The latest news from our dropzones
03 02 2017
GoSkydive Wins Gold Award for Excellence in Tourism
GoSkydive Wins Gold! The team at GoSkydive were buzzing with excitement last night (2 Feb) when they won the Gold Award in the Active and Sporting Experience category at the annual South West Tourism Excellence Awards. The judging process was rigorous covering all aspects of the customer journey from enquiry and booking handling right through to […]
13 09 2016
6 Great Fundraising Ideas to Support your Charity Skydive
1. Spread the word Letting people know that you are doing a skydive in aid of charity the key to your fundraising success. In short it’s a numbers game – the more people who know you are jumping the more people will sponsor you. There are oodles of ways to do this – here’s a […]
04 08 2016
Leap of Legends: Unprecedented 25,000ft Plunge by Luke Aikins Without Parachute Shatters Records!
Skydiver Luke Aikins flew into the record books as he made an unprecedented leap from 25,000ft over the Californian desert using only his body to safely guide his fall into a giant ‘Fly Trap’ net. With over 18,000 jumps under his belt (Luke went on his first tandem skydive at just 12 years old) and […]
01 08 2016
The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A Skydive
You want to leap out of a plane at 15,000ft, feel the air rush around your body as you soar through the atmosphere, reach speeds of 125mph as you hurtle towards the glorious British countryside and skyrocket your senses into hyperdrive, before you parachute down into picture perfect green tapestry below. But what’s the best […]
21 07 2016
5 Amazing landmarks…you can spot skydiving from 15,000+ feet!
You’re soaring 2-3 miles above the picture-perfect Salisbury, moments away from your skydive. Adrenaline is pumping through your system, your senses are heightened, you can hear the wind outside and almost touch the incredible amount of space between you and the green tapestry below. Stop. Open your eyes. What do you see? More than you […]
21 07 2016
3 Reasons To Soar Into Your Summer With A Skydive
How do you fix your work-life balance? Head out for that run you’ve been promising yourself? Clean up that hoarder-like garage situation? How about leaping out of plane at 15,000+ feet, skyrocketing your adrenaline levels as you fly over the British countryside – a completely unique and unforgettable experience! Summer is skydiving season. The days […]
24 06 2016
Charity Fundraising – making a difference.
Having the brain disease, ALD didn’t hold Jacob back – in fact not only did he tandem skydive from 15,000ft – he smashed his fundraising target of £1500 and instead raised £2000! Jacob combined his 16th birthday celebration jump with fundraising for the Victoria Education Centre for Disabled Children. Jumping with highly experienced tandem skydive […]
25 05 2016
Catch a Pokemon
Catching a Pokemon at 15,000 Feet! The Ultimate Pokemon Skydiving Challenge for You Tube Vlogger DuncanKneeDeep Duncan KneeDeep makes gaming videos – he has his own You Tube Channel with almost 60,00 subscribers and aid of MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS – Doctors Without Borders- Duncan set himself a challenge. “Catching a Tornadus while Free-Falling from 15,000 […]
09 05 2016
Norman Kent, Aerial Director for the recent ETB commercial featuring ‘skydiving Quidditch’ coaches GoSkydive crew
Image courtesy of Norman Kent Productions Hollywood freefall photographer and cinematographer, Norman Kent has visited the team at GoSkydive this week for a series of exclusive hands-on training and development sessions. Aimed at advancing the teams’ camera skills, Norman’s visit demonstrates GoSkydive’s investment to creating the ultimate tandem skydiving experience for customers. Norman Kent, 59 […]
21 04 2016
Totally Epic
Newly launched media package ‘Totally Epic’ gives you the ultimate coverage of your skydive on video and stills. Footage is taken by both an outside cameraman who embarks on this momentous descent from 15,000 or 10,000ft with you, plus your specialist trained instructor who will capture your descent from a GoPro mounted on his wrist. […]