Tandem Skydiving

Arrive at Skydive Palm Beach at the time noted in your confirmation email. At check in, we’ll copy your ID, process your payment, and have you sign a waiver. With the necessary paperwork out of the way, the fun begins!

You’ll meet your tandem instructor, get kitted out in your skydiving harness, and complete a brief training session. Then, it’s time to board the plane for the most memorable flight of your life!

This is it: go time! By now, your heart will be pounding; your adrenaline soaring! Look out the window at sparkling Lake Okeechobee and the undulating fields of sugarcane and sweet corn. Take some deep, calming breaths. You’ve got this.

The lake is famous for spectacular wildlife. As we ascend, look for fish jumping, alligators sunbathing, and manatees bobbing along. If you live here, you might even see your house!

Once the plane reaches altitude, the pilot will give the green light and you and your instructor will prepare for departure (into the sky!). You’ll shimmy to the door, step out, and – on your instructor’s word – LEAP into the Florida sunshine.

You will immediately enter into freefall and, for the next 40 seconds, experience the pure freedom of flight. You won’t feel like you’re falling; more like you’re flying or floating!

At around 5,000 feet, your instructor will deploy the parachute and your 120 mph descent will slow to about 15 mph. In contrast to the noise of the wind, the canopy ride is quiet; peaceful. You’ll be able to talk with your instructor as you sail around the sky.

Soak in the view as you float back to the dropzone. You’ll see the Pahokee Marina and State Park, the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (the “LOST”), The Glades, and Lion Country Safari.

As you approach the DZ, you’ll see the smiling faces of your friends and family ready to greet you. Your instructor will remind you to lift your legs for landing, and then you’ll gently touch down together. Once you’re unfastened, you can jump up and celebrate!!

The magnitude of your achievement will start to sink in: YOU just flew! You’ll search for words as you share your life-changing experience and you might even vow to go again!

Next, we’ll accompany you and your support crew back into the shade. Within minutes, you’ll be able to watch yourself accomplishing the extraordinary! We can even put it on the big screen for you to bask in the glory of your feat.

If you didn’t purchase your media package beforehand, now’s your chance! You only skydive for the first time once – relive your jump time and again and, of course, post it on social media.