mac2501 0 #1 August 14, 2006 hello all im intrested getting my tandem rating in the US , anyone tell me what the course entails i.e. how many jumps do you do on the course , also can it be converted over to the BPA in the UK many thanks Mac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,344 #2 August 14, 2006 3 years in the sport USPA Member USPA Coach Rating Tandem Manufacturer Specific I/E Training, testing, & Evaluation. USPA TI Rating requirements can be found in the USPA Instructor Ratings Manual (IRM) which can be purchased from www.uspa.org You would need to contact the BPA regarding reciprocity.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauras 0 #3 August 14, 2006 http://www.skydiveratings.com/tandem.html Do a search in this forum for Bram & Elly Clement. Detailed, professional and famously even-tempered in that vierd Dutch kinda way. Added bonus of perhaps planning a trip to Zhills in the winter?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #4 August 14, 2006 Quote3 years in the sport USPA Member USPA Coach Rating Tandem Manufacturer Specific I/E Training, testing, & Evaluation. USPA TI Rating requirements can be found in the USPA Instructor Ratings Manual (IRM) which can be purchased from www.uspa.org You would need to contact the BPA regarding reciprocity. What you have listed are prerequisites for a USPA course. Not all courses in the US have to be USPA. I got my Vector/Sigma rating last year in Perris and I have never been a USPA member. If mac2501 wants the rating to use in the US that's one thing, if he wants to get it there because of convenience and or cost, that's another altogether. The manufacturers' web sites are the best place to get the requirements for pure manufacturer's rating. One thing you neglected to mention was the class 3 medical (or foreign equivalent). I found it more convenient to get an FAA one even though I live in Canada. If mac2501 wants to practice in UK he will probably be better off getting one from there, If he does want the USPA rating he will no doubt need an FAA one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,344 #5 August 14, 2006 You are correct on all counts. Thank you for the clarification. I did forget the FAA medical.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
