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Skydiving News & Information
Piedmont Skydiving is the highest rated skydiving center in North Carolina, and the closest dropzone to Charlotte, NC. We specialize in creating unforgettable experiences for first-time skydivers!
Student Spotlight: The Incredible Shrinking Mike Yarbrough
Mike’s three-year weight-loss journey that helped him check skydiving off of his bucket list!
The Unsinkable Lisa Cook
On surviving cancer, then celebrating in the sky.
A Surprising New Years Resolution That Just Might Change Your Life
2016 has come and gone (thank goodness, right?) and it’s time to press the reset button–but this time, for reals.
Successful Skydiving Spectating: A Quick Guide for “Ground Crew”
Want to bring your tribe along to marvel at your majesty as you make that longed-for skydive? Awesome! Skydiving is even more fun when you have friends and family along to celebrate with you. We have a few tips you can share with them to ensure smooth sailing (so pass these along to your people).
The Triumphant Flight of Mr. Johnson
Teacher of the Year Anthony Johnson Makes His First Jump (Of Many!)
Concentrated Inspiration: Piedmont Skydiving Welcomes Dynamo Jarrod Spears to the Sky
Jarrod Spears is a man on a mission.
Every Day Is Halloween In Freefall
Dressing Up And Getting Down With Dana Wagner
Worth the Weight
Jeremy Post slays 125 dragons to make his first skydive (and insists you can, too)
Way, Way Better Than Cake
When Meg Avey tell you she has no fear of heights and no fear of flying, you might think she’s fibbing… shes’ not.
Recent Blog Posts
Check out these recent posts from our team members, regular jumpers, and first-time tandem skydivers!
Successful Skydiving Spectating: A Quick Guide for “Ground Crew”
Want to bring your tribe along to marvel at your majesty as you make that longed-for skydive? Awesome! Skydiving is even more fun when you have friends and family along to celebrate with you. We have a few tips you can share with them to ensure smooth sailing (so pass...
How Our Equipment Makes Your Skydiving Experience Better
Skydiving in Charlotte is undeniably one of the best rushes you can get, right? With that rush comes an important relationship that you enter into with your dropzone: you bring your bravery, and we manage all the risks with great care and professionalism. Because we...
How to Relax Before (or After) Your First Skydive
1. LEAVE YOUR MARK! Scheduled for the afternoon? Get amped and show the world by leaving a colorful display! There’s a sweet graffiti wall you can tag in our awesome little town of Salisbury. It’s legal, it’s free, and it’s a great place to leave evidence of your...
But I’m Afraid of Heights!
Though most of our fears are learned from experience--like snakes, or creepy dolls, or moist handshakes--acrophobia is not. It’s one of the two inborn fears that has been scientifically proven to come standard in the human brain. (The other one? Fear of the dark.)...