Beginner Freefly Meet May 12-13

Grand Opening Bogie May 25-28

Welcome to Virginia Skydiving Center! We operate year round, weather permitting. This drop zone has been established to accomodate all jumpers; students, licensed jumpers, canopy pilots, wing suit pilots, etc. For camping and lodging information, check out our facilities information.

Ahmed models the latest in camera wear.

We follow the U.S. Parachute Association guidelines for use of cameras while skydiving. That means you must have at least 200 jumps before you can jump using a camera at VSC. This applies to any camera, even the small GoPro or Contour models. Yes, we realize that you have “mad skillz” and you can handle it at 50 jumps! But this rule is in place because of all the other newer jumpers, who don’t have “mad skillz” and could be a real hazard to themselves and other jumpers. So, please don’t feel like we are picking on you, we’re not. We just want everyone to be safe, and even a small camera is a distraction, as well as a potential snag hazard. We want everyone to have the same phenomenal ”Mad Skills” that you do before they start using a camera.

VSCs new Rig Racks

We offer a large padded hangar for packing and storing your stuff. We have lockers on a limited basis, and we will have more lockers built very soon. Check with manifest for locker availability. For daily use, we have the hangar lined with open cubby slots that have a rig hanger on the top. So, there is plenty of storage space to put your stuff during the day, and hang your rig up off the floor after you pack. We offer a dedicated 42-inch flat screen LCD TV and DVD player so you can plug in your cameras and watch your skydive video, or debrief your team jump, etc.

Packing in the VSC Hangar.

Our drop zone offers a huge, open landing area to make it easy for everyone to land without having to worry about a crowded landing pattern. We offer a primary landing area, and an even larger student landing area, and both have plenty of space! The landing areas are close to our hangar, so you can quickly get packed to jump again!

The airport is wide open and offers a huge landing area!

We require a current United States Parachute Association membership to jump at VSC.

High-performance landings are only permitted by qualified individuals who exit at 5,000 feet, so there is no conflict with other canopy traffic. We can also drop you over the pond at Picture Lake Campground if you want to swoop over water.

All jumpers who exit from full altitude landing with the other jumpers on the load are required to perform a  landing pattern with turns limited to 90-degrees. The pattern can either be left-hand, or right-hand, depending on the wind conditions for the day. Check with manifest and the other jumpers on your load to make sure everyone is flying the correct pattern for the day. Final approach must be flown with the canopy in natural glide, without any deep brakes or S-turns. Fly a predictable pattern that promotes a smooth flow of canopy traffic so we can all stay safer under canopy! In other words, we are all for high-performance landings, but we are more for keeping everyone as safe as possible, eliminating as much as possible, the chance of a canopy collision. Who is qualified to make a high-performance approach? That is up to the drop zone owner and Safety and Training Advisor to determine. Thanks!

The training harness features a 23 inch monitor to display videos of malfunctions.

Our main aircraft is a Cessna 208 Grand Caravan that carries 17 jumpers. It is a beautiful airplane with a 675 HP turbo-prop engine and a full avionics package, including TCAS traffic warnings. This just increases the safety for everyone on the airplane.The pilot can see where all nearby aircraft are flying on an electronic screen. We also offer a modified Cessna 182 with a larger engine and wing extensions, for fast climbs even in the 182! Who knows, you may even grow to love the “FireBall” once you jump it!