Skydiving Aircraft

Over the years of serving the Carolinas, we've worked on making our facility bigger and better, including additions to our skydiving aircraft!

The PAC 750 XL Skydiving Plane

The PAC 750 XL carries up to 17 jumpers to altitude in under 15 minutes and is the newest member of the Piedmont Fleet. As we’ve grown into a bigger and better skydiving facility over the years of serving Charlotte, Greensboro, the Carolinas and surrounding areas, we’ve found the need to improve our fleet, and this aircraft does just that!

This skydiving plane can reach a maximum speed of 196mph, has an average cruise speed of 160mph, and has an average climbing speed of about 100mph. It has an impressive rate of climb up to 2,000 ft per minute and can take up to 17 parachutists to altitude in under 15 minutes. The PAC can easily reach an altitude of 20,000 feet, which makes it the perfect plane for our high altitude skydives, which reach an altitude of around 17,500 feet.

Want more info on the PAC 750 XL? Check out this article on our newest skydiving airplane.

Minimums: 6 Fun Jumpers | 2 Tandems/AFF | 1 Tandem/AFF, 3 Fun Jumpers

The King Air A90

Piedmont Skydiving’s King Air A90 was our very first turbine aircraft and is known as “Royal Faithful” around the dropzone. Slightly smaller than the PAC750, this plane is still a favorite of both experienced and tandem skydivers. Its simple and elegant design also makes it a beautiful sight in the sky.

This multi-engine turbine aircraft can carry 13 jumpers to altitude in only about 10 minutes. The King Air’s maximum speed is about 290mph and can climb at a rate over 2,000ft per minute!

Minimums: 8 Fun Jumpers | 3 Tandems/AFF| 2 Tandems/AFF, 2 Fun Jumpers | 1 Tandem/AFF, 5 Fun Jumpers

Piedmont Skydiving’s King Air A90 Skydiving Airplane

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  • Laura Alison Avatar
    Laura A.
    Matt who had over 4000 jumps took me up into a plane for my first time sky diving! He was light hearted and made the scary situation as comfortable as it could be. Piedmont was very organized and we had literally no wait time which made the process much more enjoyable. I would definitely jump again with them and recommend them for anyone's first time jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet!
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    6 years ago
  • Jamie Sossamon Avatar
    Jamie S.
    Had a great time at Piedmont Skydiving. Went for my 2nd tandem dive today with Kyle and had so much fun. The adrenaline rush is fantastic and the views are breathtaking. Kyle made it a fun experience and eased any nerves that I may have had. Seriously thinking about taking classes to do solo jumps!
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    3 years ago
  • Lauren Fretz Avatar
    Lauren F.
    Im only giving 5 stars bc thats as high as it will allow! Hands down best experience ever! Staff was awesome!!! The whole team was super friendly, joked around, got me all pumped up before jumping out of a freakin airplane, at oh, idk...12,500ft... no big deal, right?! I had an amazing time and cant say enough good things about Piedmont Skydiving! Will be back for sure!!!!!
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    6 years ago
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    Wade H.
    Had a great time! The entire staff are courteous and professional. Matt does a great job putting the clients at ease. Will definitely do this again.
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    5 years ago
  • Shailyn Quesinberry Avatar
    Shailyn Q.
    ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! My 1st time in a plane and I jumped out of it! I marked this off my bucket list! I will be coming back and this time my group is bring more people! So get ready!! Lol! Thanks so much for the eexperienc! ????
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    5 years ago