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(Review ID:5356)

5 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

We're hooked!

Rated by: chicagoago on 2009-09-02 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: Professional, knowledgable, safe, friendly, staff. Great deal. Cool Grounds, etc.
Cons: literally none that I can think of

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I got a great deal on groupon.com and we were the first plane up on a sunny Tuesday. The jump was crazy fun. As others on here have said, as soon as I hit the ground I was ready to go back up.

Needless to say, we are hooked. We stuck around all day to hang out and watch parachutes until the last plane left. ALL of the staff - from the instructors, the camera men, the girls at the desk and the pilot - are amazingly friendly and knowledgeable. We'll be back next month for another discounted $125 tandem before we start solo training!

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(Review ID:5338)

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

CSC is a great 1st time experience

Rated by: jinsheen on 2009-08-26 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: Great service, very professional, funny, friendly, felt completely safe and assured
Cons: Weather, view

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I had an awesome experience with the facility (which was very clean, well kept and had showers, changing rooms, play area, games, tv) - i was quite impressed actually.

The whole process of jumping was also very well organized, we had 30 minute briefing, then we waited for the weather to clear for a few hours, and when it was go time - it was a lot of fun.

We met our tandem instructors, got to go through the rules and steps again (which is very helpful), and then again prior to jumping (also very helpful) - and the equipment was safe and new - so was the plane - overall i felt assured that i was going to be having a lot of fun throughout and i did!

The view was good - lots of green. I look forward to other drop zones with water, mountains, maybe skylines? (But not sure if i'm being too picky!)

I'd definitely go back either for a tandem with James from NZ, this with camera; or just to learn to do it myself!

Thanks again for the Awesome experience!

Cheers,
Jin Sheen

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(Review ID:5280)

0 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

The view to die for

Rated by: olddad on 2009-07-24 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: The experience overcomes all of the Cons
Cons: Made too big of a deal of my profession and the last fireman that jumped comments, The first time is funny but after abo

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This year the weather has been iffy for jumping. I live 1 1/2 to 2 hours away and scheduling this with 3 people has been hard. If they had someone less perky on the phone it would be easier after 4 reschedules and hearing her. My daughter and are glad that's done. Tip schedule online. The experience overcomes all the problem's though. Anything that's worth anything involves some problems. So don't be turned off by some negativity on my part it was worth it all.

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(Review ID:5268)

3 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

My first jump was AWESOME!!!

Rated by: prtytimegrl on 2009-07-20 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: Instructor, videographer
Cons: none

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I went skydiving with 4 of my friends on saturday July 18th and even though we had to be split up and go in two separate planes; it was still an awesome time! The weather was GORGEOUS and I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. Kelsey, my instructor, and Arnel, my videographer, were the best and made the jump very memorable... THANKS GUYS!

I think I'm in love with skydiving and I can't wait to go again! I told everybody I saw and recommended it to everyone!

Thank you guys and to all the staff at CSC!

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(Review ID:5259)

5 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

Ripoff

Rated by: backdrft76 on 2009-07-18 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: My instructor
Cons: Everyone else

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Not recommended. They told us 4 jumpers to be there at 3pm for our appointment. Groups arriving after us jumped before us. We waited 2.5 hours to jump. Our instruction session consisted of 1 minute of instruction and a 15 minutes sales pitch to buy their DVD. Then they jumped us at 9,000 ft. instead of 14,000 that we paid for. They told us we gave permission to jump at 9000 (total lie) and no refund offered. Gave us a free t-shirt instead. Total waste of time and money. Very unprofessional. Never go to again. Avoid at all costs!

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(Review ID:5239)

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

My first jump was the Best Jump!

Rated by: Dawnchi on 2009-07-10 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: Great staff & scenery
Cons: Weather

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Me & two of my girlfriends were scheduled to go jumping on Saturday, July 4th & it was the worst rainy day...So we went back on Sunday, July 5th & it was the best sunny day ever. My instructor Gregg & my camera man Paul were the best. It was very much worth the 4hour drive (1 hour each way for 2 days).

I am in love with skydiving! I couldn't wait to tell the world that I went skydiving. It was one of the best moments in life.
Thank you Gregg, Paul, Laura & the remaining CSC staff!!

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(Review ID:5231)

0 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

First Time Jumper - Awesome Awesome Experience!!!!

Rated by: neo.donald on 2009-07-06 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: Great Service, Professional People, Awsome Experience
Cons: Scheduling could be improved.

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I had my first sky diving experience today and it was awesome. The trainers walk you through the entire process and they are really friendly.

The only drawback was we were scheduled to jump at 3pm but landed jumping at 6. We had to wait there for 3 hours before our scheduled jump. They still want you to come there at the scheduled time but warn you upfront that it could take longer. They surely could plan the jumps more effectively and inform jumpers to come accordingly

All said and done I would definitely go there again.....and plan to soon.

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(Review ID:5229)

2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

First time jumper - amazing experience!

Rated by: sarani on 2009-07-05 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: CSC
Pros: Extremely friendly and helpful staff
Cons: I can't think of any at the moment

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I was given a gift certificate and therefore went to CSC - there was no real choice involved. But I took two of my friends with me, and since I had recommended the place to them I was hoping it would be good. I was not disappointed.

The staff were very helpful, actually available, prompt with answering a nervous person's queries before I even reached there.

Once there, they were approachable and you could actually connect to these people. The fact that not one of them was jaded and they all seemed to really enjoy their hobs made the whole experience much more pleasant, and made it exciting.

The weather was excellent for a dive, no winds, clear skies except for a bit of cloud.

The staff was professional, and my tandem jumper (Rob) was very clear about what we were going to do. The details were clear and he was very reassuring about any questions I had. My "video guy", Nathan was a lot of fun.

CSC is a high energy place even though we went up pretty early in the morning, and the entire deal was very good, including by not limited to the dive itself.

Definately would recommend.

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