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Dropzone Database: North America: United States: Florida : Skydive Space Center : Reviews

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(Review ID:4913)

0 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 15,000 jump Rated by: jmoneyv6 on 2008-12-07 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: Just go...awesome experience Cons: None

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Dean-awesome dude. Explained me everything in detail about the tandem jump. Was not scared at all going up, but when it was time to jump, LOL, thats where the fun began. Well point is, the whole staff there at skydive space center are the best. Just follow what they ask of you and you will be fine. I still need to do the 18,000 jump. LOL

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(Review ID:4899)

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Fast Jump Ship In A Good Location Rated by: cdcollura on 2008-11-28 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: Altirude - And A Very Fast Ride To It! Cons: Manifest Bit Slow Sometimes

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I would have to say that I really enjoy jumping at this drop zone. Weekends are best, and yes, they cater to tandems as that is their largest source of income, as it is a business after all. With that said, their aircraft is a very quick ride to altitude (King Air). Often they do 18 K, but if they don't your gonna get 15-16 K anyway! I have not had any bad experiences here with attitude, or maybe that's just me.

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(Review ID:4883)

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful: amazing scenery, fast loads, excellent equipment. Rated by: john.mh10 on 2008-11-12 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: Fast King Air and very helpful as well as good fun. Cons: none

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I don't know how you can give negative reviews about this drop zone, because I have found the staff there are very friendly and helpful. The instructors are excellent and very helpful and answer all your questions. I had read the previous reviews before going to this drop zone, and I must say, I'm glad that I paid no attention to them. I love jumping at skydive space center and would recommend it to all. its a very well run drop zone.

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(Review ID:4847)

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful: I enjoyed it Rated by: playgroundguy on 2008-10-22 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: View from altitude Cons: Tandem outfit, but what's wrong with that?

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If you come here to pound out jump numbers you've come to the wrong place. I went to the DZ on a Teusday and was told I may be able to get on a load or two. I got on two loads.

Not sure what all the complaints are about below, but I thought they were very friendly and helpful. Yes, they cater to Tandems but that's what keeps the plane up in the air. I really enjoyed the place and the scenery from altitude was amazing! Simply call ahead if you go out on a weekday and see what they have scheduled. Who can blame them for not taking a King Air up for a couple of up-jumpers? You're nuts if you don't think they need some Tandems on the load.

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(Review ID:4425)

10 of 18 people found the following review helpful: horrible Rated by: freestyle7457 on 2008-03-28 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: none Cons: they just don't care

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One giant clique. I was there for 20 minutes waiting in line before I was told my B License was not good enough. WTF? It is a large airport with plenty of landing space, so it is pretty clear that they are in it for tandems and $$$. Was really looking forward to the 18 grand but I guess that won't happen. Being in between DeLand and Sebastian, though, it is just a matter of time before the doors close and another unfriendly DZ is gone for good.

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(Review ID:4250)

14 of 22 people found the following review helpful: Fun Jumpers not welcomed! Rated by: briangilbertson on 2007-11-27 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: None Cons: Unwelcoming-Tandem Operation Only

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I showed up there this morning with the hope of sneaking on their King Air if they had tandems on their books. The owner had posted a sign on the door that said they DO NOT ALLOW FUN JUMPERS mon-fri.
I wish they would have had this on their dropzone.com listing and on their website. When I visited their site there was no mention of hours of operations.
This is the second time I've shown up and haven't been able to jump despite great weather.
Simply put the great pricing to great altitude on their dropzone.com listing is not what it's cracked up to be if they won't even let you on the plane.

Go to Z-hills or Deland for a good time!



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(Review ID:4084)

7 of 15 people found the following review helpful: Not my fav DZ. Rated by: ssjax30 on 2007-08-16 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: They have a skyvan Cons: Rude staff.Takes forever to jump unless you are a tandem jumper.

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Went here once and that was it.First the staff was not very friendly.Second it takes awhile to jump if they have no tandem jumpers.This place is only for the tandem jumpers.They only take the tandems up to 18k.They even make the tandem jumpers wait almost all day to jump.They want to fill the airplane with as much tandems as they can.This may not be true but this is the way I saw it.
The jumpmasters are to elite to help.I asked a jump master for a pin check.He told me to ask someone else.He said he was sorry he was busy with a tandem.Funny thing the tandem was still in the classroom.He was not in a rush he had plenty of time to check the gear that i rented from his DZ.I got alittle mad.So i went to the owner Greg and told him.He told me that i should know if my gear is good or not.All i wanted was a pin check.This place i belive is for the regulars who jump here.I did not feel at home here.The gear they rent could use some major upgrades.Also the pilot who flew us was playing around in the airplane.To me that kind of stuff is dangerous.It was just a fun joke for us but still.Anything can happen if your not safe.If you jump here be careful.Use and trust your traing.

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(Review ID:3999)

10 of 17 people found the following review helpful: I would not return Rated by: quack on 2007-07-17 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: Location Cons: No feeling of camaraderie

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A note on the ratings I gave: Since I didn't jump on the day I visited, the services part I would have rated 'not applicable', and so chose 3 as a middle ground.

This place was disappointing. A friend and I were at a conference at Lake Buena Vista and had gone on a mini-road trip to see some of Florida, including a local dz. The place was not busy which I thought was a good thing so that questions could be asked in a non-rushed atmosphere. I introduced myself to one of the staff as a jumper from Canada, on holidays in the area, and was summarily ignored.

OK, so next there was a video being shown of a tandem that had just landed. My friend had never jumped so this was a perfect opportunity to see what she would be in for. After watching the video the same staff member who had ignored me asked my friend if she was going to do a tandem. Her smiling reply was a nervous "I don't know yet". She was then dismissed by this person.

I asked what the prices were and someone else just pointed to the wall where there was a price list. No smiles. No questions about whether we wanted to see the rest of the facility or find out more about the dz.

Basically the vibe I got was that it was an exclusive club, with tandems being the bread and butter to support it. There was no feeling of being welcomed and I left with the thought of never giving them my money next time I'm in Florida.

I'm an experienced jumper who's spent time at dz's on both coasts of the US and Canada. I probably would not have written this review (and just never gone there again), except for my friend's impressions and comments. For someone to get up the nerve to do their first jump, drive to a dz and be treated poorly is no way to market the sport.

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(Review ID:3848)

3 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Overated! Rated by: camgon on 2007-05-01 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: King Air = Quick to Altitude Cons: Negative and Unsafe Atmosphere

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One day my friend and I decide to try something different, so we go to Space Center so we can do a jump from 18,000.

After signing the typical waivers, we then got to read and sign this very friendly list of things telling us what we'd be banned from the DZ by doing: "If you open below 2500, we'll ground you! That means fully open!"; "Exit order is freeflyers first, period! If you don't like it, you can leave!"; "The green light means go! Don't spot, don't worry about clouds, just go!"; etc.

During the entire day, not a single jumper approached us to say hi, nor did they even acknowledge us. Apparently they all had important Sky God things to take care of and were too busy.

The King Air is amazing. But most of the jumpers didn't seem to care about exit order in relation to group size and pull altitude. As long as freeflyers went first, that's all that mattered. The result was people in freefall passing others under canopy.

Also, here is how jump run works: everyone get out as fast as they can with the least separation between groups so you have at least a somewhat decent chance of making it back to the airport (they refuse to do more than one pass). Combine that with the complete disregard to a safe exit order, and you have jumpers in freefall falling Very close to people under canopy.

It was also not nice to see the King Air flying about 4000 ft directly below me during one of my jumps.

Perhaps the only "safety feature" I liked was the fairly large landing area. Picture Z-Hills without the peas. The result is that you don't have 15 people all trying to cram into the same area during landing.

But overall, I hardly felt safe in the least bit throughout the entire day.

On the plus side, the manifest lady was very nice. She worked with my friend and I so we could get on an 18000 load, even though their weren't any tandems on that load.

The view is gorgeous as well, right along the coast line.

Overall, it definitely was not the most fun day we'd ever had. The 18000 jump was fun, but not worth the constant feeling of being in danger. Unless we have an absolute, burning desire to jump from 18000, we probably wont head back to Space Coast again.

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(Review ID:1597)

10 of 19 people found the following review helpful: To say this dropzone is clickish, is a understatement Rated by: biff81768 on 2007-02-12 (user profile) (user reviews) Review of: Skydive Space Center   Pros: Altitude Cons: Minimal outs, Bad Spots, Put Freeflyers out first

The owner chooses to put freeflyers out first, and short, and refuses to discuss exit orders. At this dropzone if your not a sky god, you will be ridiculed by the staff for doing something wrong. Which means they laugh at you for insisting belly fliers should exit first. I have personally picked up skydivers in the next town, because they insist on a one pass rule! The altitude is awesome, but I only recommend this dropzone to people who can spot themselves very well, or people who don't mind being charged for refusing to exit on Mr. Nardi's command, be it from the ground, or pilot seat.
It amazes me that the positive reviews of this drop zone are primarily from, inexperienced jumpers. Then the comment from "experienced" jumpers about the golf carts, picking people up is ludacris. Experienced jumpers do not like golf carts in the landing area. This comment seems fishy, as well as the comment about not having profiles, on positive reviews. I've heard from one pilot/jumpmaster that worked their recently, that he had severly broken his leg when someone in a golf cart, at Skydive Space Center, pulled in front of him while he was landing a tandem. The fact that this is the most written about DZ in Florida seems suspicious in it self. Other dropzones are much more busy, I assume because of the experienced jumpers that prefer better places to skydive. It seems the people who are in the know in Florida, can clearly dictate the best places to skydive. Some of the things I have heard are very scary, but I only speak of the things I have first hand knowledge of.

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