canopy and out the back, bisecting my leading edge! I landed without injury,,,,, but man what a story to tell, I loved it but never went for another try.

[@mercyshaver5264]

Looking forward to my first EXIT.

[@KevinStumpf2010]

I tried to exit on my instructors count and I thought I was gonna hit him and freaked out and fell out upside down for a moment. It’s a fun little video. Lol

[@SkydiveVibes]

Haha yeah. We don't seem to realize that the wind is blowing hard up there so being near from each other is important not too get too far. It may seem we are diving on them yeah. ;) And I have some light & fun collisions under my belt too. hahaha

[@chrislyquedutchie3106]

really usefull! nice video, my arch while exiting is kinda bad, but learning and trying to feel the wind more should help. (I hope) this season i can practice a lot tho!

[@SkydiveVibes]

Super! If you have the will to practice and improve, you'll master them soon enough! Where do you jump?

[@chrislyquedutchie3106]

@@SkydiveVibes I jump in the Netherlands, on Texel (small island great DZ) at paracentrum texel! gonna be a trainee this season! so excited, really big oppertunity to jump a lot and work with fellow skydivers!

[@navjitsingh4322]

Mdame ji love from punjab ur super natural trainer

[@jaco5187]

I jump a couple of times a week and I'm totally calm, but when I watch videos of people jumping, I get nervous and my palms get sweaty.

[@kingcrimson5615]

I can listen to her say "Go" all day, everyday.

[@SkydiveVibes]

Hahaha Thanks!

[@Volkernoll]

so the main part to be stable is the mix between legs and arms. how straight or bend they are to each other.. right?

[@irog]

exiting with two instructors, jump nr. 3 i think, i feel like my left shoe is missing, first thougt: we have to stop and do it again, i can't land with one shoe :)

[@stephang.appoldt3829]

For tall people like me 195cm, I think it's a little bit more difficult to make correct exits, small doors, possible to hit with the helmet the Airplane, I like to sit in the door hand on the knees and make a frontflip out, then lying on the back and watching the plane, control Altimeter, Arch and going stabil on the Belly ... But my Trainer said as well I must work on correct exits to jump with others ...

[@SkydiveVibes]

Yeah you need to learn and master the other exits if you want to jump with others. You'll get the twist through practice. ;)

[@medicharper]

I'm 6'3 (191cm), so I feel your pain. I was worried about the diving exit on STP level 8 through such a small doorway when my instructor gave me the best advice. "This diveflow is all about instability. Just get out of the effin plane and get stable. Do that, and you pass." I dove out and have had some awesomely stable accordion exits since then.

[@Michael-ks1sn]

How do I time the flaring correct? My last two jump I got first I am flaring to low, and the on the last one I got flaring to high (edit) It really hard to remember self what height I flared on last time, because that's not really what I were thinking most on. I can't remember any of the heights I started flaring, I can only remember I were close enough to the ground for me to wanting to flare.

[@sivonparansun]

As a taller jumper, the best tip I got to keep stable was to bring my hands down more (closer to my shoulders) and I stopped flipping =)

[@ericguindon1719]

Bonjour Catherine , je suis en formation PAC, t'es vidéo sont sont vraiment génial, comme si j'avais un entraineur supplémentaire :),, t'es conseils sont très pertinent et ça vaut de l'or ! Je présume que tu parle français , de par ton nom d'abord , mais aussi par ton petit accent :) , ask me if i'm wrong ! 3E saut aujourd'hui, et cette vidéo tombe à point ! Merci xx

[@SkydiveVibes]

Haha oui je parle français. Je suis de Québec.

[@puffel333]

I get so annoyed by myself not being able to exit stable. I really focus on stepping out belly to the relative wind, but as soon as I'm out and I'm hit by the wind I feel unstable and start flapping my arms and legs... I feel like I'm hit by the wind even before I was able to arch, I'm still in my exit jump position with flexed knees and a legs slightly in instead of out...

[@garyk9876]

It's been a year since your post. Maybe you've already solved your problem. If not, take a look at this video. When leaving the plane solo, I really like arching, leaving the plane smoothly and then watching it fly away. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6u2nGturJaGndU

[@puffel333]

@@garyk9876 haha yeah I'm all good on the exit and all, but cheers!

[@marcoa.miranda7293]

I’m a student of AFF Course, I have a trouble to make the back flip in the free fall, I lose control easy, can you give me a tip? 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@user-nh3dh7qg3c]

Planning videos about BASE? Wingsuit? BlueSky from Russia)

[@SkydiveVibes]

It is on the list. ;)

[@safaethossain1835]

Hey i wanna do skydiving. How to apply?

[@hansibong]

Dear Catherine , how many jumps do you have ?

[@SkydiveVibes]

Hello Hansi, I have 290 jumps so far!

[@courtneycifuni1056]

For some reason my exit and arch are the only things I do well…lol

[@jmcelvain5085]

Kinda off subject, I did a Tandem and a few Aff jumps in 95- 96 " twenty something" Im fixin to turn 44. Am I to old to start anew? P.S. coolest and best thing I've ever done with this Life. AerOhio is where I experienced my jumps and would be my home DZ, just curious. Sorry.

[@RDavies126746]

J McElvain I did my first tandem at 45 years of age. The following year at 46 I had my A license and 33 jumps in the log book. Age is a mindset, live your life! Blue skies my friend!

[@jmcelvain5085]

@@RDavies126746 Thank You Black Bear Apiary, I guess my responsibility has grown and my balls have shrank a bit, which is funny because my wife and I ride a Harley Davidson all over the country. The last DZ we were at was Skydive City Z/Hills and Ohio winter is cold and Blue Skies To You!

[@SkydiveVibes]

Exactly as he said! Never too old if you are in good shape.

[@abhinavsankhyayan1022]

How much money is required to learn skydiving?

[@montfleury9557]

🙂

[@mostafahussin8337]

👍👍👍👍

[@SkydiveVibes]

Thanks Mostafa!

[@50buttfish]

Zero G, with tail-slide - jumpers float out the door and THEN begin freefalling.

[@jamesfarrell4929]

Nothing wrong with tumbling head over sneakers as long as you are stable on deploying. After 50 jumps for most it's like riding a bike. Get into formations get your shit together and above all break track and wave off. After that you are in your own hands. D- 4614.

[@calinutza33]

What’s the difference between a coach and an instructor ? 🧐

[@SkydiveVibes]

USPA: "Coaches can teach the general sections of the first-jump course and train and supervise students for group skydiving skills. Coaches work under the supervision of instructors." In brief, Instructors will teach the student the first time and coaches are there to help improve the skills of that now new skydiver.

[@calinutza33]

Skydive Vibes thanks a lot for taking your time to answer me , can you make money as a coach ? Are they getting paid for their work ? Thanks again !

[@SkydiveVibes]

@@calinutza33 In Canada, Coach 2 are paid per coached jumps they are doing. Not sure with the USPA.

[@keithwckertt5255]

I so want to be a sky jumper but I'm not brave like you people

[@JoannaMichelleHeath]

I did so poorly on AFF Level 1 (passed but barely) because I went fetal. I’m so worried about exits that I postponed my next jump for 3 weeks so I can practice body position in the tunnel first

[@SkydiveVibes]

Do not worry, it is normal to struggle at first. There are many variables to take into consideration when starting out. The keywords are really "relax" and "arch"!

[@saturdaymark4857]

My poor instructor upon exiting 😂

[@SkydiveVibes]

Haha what happened?

[@saturdaymark4857]

Skydive Vibes flips and..tricks? Hahah yeah tricks. In the video she looked so stressed

[@stopspinskydiving]

🐈!

[@SkydiveVibes]

Haha Thanks Jason. Did you like it?

[@stopspinskydiving]

Skydive Vibes as always!

[@courtneycifuni1056]

Just screwed up an exit and it ended with a spin on my back. Not my proudest moment

[@turtlejj8024]

i just wish i could fly stable without spinning

[@liliyasgardenchannel8876]

Nice necklace! Are you Catholic?

[@SkydiveVibes]

Yes, I am. ;)

[@TheLoobis]

Is it just me or does she sound like a female George St Pierre?

[@NS-ex6cm]

Suggestion- in your videos please show less of you and more of the stuff you are trying to demonstrate. Thanks.

[@mikeg3293]

Stop waving your arms about! Looks like a rookie new reporter.

[@SkydiveVibes]

🤷‍♀️

[@nathansylvander4829]

talk less explain more n you're video's

[@chewiebhz]

Hi, Catherine check your pronunciation of "relative" you're mispronouncing it. I understand you're not a native English speaker.

[@sinfin8995]

Ju jir jas yamp aut? Hai jaf!