Coaching
All Levels, All Disciplines
Accelerate Your Progression
All of our coaches are world-class, many are World and National skydiving champions, and every one of them is available to you!
Student skydivers and licensed jumpers of every level and discipline have the opportunity to receive coaching of unparalleled quality at Skydive Perris, helping you to significantly increase your proficiency, self-efficacy, and confidence.
Cream Of The Crop
Meet Our Coaches
Skydive Perris coaches are not only exceptional skydivers, they’re also exceptional people. They invest their time and share their knowledge because they genuinely care about our sport and the people in it.
Our coaches are excited to welcome you into the Perris Sky Fam and to help you achieve your individual skydiving goals.
FS Competition Coaches
Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld
Founding member of AZ Airspeed, multiple National and World 4 and 8-way Champion
Christy Frikken / Fury Coaching
Former Member of SDC Rhythm XP, US National 4-way Silver Medalist
FS Coaches
Grace Katz
Erik Prime
David Schrager
Freefly Coaches
Nico Giraldo
Roberta Mancino
Roberta is not at Skydive Perris from June to October
Nathan Smith
Tristian Solomon
Canopy Piloting Coaches
Joshua Colby
Canopy Piloting Coach, Coach Examiner, AFF Instructor, Professional Videographer, Safety and Training Advisor
Duane Hall
Canopy Piloting Coach, Ground Launching/Speed Flying Instructor
David Hebert
USPA AFFI, Tandem Instructor, Canopy Coach, Advanced Paragliding Instructor, Miniwing Instructor, Freefly Organizer
Phase II Coaching
Continue The Journey
You reached PSP Level 18, now what? Sign up for free Phase II Coaching! You’ll perform prescribed jumps in order to work on the specific skills necessary to earn your USPA A License.
Big Way Training
P3 Skydiving
Perris Performance Plus (or P3 Skydiving) is one of the most prestigious FS Big Way skydiving institutions in the world.
Each year, jumpers come to Perris from around the world to participate in P3’s training camps and invitational events. Designed for flyers with 150+ jumps, P3 participants work together on skills in a fun and progressive environment with the aim of learning how to become a first-class FS Big Way flyer.
High-quality videos taken by a team of top-notch camera flyers are used during debriefs to extend the educational opportunity and augment improvement. P3 attendees keep all the HD photos and videos taken during their event!
P3 Organizers
Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld
Kate Cooper-Jensen
Larry Henderson
Doug Forth
Chris Farina
Christy Frikken
Scott Latinis
Martial Ferré
Wingsuit Coaching
Wingsuit Flight
Between our Twin Otters, Skyvans, and our highly-experienced wingsuit load organizers and coaches, Skydive Perris is the perfect place for you to learn to fly a wingsuit or improve your piloting skills.
Our wingsuit coaches are knowledgeable about and proficient with most brands of wingsuits and all types of wingsuit flight, and are equipped to support you with horizontal and vertical formations, individual performance training, and acrobatics and carving.
Email us for info about wingsuit coaching, and check out the event calendar.
Wingsuit Coaches
Marie Clark
Jumps: ~3,300
Jumping Since: 2016
Ratings: Coach, AFF-I, WS Coach and WS FFC’s
DZ Where I Learned to Jump: Skydive Perris
Nationality: American
Favorite Quote: “It’s a trap!” (Admiral Ackbar)
Most Memorable Jump: 2023 Women’s Wingsuit 19-Way World Record and 2023 Nationals doing 2-Way CRW Pro-Am.
Dan Dupuis
Jumps: 4,000+
Jumping Since: 2009
DZ Where I Learned to Jump: Skydive New England
Favorite Quote: Suck less.
Joe Nesbitt
Joe is a BASE jumper, skydiver, and wingsuiter who grew up around the sport and has over a decade of plummeting experience. He enjoys organizing all kinds of wingsuit jumps as well as racing in the Wide Open Wingsuit Series. With a BSBA from Xavier University, he has a career in Sales and Marketing and is passionate about fitness in his spare time (did someone say Crossfit?). He contributes to Blue Skies Magazine and writes a no-holds-barred blog.
Wanna Be A Wingsuiter?
First Flight Course Requirements
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Minimum of 200 skydives, preferably within 18 months for currency
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BOC (Bottom of Container) deployment system
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USPA B-license or equivalent
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Hard helmet
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Pilot chute at least 28” diameter; minimum 7’ bridle (measured from pin to pilot chute)
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Visual hand- or chest-mount altimeter and audible altimeter
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Docile main canopy loaded at minimum 1.3:1 (e.g., Performance Designs Spectre, Storm, or Sabre2, Icarus Safire2, Aerodyne Pilot)
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AAD (strongly recommended)
Gear Rental
Wingsuit rentals are available to experienced wingsuit pilots. Show your logbook to confirm eligibility.