I went to Skydive Palatka to skydive for the first time on my birthday. I had the most amazing time!! The entire staff was very friendly, helpful, and professional. All of the instructors and videographers were awesome and fun. I was lucky enough to have Art as my instructor. He's absolutely the best! So funny and cool. He made sure I had the best, most adrenaline fueled birthday ever!! I've done a lot of industrial health and safety work and I appreciated how Art and everyone else were constantly checking and double checking equipment, altitude, and time; and worked like a well oiled team - I felt no worries. I highly recommend purchasing the video package if it's your first jump. Scotty was my videographer and he did an amazing job! Those videographers are really crazy! I received a link to my video package within hours and love the amazing video they sent. Of course I've shared it with everyone I know!! But what really surprised me was the number of high quality photos they sent as well. So worth the money! Personally, I think you'd be crazy to jump the first time and not get the video/pictures. They sent me a link for a discounted second skydive and as soon as I get my taxes filed I'm taking advantage of it! If you're thinking about skydiving for the first time, go to Skydive Palatka, they will take good care of you!! read more

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Arrived on time, for a birthday jump, with an on-line deposit secured appointment. After being ignored for an hour, I inquired to the manager regarding our tandem jump. I was rudely informed that customers are expected to "plan on waiting hours to get their turn." It appears that this is actually a first come - first served operation. I was informed that, if I didn't like it, we could go somewhere else. We did! I've been involved in Army airborne operations for over 30 years and find Skydive Palatka unsatisfactory. I was, however, able to recover my credit card deposit. NO, I would NOT recommend Skydive Palatka. CW/5 Joe T. U.S. Army (Ret) read more

Great organization and staff. From the first phone call with Mariah to our landing with Andrew and Angelo, the experience was amazing. Our group and family of spectators felt welcomed and appreciated. The instructors were great. They were very knowledgeable and made us feel safe and secure. I highly recommend Skydive Palatka. read more

Great experience! Everyone makes you feel comfortable and explains the process prior and throughout the whole jump. 10/10 recommend!

Definitely. I did my First tandem jump November 12, '22. We went back January 6th. My 80 year old friend Retired Reverend Johnny Edwards took his first tandem jump. He'd heard me share with great enthusiasm about my stellar tandem jump with ART! He inquired the where and when with "I've always wanted to do it!" He had the full video by the experts. I highly recommend. So we shared it at Village View community church at the Wednesday night dinner. There Johnny was on the big screen for everyone to see. (Much better than an iPad or phone.). SKYDIVE PALATKA I highly recommend The view you have is such a Birdseye view of Florida from Gulf to Coast. Wow!!! Well Johnny showed an ear to ear smile in the video we played that Wednesday night. He and I are thinking about getting a group of us to come up and go again. Thank you for an incredible experience. I can check it off my bucket list now. I highly recommend capturing it ALL on video. read more

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Skydive Palatka is very friendly, professional, serious about safety, reasonably priced, and everyone is always having fun. If you're in the area this is the place to be for skydiving. When I moved to FL I was looking for a friendly local DZ that I could continue training for my A License. I was referred here by a friend. I don't jump as frequently as others, but I started my AFF here the weekend of January 19-20, 2013. I was able to complete my A license requirements by September 2, 2013. Thanks to all of my instructors during my AFF course, coach jumps, and packing classes - Kathleen, Shane, Christina, Art, Jon, Ali, Jairo, Tony, Catherine, and Lucas. I have met a lot of friends here that I enjoy being around in general, and have no problem trusting my life with in the sky. read more

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My daughter in college brought the idea up of jumping from a perfectly good plane a couple months ago! We came down to St Aug for the holidays and found Palatka Skydiving through a local friend. Glad we did! Staff is knowledgeable and professional with a relaxed air of confidence that made the experience all that much better. read more

I only went in for a tandem. For reviews from experienced divers: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/dropzone/review.cgi?ID=178 Wonderful environment, wonderful people! Art is an amazing guy and the girl wokring the counter (manifest) was really sweet and efficient. Everyone from the cameramen to the instructors, to the fun skydivers were all really really nice and welcoming. I never felt out of place. These are some really cool people and will make you feel home no matter who you are. I saw some skydivers asking questions to others and they all seemed really helpful and informative. The instructors make you feel at ease and safe. I felt taken care of from the minute I walked in to the minute Art waved us off as we drove off. PERFECT place for your first dive. read more

Awesome place, awesome people. Made my first skydive unforgettable. They're super funny and comforting.

Fantastic place with phenomenal instruction. I wouldn't skydive anywhere else in North Florida. The instructors there have an astonishing amount of experience in all disciplines. read more

Great facility for skydiving. The girl at the manifest was very helpful and courteous. Young skydivers. Facility has a pack of area and tables outside for spectators or just wait for your turn to go up. Landing area is large. read more

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The skydive itself was the most amazing experience, but trying to get my memories via pix/video is a completely different story. Read on.... I posted this on their facebook page, they deleted it & then the owner had the nerve to call me YELLING AT ME "You got a problem with me"!!! After this jerk called me, I will never ever refer anyone to go to Skydive Palatka. They give you the run around, blaming everyone else but themselves. They did give me a refund, but I specifically asked if I would still receive my memories, but of course no definite response was received. I am so freaking pissed off right now, it's not even funny!!! I want a refund of my entire skydive if I don't receive my pictures!!! This is ridiculous!!! Here's what I wrote on their page, which has since been deleted: Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would take 6 weeks (possibly longer) to receive my skydiving pix/video. I jumped on Saturday, April 28th & STILL have not received them. I wish I was one of the happy customers but every day I'm just getting more & more upset that you all don't have good organization or good customer service. Especially since the people I jumped with got theirs on Monday, May 7th. Not to mention the fact that you have made this out to be MY FAULT! How on earth is it my fault that you have a photographer that doesn't know YOUR PROCEDURES! I feel like nothing has been done to correct this situation, as I've been going back & forth with you in email since May 14th! read more

I HIGHLY recommend SKY DIVE PALATKA to do business with. We discussed this being my very first jump so they took the time to be very thorough and reassuring. My jump partner/instructor (Billy Bravo) and videographer (Ben) were professional and really made me feel that I was in very capable hands. Everyone there from Ms. Nikki at the counter to the other Sky Divers in my group were really friendly and sincerely wanted me to have a great jump. I am already thinking about my next jump. Thank you Sky Dive Palatka. read more

I have been wanting to go skydiving for many years, but never got the courage. My son finally set a date for us to do it on my birthday! At first, anxiety set in and nervous, but as time went on I prepared my mind and it was all excitement. Literally, from the time we drove up to the end of the jump, I had an excellent experience. The staff are knowledgeable, fun and made the whole experience seem easy and put your mind at ease. You MUST try it, I recommend this to everyone!!!! Cant wait to go again! read more

I had the most amazing life changing experience! Staff is amazing, tandem masters are the best! Art has over 16000 jumps! I could not rate Skydive Palatka higher. If you want to jump, come here! read more

Love love love this drop zone! Been jumping here for a few years, and call it my home drop zone. Art is a funny, personable guy who loves his job and his customers. All of the instructors and experienced jumpers here are wonderful and fun to hang out with between jumps. Great prices on tandems and video/photos. Great prices on jumps for licensed skydivers! And $13 hop and pops on Fridays?? Can't beat it! read more