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Skydive Spaceland’s Coronavirus Response

(as of June 6, 2021)–We are deeply focused on keeping our team, our customers, and our guests safe while enjoying the skies over Spaceland. The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting stay-home shutdowns have been a difficult time for everyone worldwide, and restarting business in a way that our staff and our customers feel reasonably safe is a multifaceted challenge. Skydiving is all about having fun while minimizing risk–that’s one thing that definitely hasn’t changed. 🙂

Here are a few notes on our current COVID-19 control practices. We’ll likely be modifying procedures as guidelines evolve, so stay tuned. We are all in this together and we are really looking forward to flying with you!

TL:DR: Don’t visit if you’re sick, social distance 6 feet from others when possible, and masks are recommended but not required. 

Please don’t visit us right now if:

  • You are ill now
  • You have been ill with COVID-19 or exposed to any ill people confirmed to have COVID-19 within the last 14 days
  • You have any of the following symptoms:
    • Coughing
    • Sneezing
    • Fever higher than 100º Fahrenheit
    • Shortness of breath
  • If you are over 65 years of age, current guidelines suggest that you shelter at home for now due to increased risk of severe illness if you do contract COVID-19. We would suggest you wait until those guidelines are lifted to skydive, but that is of course your call.

GENERAL GUIDELINES  

  1. Observe 6-foot social distance whenever possible, indoors and out. This includes our office.
  2. Masks are recommended but not required throughout the facility and in our airplanes.
  3. Wash your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds after using the restroom, after skydiving (you know you probably touched your face when you put on your helmet, sunnies, or goggles) and frequently throughout the day.
  4. Pack it in, pack it out. If you bring personal items here, take them with you when you leave unless you are renting a locker and they are stored inside. Remember, NO FOOD of any kind may be stored in lockers.
  5. Note: Everyone should bring their own masks/hand sanitizer. 
  6. We will be filling loads and manifesting normally.
  7. Please don’t socially distance from your tandem instructor in freefall. 😉

CLEANING PROCEDURES

We have cleaned out all personal items from common areas such as the packing room and training areas and sanitized all areas. Please help us keep our facility clean by not leaving personal items at the drop zone unless they are in a locker you rent.

Facility

Daily

    • Restrooms and all handles (to interior/exterior doors, sinks, toilets, and urinals)
    • All seating and tables in classrooms, office, ground floor training areas, and back porch areas

Throughout the day

    • Office work areas (counters, STP computers)
    • Disinfect pens when they come back from customers

FACILITY GUIDELINES 

Packing room 

  • Masks recommended but not required.
  • Please maintain 6-foot social distancing when possible.
  • Pack it in, pack it out. If you bring personal items here, take them with you when you leave unless you are renting a locker and they are stored inside. Remember, NO FOOD of any kind may be stored in lockers.

Other changes

  • Hand sanitizing stations have been installed throughout our facility

As always, if you have any questions about this information or anything else about Spaceland, please feel free to give us a call at 281-369-3337. We look forward to chatting and flying with you!