Club Information
Overview
The Purdue Sport Parachute Club is a student organization whose prime purpose is to stimulate interest in skydiving and sport parachuting. PSPC has been in existence off and on since 1972. The club has now grown to include over 100 members and is very active.
Skydiving Goals
As a PSPC member you will have access to numerous experienced skydivers and will be trained with the goal of obtaining a United States Parachute Association (USPA) License.
History
As a club, we've been running off and on since the 1970's, and have gone through many changes since then, but our attitude remains the same: Have fun and get some air!
How to join
Any student at Purdue University, as well as the surrounding community is welcome to join. Dues are $10 per semester, and grant you access to all our jumping discounts, and give you the ability to run for an officer position with the club.
Where do we jump?
Our home dropzone is Air Indiana Skydiving Center. It is located roughly 25 minutes northeast of campus, in Flora, IN.
Address
Flora Municipal Airport
481 S County Rd 150 W
Flora, Indiana - 46929
Directions from Lafayette
Take 25 north to county road E 900N, (look for Flora/Delphi airport sign). Turn right. Pass Delphi airport, county road ends. go straight onto highway 18. look for county road 150 west. Turn right ( south) . second place on left
Hours
9 AM To Sunset / Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays
How high will I jump from?
The jump altitude depends on the amount of desired freefall time and amount of training. Experienced skydivers can jump from over 15,000 feet.
How long is the typical freefall?
For an experienced skydiver a typical skydive consists of exiting a perfectly good airplane, falling for 70 seconds, deploying a parachute, and floating to the ground with a tip-toe landing.
What kind of parachute will I use?
The student canopies are all modern ram-air (square) parachutes built for maneuverability and soft landings.
How hard will I land?
With ram-air parachutes, you can control both the forward speed and the rate of descent of the parachute. When the timing becomes perfect, you can land tip-toe soft. At first though, it is about like hopping off the hood of your car. Most beginners make "stand-up" landings their first or second jump.
What if the chute doesn't open?
Parachutes don't always open and the sport can be dangerous. That is why the law requires that we carry two. If the main canopy fails, we pull an emergency handle releasing the faulty main and activating the specially packed reserve in less than three seconds. Studies have shown that the average skydiver will experience a malfunction only 1 in every 700 jumps.
