What the Buddy Board is
Find a Jump Buddy is a matching board for licensed skydivers, students and coaches. Post what you are looking for: a partner for your AFF course or consolidation jumps, an FS or freefly buddy, someone to split tunnel time with, a crew for a boogie, a road trip, or a coach arranged through your dropzone. Posts link to real dropzones and events, contact happens through DZSpotter messages, and every post shows the poster's jump numbers and licence level straight from their profile. Free to use, for adults aged 18 and over.
How jumpers use this board
Skydivers use the Jump Buddies board to find partners for training, disciplines, travel and coaching. Each post carries one of these intents.
| Intent | Who it is for | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Jump together | Licensed jumpers who want company on the same loads | A visiting jumper posts for relaxed belly two ways at the dropzone they are travelling to. |
| Course buddy | Students booking AFF or a licence course | An AFF student posts for someone starting the same course, so they can train through the AFF levels and their ten consolidation jumps together. |
| Boogie or event crew | Jumpers heading to a boogie, a record attempt or a competition | Someone going to a boogie posts for tent mates and a crew to share loads with across the event. |
| Trip planning | Jumpers organising a road trip or a jumping holiday | A jumper hiring a van posts for people to split the driving and jump their way around a country, dropzone by dropzone. |
| Tunnel | Flyers who want to share wind tunnel time | A freefly student posts for someone at a similar level to split blocks of tunnel time and the coaching that goes with them. |
| Getting current | Jumpers returning after a break | Someone back after a winter off posts for a patient buddy to do easy jumps with after their refresher. |
DZSpotter connects people. It does not verify licences, ratings or currency. Coaching and instruction are always arranged through the dropzone. Confirm licence, currency and any coaching ratings with the dropzone before you jump together. This feature is for adults aged 18 and over.