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(Review ID:5465)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

new owners hut this place very bad

Rated by: timmer7 on 2009-11-07 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: fast airplane, good gear store(Downwind)
Cons: do not like fun jumpers, closes when tandems are done, not friendly

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I do not suggest this to be a good place to jump. I do not think this place will be open much longer. The new owners have told most of the fun jumpers to go jump somewhere. They only focus on tandems, and they do not have many of those. They close the doors when they are finished with the tandems, and that usually only take two loads, so they are finished before 11 am or earlier. So if you are planning on trying out this place, don't waste your time.

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(Review ID:5243)

8 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

Would never go back

Rated by: crazy748 on 2009-07-12 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: awesome staff
Cons: not an awesome management/owner

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New ownership has failed its customers with unprofessional language and attitude. The rest of the staff that is there from the old management is great, I'm sorry they have to work under the new conditions. They will bump you for tandems and with minimal loads per day you might not fly. I've also heard bad things about the main site Titusville, Florida and will not go there either. We don't need DZ's that are not fun, I come to jump, not to deal with other peoples bad days.

Happy flying.....

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(Review ID:4984)

2 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

FSC is the perfect place to start or continue to skydive!

Rated by: cploflyers on 2009-02-21 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: Too many to list. Go check it out, you'll be glad you did!
Cons: We didn't have any in the 10 days we stayed there.

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My wife and I live in NY. Our first experience in the skydiving world was this past summer (2008). We both went tandom and enjoyed it very much. One jump and we got hooked. After much research we planned a trip to Florida Skydiving Center to go through AFF and earn our Class A licenses. It was the best decision we ever made. I am a bit anal and was very apprehensive about shelling out a big chunk of change to someone that I only knew via a website. But there was not one minute of our ten day trip that was anything less than spectacular. For starters, the dz is easy to get to from either the Tampa or Orlando airports. Everyone (students, fun jumpers, coaches, instructors, S&TAs, manifest desk, riggers, packers and pilots) EVERYONE was extremely friendly and went out of their way to welcome us to their dz, skydiving and to be a part of their family. The equipment is very up to date and the facility is brand new! The packing area has a cushy soft rug that your knees will be thankful for. Large screen tv's with a vast skydiving dvd collection or digital cable will keep you busy when waiting for winds to calm or clouds to clear.

Now for the AFF course. Safety is the main priority from the minute you walk in the door to your graduation jump. The instructors are more patient than teacher or professor I ever met and make sure you know and understand the flow of the dive and all maneuvers before your feet leave the ground. They want to introduce you to skydiving and make you a safe, smart and capable skydiver so you enjoy the sport for years to come. Its not about the money with these guys, its a passion for the sport.

We can't recommend FSC enough. If you're going tandem, AFF or fun jumps you've got to go to Lake Wales for the best jump of your life. Also, for you experienced folks looking for coach or instructor ratings Xcelskydiving offers courses there.

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(Review ID:4799)

5 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

great atmosphere, great DZ

Rated by: greggsxr1100 on 2008-09-26 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: superb DZ with superb staff
Cons: nothin bad to say, rained once!

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I spent 10 days at the DZ staying in the Trailer park doing my AFF course. within an hour of arrival i had met my instructor an been invited out to dinner with the staff from the DZ(cheers LIZ!) I received very professional service from the moment i arrived until the sad day i had to leave. I was made to feel welcome throughout my visit. never had a bad day there an have not got any bad things to say about the dz. if you are in the Florida area make sure you stop at Lake Wales for a few jumps! I'll be trying to get back there asap

many thanks rosa, liz, pip, buzz, pat, tim, chad ,heather an the rest of the clan!

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(Review ID:4464)

3 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Great place, friendly staff and atmosphere

Rated by: Abwaham on 2008-04-18 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: Friendly and fun people
Cons: Didnt see it before the hurricane

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I did my AFF at Lake Wales and had a really great time. Everyone was super friendly and managed to get it all done in 2 days. Word of warning, I was expecting Floridas weather to be great and it was the whole time I was there, but I heard stories of people being grounded for up to a week unexpectedly. Guess it might have been the time of year. Otherwise I highly recommend it.

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(Review ID:4321)

9 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

One of the best dropzones to visit in Florida.

Rated by: gstarnet on 2008-01-25 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: Nice and clean facilities, great stuff, fast airplanes, good food
Cons: Not sure if they have any..

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I was on vacation last week and had a chance to visit couple of different dropzones.
Visit to Lake Wales was one of the best experiences.

Stuff was very friendly and helpful. Always ready to help you and answer any questions. Packers so incredibly fast and accurate and I never had any issues getting on the 15 minute call. They always care about every single skydiver and check to make sure every one back from skydive. They will pick you up from a landing location promptly after your lending.

If you looking for some good quality souvenirs or need some gear than there is a very good gear shop just around the corner. As well as some very clean restrooms, showers, and good food place.

Big camp ground for RV�s and tents.

I was very pleased to be able to fined many different people from all around the world visiting that place, not to mention to plenty of people to jump with.

Next time I am in Florida, I will be there again.

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(Review ID:4230)

5 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

Best DZ in the world! :D

Rated by: shaunspp5 on 2007-11-15 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: Wonderful family atmosphere, great planes & a massive landing area!
Cons: Haven�t found any yet!

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I did my AFF here over the summer and now I�m back again for more fun jumping!
I�ve been up over 60 times in 3 weeks, so there are always loads going up.

The staff and regulars are fantastic! Its just one large family here and everyone is welcome!

2 Otters and a Cassa, super staff and plenty of beer � what more can you ask for???

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(Review ID:3598)

4 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

great place to learn!

Rated by: OrlandoMike on 2006-12-30 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Florida Skydiving Center at Lake Wales
Pros: great place
Cons: not near anything

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I started sky diving with a tandem about 2 months ago and loved it so much that I had to go back and do aff, I chose this drop zone due to location I work in orlando at the theme parks and it was the closest to my home, the drop zone is mainly just sky divers with mainly otters operating currently, Betty is great at manifest! I"ve been doing aff with Tommy and Liz who are amazing and liz is great with her camera work, and I did my tandem with boothy, I hope I spelled his name right but hes from aulstria and all of them are great! some times they are slow and getting a fun jump in is tough but there are plenty of blue skies there!

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