01Altitude
Higher exit
Most tandems around here leave the plane between 8,000 and 10,000 feet. We keep climbing to 10,500 — the extra air is the whole point.
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The best skydive near Cincinnati isn't in Cincinnati. It's forty minutes northeast, at a family-owned drop zone in Waynesville, Ohio — where the plane climbs higher and nobody's in a hurry to get you back on the ground.
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Chapter 01 — Altitude
Every second up there is a second you paid for
02Freefall
Longer fall
Up to a full minute before the canopy opens. Long enough to stop bracing, start looking, and actually feel the speed instead of just surviving it.
03The view
Whole valley
The Little Miami winding through farmland, and on a clear day the Cincinnati skyline sitting out on the horizon. Higher up, longer to look.
The door opens.
Then it's just air.
Chapter 02 — The drop zone
Run by a family.
Flown like one.
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The moment you step out of your car, you're greeted with kindness — and by name, like we already know you. (We usually do.)
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The people who own the drop zone are on the manifest, on the planes, and on the landing area most weekends.
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Generations of jumpers learned here. Plenty of students come back for their licenses, then bring their kids.
What your tandem includes
- The jump
- 10,500 ft tandem freefall with a USPA-rated instructor
- The view
- Waynesville valley, the Little Miami, skyline on clear days
- The gear
- Full tandem system, goggles, and jumpsuit provided
- The proof
- Hand-cam video and photos so the story checks out at dinner
Chapter 03 — Questions
Before you
jump
How high do we jump from?+
10,500 feet — the highest tandem jumps in the Cincinnati area. That's up to a full minute of freefall before the parachute ride back down.
Where are you located?+
Waynesville, Ohio — about 40 minutes northeast of downtown Cincinnati, right in the Little Miami River valley.
Do I need experience?+
None. A tandem jump means you're attached to a USPA-rated instructor the whole way. Show up, get a short briefing, and jump.
Why does a family-owned drop zone matter?+
Because the owners are on-site and jump here themselves. The place is run by people whose name is on it — and whose kids' names are on the wall of first jumps.
Go.
Ten thousand five hundred feet over Waynesville, and a crew that knows your name before you're out of the car.